However, eagle-eyed viewers may have caught a glimpse of a character who looks an awful lot like a hero by the name of Crimson Bolt, aka the lead character in James Gunn’s 2010 dark superhero movie James Gunn.
Frequent James Gunn collaborator Michael Rooker appears on screen as a character named The Big T, who is positioned as a YouTube conspiracy theorist.
BrightBurn may be the start of the James Gunn cinematic universe.
This was essentially James Gunn’s first foray into the superhero world, long before Guardians of the Galaxy, and least when it comes to directing.