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 says his upcoming Superman film, releasing July 11, is “the story of America,” portraying the hero as an immigrant searching for a better life.

For the inaugural Superman movie in the DC Universe, writer/director James Gunn has opted to make Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) the primary villain. Accompanying Luthor are various baddies like Angela Spica/The Engineer,