Smallville creators share their reaction to news of James Gunn’s young Superman movie

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar have shared their response to news that James Gunn is working on a new Superman movie. Speaking about Superman as a character, Gough went on to give his reaction to news that Gunn – the newly appointed co-chair and co-CEO of DC Studios – is focusing on a new Superman film that would focus on a younger iteration of the superhero.. “I think we told that story, and they’re always refreshing Superman,” Gough said. “I just read last night that James Gunn’s writing a new younger Superman movie, and I’m like, ‘OK.’” He continued: “I feel like we were very, very fortunate to do the show when we did it because we got to make the show we wanted to make, and frankly, there was no committee sitting over us telling us what we could or couldn’t do.” Gunn has faced criticism for his decisions as the new co-CEO of DC Films Gough went on to explain that while they had “Warner’s features, who wouldn’t give us certain characters we wanted”, they were still able to make the show they wanted to make, “which we wouldn’t be allowed to make” today. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Asked whether they had any advice for Gunn in regards to writing the young Superman movie, Gough replied: “I’m not giving James Gunn any advice.