The only genre Ron Howard has “never said yes” to directing: “I’d be copycatting, not inventing”
He’s unlikely to change his mind.
Superhero
James Gunn’s favourite comic book movies that aren’t about superheroes: “Works on every level”
Most people probably have no idea these movies were based on comics.
‘X-Men’ at 25: the movie that started the superhero boom, for better or worse
The superhero industrial complex started here.
The closest thing Ridley Scott will ever make to a superhero movie: “Except I’d have a good story”
He hates them with a passion.
The performance Frances McDormand wishes she could do over: “I was taking it too seriously”
It was always going to be tricky.
How Lloyd Kaufman shaped James Gunn’s career: “My life changed within weeks”
Things could have gone very differently.
The brutal R-rated superhero role Tom Cruise lobbied for: “Would have been unbelievable”
Yes, Cruise wanted to play this psycho.
The one movie genre Eddie Murphy wants nothing to do with: “Man, fuck that”
He’d be one of the last holdouts.
