James Gunn is enjoying his latest box office hit with Warner Bros and DC’s Superman, which raked in $155 million domestically and $250 million globally in its opening weekend at the box office. However,

Warner Bros. isn’t framing this as just another summer tentpole. The studio is pitching Superman as the beginning of a new era. Gunn’s lighter, more hopeful vision marks a deliberate pivot away from the grim tone of the studio’s “Snyderverse” era.