Hey! It's a bonus episode! Sorta? Okay...it's a bonus regular episode!

So somewhere along the line we realized our schedule meant we needed an extra episode before Superman (2025) comes out. After some discussion (and by that I mean Nick giving us a dissertation on James Gunn's influences for the upcoming film) we decided to watch All-Star Superman, the animated film based on the comic book of the same name. According to Nick, James Gunn has said it's a major inspiration for how he was thinking about crafting a Superman story while he was writing this film. So let's see what that influence actually is! It's a fascinating film! And Joe didn't get to talk about it with us. We'll mention what happened. It's a whole thing. Listen to find out more!

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As we continue to build up to the big release for James Gunn's Superman (2025) in July, we're talking about Superman (1978) in this episode!

It's the gold standard of what a Superman film has been held against for decades. Between Christopher Reeves's iconic performance, John Williams's memorable score, and Margot Kidder's constant screaming this is the film James Gunn is trying to live up to...but how does the (nearly) 50 year old film hold up? The guys take a look at the film and see how they'd like to see James Gunn evolve the form.

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Somewhere on the Screen is a part of the Somewhere family of podcasts. You can find our other shows on your podcast app of choice at Somewhere in the Skies and Somewhere in the Ring.

Our art is by Caitlyn Westemeyer. Find more of her work on Instagram at Katnap.s

Our music is Heading Home by Mr. Smith. Find more of their music provided on a CC BY license on the Free Music Archive.

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It's Nick's turn to choose our film for the cycle and he's going with Brightburn, James Gunn's original attempt at Superman through the lens of a horror film. Only...it's not James Gunn's attempt at Superman because he didn't direct it, only produced it...but it's still his? I don't know. It's all very confusing. Nick tries to explain his thoughts but mostly the guys just B.S. about the film.

Somewhere on the Screen is a part of the Somewhere family of podcasts. You can find our other shows on your podcast app of choice at Somewhere in the Skies and Somewhere in the Ring.

Our art is by Caitlyn Westemeyer. Find more of her work on Instagram at Katnap.s

Our music is Heading Home by Mr. Smith. Find more of their music provided on a CC BY license on the Free Music Archive.

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