The filmmaker said the David Corenswet-led film also comes at a "particular time when people are feeling a loss of hope in other people’s goodness."

James Gunn, writer and director of the off-kilter "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, tussled with various ideas on how to deliver a new take on Superman to the big screen. Gunn said he was aware of the many ways the noble hero had been approached since his 1938 debut,

James Gunn says that Superman doesn’t need to make as much at the box office as some people are saying in order for it to be a hit. Superman will finally be released in United States theaters this coming weekend from DC Studios and Warner Bros.