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."

Superman represents truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned.” That’s how Superman producer Peter Safran, co-chairman and CEO of DC Studios with the film’s writer-director James Gunn,

James Gunn explains exactly how powerful David Corenswet's Superman will be on the big screen. Speaking to ScreenRant, Gunn responded to the question of whether Corenswet's Man of Steel would be more vulnerable than past versions of Superman,