The $225 million-budgeted tentpole has the lofty ambition of relaunching the DC Universe after the last iteration of the comic book universe had flamed out with a string of costly bombs, including “The Flash,” “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” and “Blue Beetle.”

James Gunn’s Superman is finally here, and it’s more than just another comic book movie. This one kicks off a whole new era for DC Studios under Gunn and producer Peter Safran. Their rebooted universe,

James Gunn, writer and director of the off-kilter "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, tussled with various ideas on how to deliver a new take on Superman to the big screen. Gunn said he was aware of the many ways the noble hero had been approached since his 1938 debut,