James Gunn's Superman Is Inspired By Man Of Steel (But Not The One You Think)
Superman writer/director James Gunn took inspiration from a run of comics that came to define the Man of Steel as an American immigrant.
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Superman writer/director James Gunn took inspiration from a run of comics that came to define the Man of Steel as an American immigrant.
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