Superman Rotten Tomatoes Score Gets Humble Reaction From James Gunn

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In its initial critical assessments, James Gunn’s take on Superman has flown high and garnered a respectable rating on Rotten Tomatoes, prompting the director to respond. As the opening act of the revamped DC Universe saga, Gods and Monsters, Superman will grace the silver screen on July 11, 2025. David Corenswet dons the cape as the Man of Steel in this production, alongside stars like Nathan Fillion, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, and others.

How James Gunn reacted to Superman’s fresh Rotten Tomatoes score

More casually, the 58-year-old director just expressed his thoughts after Superman received a ‘fresh’ certification on Rotten Tomatoes and one of the top ratings for any Superman film.

Just released critic’s reviews for the upcoming DCU film have been generally positive, and it’s currently earning a 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes – even surpassing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel in terms of approval.

On X (previously known as Twitter), James Gunn recently posted the Superman poster, featuring a “Certified Fresh” label. Accompanying this, he expressed his appreciation for the film’s positive reception by using folded hands and heart emojis. Notably, this movie has garnered the highest ratings for a Superman appearance since 1980, when Christopher Reeve’s Superman II was released.

Initially, the critics haven’t hesitated to praise this movie. They’ve even gone so far as to call it one of the finest adaptations of Superman from a comic book.

In more straightforward terms: Odie Henderson from The Boston Globe stated, “Superman hasn’t been this appealing and lively since Christopher Reeve convinced you that a man could fly. And while David Corenswet won’t replace the memories of Reeve, he is undoubtedly the most convincing Superman we’ve had since Christopher Reeve stopped playing the role.

Hoai-Tran Bui from Inverse described the film as “visually explosive” and added, “From the initial scene of the vibrantly colorful and overly sincere comic book movie, it’s evident that Gunn’s affection for Superman is so profound that it verges on excess.

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2025-07-09 22:40