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Why James Gunn Is Directing 'Superman: Legacy' Himself, the 1st Under His Reign as Co-Head of DC Studios · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Filmmaker James Gunn, who
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  Speaker 1: became co head of DC Studio as this past November,
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  Speaker 1: didn't have to look far for the director of the
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  Speaker 1: first high profile DC film to be produced under his leadership,
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  Speaker 1: because he just confirmed Superman Legacy will be directed by himself.
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  Speaker 1: It makes perfect sense because James has been personally writing
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  Speaker 1: the screenplay for a couple of years now, but wasn't
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  Speaker 1: a hundred percent on board to direct it until now,
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  Speaker 1: tweeting just because I write something doesn't mean I feel
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  Speaker 1: in my bones visually and emotionally enough to spend over
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  Speaker 1: two years directing it, especially not something of this magnitude.
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  Speaker 1: But the long and short of it is, I love
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  Speaker 1: this script and I'm incredibly excited as we begin the journey,
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  Speaker 1: James says. The emotional core of this script is focused
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  Speaker 1: on how Superman's real parents from an aristocratic alien family
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  Speaker 1: form his adoptive farmer parents, and both inform who he
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  Speaker 1: is and the choices he makes, both good and bad.
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  Speaker 1: Superman Legacy is due July of twenty twenty five. That's
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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood,