Both metahumans and Superman are nothing new in James Gunn’s Superman. “I don’t need to see pearls in a back alley when Batman’s parents are [murdered],” he recently told The Sunday Times. “I don’t need to see the radioactive spider biting Spider-Man. And I don’t need to see baby Kal coming from Krypton in a little baby rocket.”The first scene of Superman shows the hero fresh off his first defeat. Warner Bros.“3 years ago, Superman made his debut”Much like in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, we’re seeing Superman as he’s still figuring things out.