Is it a sign of the times for superhero movies that James Gunn, the man charged with resurrecting DC’s prospects on the big screen – not to mention restoring Superman to his former glories – thinks comic book films need less spectacle and more emotional grounding? Gunn admitted this week that audiences are beginning to turn away from the genre, and even hinted that the likes of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola may have a point when they criticise Marvel and DC.
“I think there is such a thing as superhero fatigue. I think it doesn’t have anything to do with superheroes. It has to do with the kind of stories that get to be told, and if you lose your eye on the ball, which is character,” Gunn told Rolling Stone. “We love Superman. We love Batman. We love Iron Man. Because they’re these incredible characters that we have in our hearts. And if it becomes just a bunch of nonsense on screen, it gets really boring.
