James Gunn is shutting down the assumption that “ Superman ” has to be a box office blockbuster. The writer/director, who is also the co-head of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran, told GQ that the franchise tentpole film does not carry as much pressure at the studio as critics believe.

According to Wikipedia, the reported budget for "Superman" is currently $225 million. Multiple reports and figures tell different stories, but the general consensus on what makes a hit movie is that the movie must land about three times the amount of its budget to be a success.

According to Superman director James Gunn, the biggest delineating factor between the DCU’s live-action version of The Last Son of