So with so much riding on Superman, it would be smart for writer-director James Gunn to play it safe, right? It’s a storytelling structure straight out of the comics — something that Gunn wanted Superman to reflect. “I think [Superman] can feel, in people's imaginations, kind of limited, like he's not allowed to behave in certain ways. But Gunn made sure not to deviate from what we know and love about Superman too much. “I love the character,” Gunn says.