James Gunn And Zack Snyder's Rick And Morty Appearance Explains Viral Meet-Up Fans may remember back in February 2025, James Gunn took to Instagram to share a pic of him and Zack Snyder palling around and looking like dear old friends.

Gunn opted to kick off the franchise reboot by writing and directing Superman, which stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The film hits theaters Friday. "He's the Man of Steel, not the Man of Conversation," Snyder tells Gunn on the animated series.

Joining a long list of celebrity voices to have appeared on Rick and Morty, Snyder popped up to play himself. But the main guest star in “Ricker Than Fiction” is James Gunn —whose Superman hits theaters later this week,

Rick and Morty' exec producer Scott Marder shared how James Gunn and Zack Snyder agreed to parody themselves and their dueling 'Superman' takes.

James Gunn's DCU movie reboot takes a strong and solid step, and while there are some complaints, it looks to be a solid experience.

Writer-director James Gunn chose Cleveland — the birthplace of Superman — as the backdrop for the first chapter of DC's new cinematic universe.