Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material. Gunn, the mind behind “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad,” has reliably drifted toward a B-movie superhero realm populated (usually over-populated) with the lesser-known freaks, oddities and grotesquerie of back-issue comics.

Following its world premiere, Superman has received positive early reactions, with critics praising the cast, tone, and visual direction. Many are calling it a strong introduction to James Gunn’s reimagined DC Universe.

James Gunn's Superman flies into theaters Friday July 11, and the director and cast celebrated the film's World Premiere in Los Angeles Monday night at the TCL Chinese Theater. Starring David Corenswet as the titular superhero,