James Gunn Responds To Supposed Lack Of Sex In Superhero Movies

gamespot.com:

Depictions of sex can be tricky to maneuver around, especially in superhero films where the general audience might be younger than the intended demographic. Then again, there's the belief that if some children can handle bad guys being shot at and exploded, some under-the-covers romance won't be as traumatizing.

Most of the earlier instances were usually post-business such as Superman II and Batman '89 and you never saw the actual act as they were, for the most part, intended for kids. As time went on, that obviously changed where in the first Deadpool there is year-round sexing and we saw Night Owl and Silk Spectre do the deed in the Owl Ship in 2009's Watchmen. Last year, Marvel's Eternals was the newest entrant and first Marvel movie to show lovemaking between Ikarus and Sersi.

However, Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh commented on one of the main reasons that he wouldn't direct a superhero film is that "there’s no f*cking." James Gunn wanted to set that record straight and say that's not exactly the case.

With all due respect, Steven Soderbergh, some people are fucking. pic.twitter.com/vPFQkXqLJJ

«With all due respect, Steven Soderbergh, some people are f------,» the Peacemaker showrunner tweeted. «Me, and Zack Snyder, Richard Donner, Chloe Zhao, Tim Miller off the top of my head. But, to Soderbergh’s credit, sex seems to be nonexistent in many comic book films, so it’s not like his statement is groundless.»

Fans responded in support, but Gunn responded to the actual necessity for sex scenes in superhero films, to which he responded how they're not, but how it's a part of life.

«It isn’t necessary in any single story,» Gunn said. «But to have an entire antiseptic sexless film universe is a denial of who we