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6/20/2025, 12:42:33 AM
>How did Lois not see past a pair of glasses and realise that Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same? "It comes up again later in the movie and it’s explained. She says it. We mention it," Gunn confirmed. "And it’s a one-off and people chuckle, but there’s stuff later in the movie about the glasses that are canon. That’s canon in the comics."
>One explanation from the comics saw readers learn that Superman was using "super-hypnotism" to change people's perception of him while he was wearing the glasses as Clark. "Something like that! I only know it from [DC Comics writer] Tom King," Gunn noted. "The first time we met was at Peter Safran’s house. We had this sort of writers group come in. One of those people was Tom King, and he was the most helpful. I’m like, 'I just don’t know how to fucking deal with the glasses thing, because it bothers the fuck out of me.'"
>"All that little stuff that people are like, 'It’s a fantasy, just let it go.' I’m like, 'No, I have to explain everything.' Everything for me has to come from a place where I believe it, as outlandish as it is," he continued. "With Rocket, I could not just make it a talking raccoon. It had to have a real foundation for where he came from and how he came to be. And I needed to believe that."
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-movie-offers-a-canon-explanation-for-clark-kents-glasses-a221241
>One explanation from the comics saw readers learn that Superman was using "super-hypnotism" to change people's perception of him while he was wearing the glasses as Clark. "Something like that! I only know it from [DC Comics writer] Tom King," Gunn noted. "The first time we met was at Peter Safran’s house. We had this sort of writers group come in. One of those people was Tom King, and he was the most helpful. I’m like, 'I just don’t know how to fucking deal with the glasses thing, because it bothers the fuck out of me.'"
>"All that little stuff that people are like, 'It’s a fantasy, just let it go.' I’m like, 'No, I have to explain everything.' Everything for me has to come from a place where I believe it, as outlandish as it is," he continued. "With Rocket, I could not just make it a talking raccoon. It had to have a real foundation for where he came from and how he came to be. And I needed to believe that."
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-movie-offers-a-canon-explanation-for-clark-kents-glasses-a221241
6/20/2025, 12:30:51 AM
>How did Lois not see past a pair of glasses and realise that Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same? "It comes up again later in the movie and it’s explained. She says it. We mention it," Gunn confirmed. "And it’s a one-off and people chuckle, but there’s stuff later in the movie about the glasses that are canon. That’s canon in the comics."
>One explanation from the comics saw readers learn that Superman was using "super-hypnotism" to change people's perception of him while he was wearing the glasses as Clark. "Something like that! I only know it from [DC Comics writer] Tom King," Gunn noted. "The first time we met was at Peter Safran’s house. We had this sort of writers group come in. One of those people was Tom King, and he was the most helpful. I’m like, 'I just don’t know how to fucking deal with the glasses thing, because it bothers the fuck out of me.'"
>"All that little stuff that people are like, 'It’s a fantasy, just let it go.' I’m like, 'No, I have to explain everything.' Everything for me has to come from a place where I believe it, as outlandish as it is," he continued. "With Rocket, I could not just make it a talking raccoon. It had to have a real foundation for where he came from and how he came to be. And I needed to believe that."
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-movie-offers-a-canon-explanation-for-clark-kents-glasses-a221241
>One explanation from the comics saw readers learn that Superman was using "super-hypnotism" to change people's perception of him while he was wearing the glasses as Clark. "Something like that! I only know it from [DC Comics writer] Tom King," Gunn noted. "The first time we met was at Peter Safran’s house. We had this sort of writers group come in. One of those people was Tom King, and he was the most helpful. I’m like, 'I just don’t know how to fucking deal with the glasses thing, because it bothers the fuck out of me.'"
>"All that little stuff that people are like, 'It’s a fantasy, just let it go.' I’m like, 'No, I have to explain everything.' Everything for me has to come from a place where I believe it, as outlandish as it is," he continued. "With Rocket, I could not just make it a talking raccoon. It had to have a real foundation for where he came from and how he came to be. And I needed to believe that."
https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/superman-director-james-gunn-says-movie-offers-a-canon-explanation-for-clark-kents-glasses-a221241
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