We break down the epic ending to James Gunn's Superman, how it sets up future movies, and why it's a good thing that Gunn isn't necessarily focused on what's next for the DCU.

The DC Universe's 2025 Superman movie already looks to be seriously close to hitting a $3 billion record in the coming days with its box office.

While Superman is taking his lumps throughout the superhero movie, The Green Lantern, played wonderfully by Nathan Fillion, walks through disasters and battles with nary a scratch. He is unflappable and seemingly untouchable by any of the many enemies he faces throughout the movie. He’s even cocky about it.

He might not have become the ideal father figure from beyond the stars in Superman, but James Gunn revealed that he initially considered Bradley Cooper for the much more sinister role of Lex Luthor when planning his latest film.

James Gunn's Superman movie quite literally sets a roadmap for the DCU heading towards a World's Finest team-up with Batman.

We all felt it. Superhero movies were starting to feel like reheated leftovers. Sure, we still watched them, but the thrill and excitement? It faded. The genre that once kicked down the door with wild imagination and bold storytelling had turned into a familiar loop of clean,

James Gunn might have given us a tease for who the ultimate villain of DCU will turn out to be through Superman, and here's what we think.

The last few decades of Superman on the big screen created an unfortunate myth about the character: Superman was “boring,” “too powerful,” “uninteresting” and then, bizarrely, “grumpy and brooding” in the Zack Snyder Universe.

Superman is currently the strongest hero in the DCU, though there are quite a few other god-like beings who could make their presence known next.