How Long Has Clark Kent Been Superman in James Gunn's DCU? Now We Know! — GeekTyrant

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James Gunn's Superman reboot is shaping up to be a fresh start with a lived-in world, and thanks to a new interview with Fandango, we now know exactly how long Clark Kent has been flying around as the Man of Steel in this new DC Universe… three years.
Gunn gave fans a little more insight into what to expect from Superman and how it fits into the larger universe he's building, saying:
'We're introducing a whole new world, which is a lot of fun. We're in an alternate reality where superheroes have existed for 300 years, and now we're just picking up on the story of one particular superhero three years after he comes on the scene, who happens to be the most powerful metahuman of all time.'
So, David Corenswet's Clark Kent has already been suiting up for a while before the story kicks off. This isn't another crash-to-Earth, learn-to-fly origin tale. Gunn's Superman drops us into a DCU where the character's superhero duties are already part of the daily routine. This gives the a lot of room to play with other heroes and conflicts from the get-go.
This also sets Gunn's film apart from most past Superman debuts. The last time we met a new cinematic Superman who didn't need to walk us through the origin again was in 2006's Superman Returns with Brandon Routh.
Superman hits theaters on July 11, and I actually love that Gunn is giving us a DC Universe already up and running, with Superman three years deep into helping people.