Brightburn is like an “What if..” story of Superman. What would we do if Superman was evil!
The premise is very intriguing nad therefore is best to know some more trivia and facts!
- Brightburn is a 2019 American superhero horror film
- It is produced by James Gunn and Kenneth Huang
- The film is directed by David Yarovesky
- And stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner
- It follows a young alien who lands on earth and realizes he has super powers
- The film is produced and financed by Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Troll Court Entertainment, and The H Collective
- Brightburn was announced as an “untitled James Gunn horror project” in December 2017
- Gunn acts as a producer on the film
- With his brother Mark and cousin Brian Gunn writing the screenplay
- Principal photography began in March 2018
- And filming wrapped in May of that same year
- Brightburn is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on May 24, 2019
- By Sony Pictures Releasing
- The film received mixed reviews
- With critics praising the horror, scares and Banks’ performances
- But felt the film didn’t fully deliver on its premise
- There were plans to promote the film at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
- But it was pulled at the last minute
- In the wake of James Gunn’s removal from Walt Disney Studios and Marvel Studios
- Only for Disney and Marvel to reconcile with Gunn nine months later
- On December 8, 2018, the first trailer for Brightburn was released online
- Critics reviewed the trailer as a “Superman horror movie” due to the intentional similarities to Superman’s origin story
- Fast Company states that “although it’s not officially a Superman movie, it walks viewers through every step of Clark Kent’s origin story before taking a hard left turn”
- Brightburn is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 24, 2019
- It was originally scheduled to be released on November 30, 2018
- In the United States and Canada, Brightburn is scheduled to release alongside Aladdin and Booksmart
- Additionally being projected to gross $10-$12 million in its opening weekend
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62%
- Based on 42 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.07/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Although Brightburn doesn’t fully deliver on the pitch-black promise of its setup, it’s still enough to offer a diverting subversion of the superhero genre”
- Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 46 out of 100
- Based on 15 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews
- It is projected to gross around $12 – 16 million from 2,600 theaters in its four-day opening weekend
