James Gunn Has a Message for SnyderVerse Fans They Won’t Like: “These people help us”

Some fans of Zack Snyder are trying to take down James Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie, and Gunn isn’t staying quiet about it.

On Reddit, one Snyder supporter encouraged people to ruin the movie’s release on July 11. They called it the “imposter Superman” and asked others to post spoilers online, give the film low ratings, and even mess with ticket sales by selecting tickets but not buying them.

According to the post, “Gunn fired the first shot and killed the SnyderVerse and here is our chance to take the fight back to him.”

Gunn responded to all this on Threads with a short message. He wrote, “I think we will survive. I’m not sure the eight people that listen to that guy (I’m going to go out on a limb and guess it’s a guy) are going to impact the course of events.”

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Gunn shared more thoughts. He said he doesn’t mind some hate online, and he believes it’s actually helpful. “I think it’s good. I think you don’t wanna have everybody root for you,” he said.

He mentioned that one of the actors in Superman gets really upset reading online comments, but Gunn reminded them that most people have reacted positively. “The trailer came out and [reaction] was 97, 98% positive,” he said. “These people help us, because you don’t want everything to seem 100% positive.”

Gunn also pointed out how some people always find something to complain about. He joked about the controversy that the sun causes Superman pain, saying, “It was great controversy that the sun caused Superman pain.”

The new Superman stars David Corenswet in the lead role, replacing Henry Cavill from Snyder’s DC films. Despite what fans think, Gunn says there’s no bad blood between him and Zack Snyder. He even said in a recent interview that he talked to Snyder when designing the Superman suit.

“One of the biggest questions was, ‘Were we gonna have trunks, or were we gonna not have trunks?’” Gunn said. “I talked to Zack Snyder, who was like, ‘I tried a billion different versions with the trunks, and at the end of the day, I tried it, but I just couldn’t get there.’ And I was feeling exactly the same way.”

Superman hits theaters on July 11, and it’s the first big movie in James Gunn’s new version of the DC Universe. Even with the noise online, Gunn seems confident in the path he’s chosen.

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