James Gunn Confirms One Of The Most Controversial Aspects of New ‘Superman’ Movie is True

James Gunn’s new Superman movie hit theaters just a week ago, and it’s already smashing box office records and winning over critics worldwide. Fans are loving this fresh, brighter version of Superman, full of hope and color, but one surprising part of the story has left many people talking. And it’s all about Superman’s father, Jor-El.

In past versions of the story, Jor-El and Lara’s message to their son was always about hope and guiding him to protect Earth. But in Superman, things took a much darker turn. This time, the message from his parents wasn’t inspiring at all. Instead, it told Clark to conquer Earth. Yes, you read that right. Conquer, not save.

This twist was revealed in the movie by Lex Luthor, played by Nicholas Hoult. Lex discovers the hidden version of the message, which had been corrupted over time. Until that point, Clark believed the message was just the usual Kryptonian message of peace. But Lex uses this shocking discovery to make the public turn against Superman, pushing the movie into its biggest conflict.

Even though the movie clearly showed that the message from Jor-El and Lara was real and not faked, fans couldn’t stop questioning it. Many people started to think Lex must have forged or edited the message somehow.

But now, James Gunn himself has stepped in to settle the debate once and for all.

In an interview on Joshua Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gunn laughed when asked about the theory. “How can someone not think it’s real?” he said. He pointed out that the movie makes it obvious the message wasn’t faked. According to Gunn, there are three different moments in the film where characters confirm this.

He explained it like this: “In the test screenings people said, ‘With AI, no one trusts anything.’ So, okay, in the movie Mister Terrific says, ‘I know those computer forensics guys, there is no way.’ That’s Mister Terrific, he’s as smart as Lex Luthor. Then I have Mori, the Secretary of Defense, say, ‘Think whatever you think about Luthor, but it’s real.’ And then the clincher is that Ghurkos and Lex are walking together and Ghurkos say, ‘Ahh you doctored the message. This is great.’ And Lex says, ‘It’s not doctored. It’s real, and who thought it would be his own parents to bring him down?’”

So, according to Gunn, there’s no doubt about it, the message from Superman’s parents is real, and their words were exactly what Lex revealed.

James Gunn’s latest comments have cleared up a lot of confusion among fans. Many people thought Lex Luthor had faked the message from Jor-El, or that it was just broken data that got misunderstood. But now Gunn has made it clear: the message from Superman’s parents was always real.

Yes, this twist does change Superman’s usual story, but Gunn believes it gives this version of Superman a chance to stand out in the new DC Universe. Also, this isn’t the only “evil” version of Jor-El in adaptations. Yes, it’s unusual that Gunn decided to take this path, but it’s far from the only one.

When asked if this video message could come back in future movies, Gunn said it probably won’t. According to him, Superman faces this problem in the first movie and learns an important lesson from it. Gunn said:

“Honestly, I think he deals with it in this story pretty much. This story, at the heart of it, is a story about a guy who is doing things for reasons he thinks outside of himself, but comes to realize through the love of his parental figure, his mother and father, that he is not doing things because of someone outside himself. He is doing things because that’s what he believes.”

So it looks like this is the last time we’ll hear about that message in the DC Universe. If anything comes back in Superman 2, it’s more likely to be the emotional moment between Clark and Pa Kent on the porch near the end of the movie.

That’s where Pa Kent basically gives the message of the whole film, telling Clark that being Superman isn’t about Krypton or his parents. It’s about who he is inside.

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