Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel deserves a lot of credit. The Christopher Reeve Superman movies had become such cultural icons for the character that the one time prior to Man of Steel that anybody tried to make a new Superman movie, they just tried to make a Christopher Reeve movie with different actors.

Gunn also teases a Peacemaker Season 2 love story and a new character that could eventually tie into the DCU’s version of Batman.

James Gunn’s new Superman movie has hit theaters and is already making a big splash worldwide. Critics are loving it, and it’s breaking box office records left and right. This film marks a powerful start for the live-action part of the new DC Universe (DCU),