Is James Gunn’s Superman capable of killing like Zack Snyder’s?

Gunn explains to first that … it’s complicated.

Small step back: in 2013, Man of Steel causes a scandal in some Superman fans, who do not bear that the steel man can kill someone. In this case Zod (played by Michael Shannon), to whom the superhero breaks the neck to prevent it from decimating even more people:

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A vision that has therefore not had the favors of the postponados of this character supposed to embody absolute kindness. During an interview with First Not long ago, we asked James Gunn if his superman (this time embodied by David Corenswet) would be unable to kill an enemy. “” I actually think this superman would not kill », Answers the director.

“” But I also do not believe that there is no scenario in which he would not do it: if he had no choice and that lives of innocent people were at stake, he could go for the course. Except that it would haunt him because it would completely go against his morality. In his mind, it is a kind of impossibility. It would really be necessary to push it to the end. »»

Above all, we imagine that Gunn, unlike Snyder, made sure not to put Superman in this delicate position …

Superman will be released in French theaters on July 9. And to find out more, discover this weekend the summer number of Firstwith a cover and a file dedicated to the film. On the program, a story on the set and interviews with James Gunn, David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan and producer Peter Safran.