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Molly Edwards

James Gunn says that controversial Superman lore change was because he allowed himself "to make changes where changes might work" and be "interesting for the DCU"

David Corenswet as Superman in first look at James Gunn's new movie.

Superman is a pretty faithful adaptation of Big Blue, with one major exception – Clark Kent's biological father Jor-El is revealed to have a sinister agenda for planet Earth.

As revealed midway through the movie, after Lex Luthor gets his hands on a holographic message from Jor-El and Lara-El that accompanied Clark to Earth, it turns out that Jor-El sent his son to subjugate the planet and its people, completely unbeknownst to Clark himself. Usually, Jor-El's mission is the complete opposite.

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