Superman has been praised for its faithfulness to the comics, with one lone exception being the movie's twist with Kal-El's parents. James Gunn, who wrote and directed the DC Universe blockbuster, has ...
“We love you more than heaven, our son. We love you more than land. Our beloved home will soon be gone forever, but hope finalizes our hearts, and that hope is you Kal-El.” In an early scene of James ...
A not insignificant number of Superman fans took real issue with the decision to write Superman’s parents this way. While Gunn is absolutely right that Jor-El isn’t always heroic, he usually is, and ...
James Gunn recently addressed Jor-El’s message to Kal-El in his new Superman movie and revealed whether the message was real or fake. Gunn’s flagship DCU movie, featuring David Corenswet, Rachel ...
Superman proved to be a fan-pleasing adventure for the hero when it opened in theaters earlier this year. However, there was one creative decision that's likely to split opinions for years to come ...
“The son becomes the father, and the father the son,” Jor-El continues, placing a crystal in the baby’s ship. “This is all I can send you, Kal-El.” It will be another 18 years before Clark Kent, ...
SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers for Superman (2025) beyond this point. Superman sees Lex Luthor enact a plan against Superman that had him breaking into Superman’s Fortress of Solitude and stealing a ...
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the plot of Superman. The new Superman movie is pointedly not an origin story for the iconic hero. Audiences have already seen the planet Krypton blow up, ...
James Gunn’s Superman has flown into theaters in spectacular form, dominating the box office. While fans were pleased to see Superman’s Kryptonian father, Jor-El, make a small appearance in the movie, ...