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Oct 16, 2026
MattHOST
And to Adam's point, this was before we started to get the onslaught of legacy sequels.
MattHOST
And in a lot of ways, I compare this to Superman Returns, which came out the same year.
GarrettHOST
Mm-hmm.
MattHOST
Where similar demogra- You know, you're appealing to the same generation of people who watched the first Rocky, who watched the first Superman.
MattHOST
Much like Superman, Rocky fought Russians and got r- And solved, solved the nuclear arms race in the same way that Rocky solved the problem of communism.
MattHOST
So I guess it was natural, 'cause the rationale was him basically saying and admitting, "I even got too exaggerated for my own good.
MattHOST
I'm gonna take it back to basics.
MattHOST
Gonna make you feel like you're watching the first one all over again." But the difference was Superman Returns said, "We're just gonna pretend the other sequels didn't happen." This one actually, and I respect it for this, it doesn't ignore the previous movies.
MattHOST
And to Adam's point, this was before we started to get the onslaught of legacy sequels.
MattHOST
And in a lot of ways, I compare this to Superman Returns, which came out the same year.
GarrettHOST
Mm-hmm.
MattHOST
Where similar demogra- You know, you're appealing to the same generation of people who watched the first Rocky, who watched the first Superman.
MattHOST
Much like Superman, Rocky fought Russians and got r- and solved, solved the nuclear arms race in the same way that Rocky solved the problem of communism.
MattHOST
So I guess it was natural, 'cause the rationale was him basically saying and admitting, "I even got too exaggerated for my own good.
MattHOST
I'm gonna take it back to basics.
MattHOST
Gonna make you feel like you're watching the first one all over again." But the difference was Superman Returns said, "We're just gonna pretend the other sequels didn't happen." This one actually, and I respect it for this, it doesn't ignore the previous movies.
Domhnall GleesonGUEST
Yeah.
Brett GoldsteinHOST
Uh, well, Superman III, I remember giving me trauma, that it was really scary.
Domhnall GleesonGUEST
Okay.
Brett GoldsteinHOST
Maybe it was Superman III.
Domhnall GleesonGUEST
Jesus.
Brett GoldsteinHOST
Yeah.
David MumpowerHOST
And what does that mean in terms of staffing? Well, apparently, James Gunn gets to stay for a while.
David MumpowerHOST
We're not saying it's going to be a long-term thing, but they're at least showing confidence until Superman comes out in 2027.
David MumpowerHOST
That's probably going to be the make or break title for James Gunn, which means a lot of other plans likely don't move forward unless we're pretty sure that Superman is going to be a huge blockbuster of the kind that will, let's be frank, save his job.
David MumpowerHOST
Then we have the flip side of it.
David MumpowerHOST
which shows that timing is everything, Michael DeLuca and Pamela Abdi found out via the media that they're out of a job.
Mel BarfieldHOST
I was on a podcast as a guest, which is always a nice change, and we bonded.
Mel BarfieldHOST
We'd bonded already with someone I knew, and we bonded over our shared love of Superman III.
Jack Chambers-WardHOST
Ooh, interesting.
Mel BarfieldHOST
Mm.
Mel BarfieldHOST
... that's a, that's a given.
Jack Chambers-WardHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Mel BarfieldHOST
Um, no, that, but for both of us, Superman III is our favorite Superman film because-
Jack Chambers-WardHOST
Your favorite Superman film?