James Gunn Gets Honest About Superhero Movie Fatigue

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James Gunn gets honest about the ongoing debate of a possible superhero movie fatigue setting in. Gunn started his mainstream superhero movie work by writing and directing Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Gunn has now become one of the most powerful individuals in the superhero bubble by getting appointed, alongside Peter Safran, as one of DC Studios' top two executives. Gunn's experience in both of the biggest superhero movie studios has helped him form an opinion on the debate that superhero movie fatigue is in play.
Speaking with Rolling Stone, Gunn was honest about the superhero movie fatigue phenomenon, saying that he believes it is real. However, the creative was quick to point out that the fatigue was not related to the existence of superhero projects but the kind of stories that are being told. Gunn was straightforward, saying that "if it becomes just a bunch of nonsense onscreen, it gets really boring," as even movies featuring fantastical battles with Superman, Iron Man, and other heroes need a strong emotional core to make audiences care. Gunn ends by saying the superhero fatigue is "very, very real." Check out the full quote below:

“I think there is such a thing as superhero fatigue. I think it doesn’t have anything to do with superheroes. It has to do with the kind of stories that get to be told, and if you lose your eye on the ball, which is character. We love Superman. We love Batman. We love Iron Man. Because they’re these incredible characters that we have in our hearts. And if it becomes just a bunch of nonsense onscreen, it gets really boring. But I get fatigued by most spectacle films, by the grind of not having an emotionally grounded story. It doesn’t have anything to do with whether they’re superhero movies or not. If you don’t have a story at the base of it, just watching things bash each other, no matter how clever those bashing moments are, no matter how clever the designs and the VFX are, it just gets fatiguing, and I think that’s very, very real.”