“In some ways, it’s lighter. But there’s a lot of heavy stuff in the movie as well,” explained Gunn, following Zack Snyder ‘s grittier take on the role in Man of Steel (2013), Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). “But the character himself is lighter.”

Growing up in Manchester in St. Louis County, a young James Gunn devoured DC Comics. He had no idea about the full circle moments they’d lead to much later in