Brightburn

Brightburn is a 2019 supernature horror film directed by Peter Yarovesky and produced by James Gunn. It is a dark retelling of the Superman mythos.

It's the story of Brandon Beyers, a 12-year-old boy who was found by a farming couple when his ship crashed to Earth. He seems like a nice boy...at first. When he starts to develop superpowers, he turns dark and goes on a murderous crusade to "Take the World".


 * The Bad Guy Wins / Karma Houdini: Brandon gets away with all the shit he pulled on his adoptive parents and the town.
 * Beware the Superman: One of the most horrifying examples of this trope.
 * Eye Scream: One of Brandon's victims, a waitress named Erica, gets this.
 * Hero Antagonist: Most of Brandon's victims.
 * Mysterious Past: Although Brandon's life prior to the events of the film have yet to be given too much detail, what we can hypothesize based on Superman's origin story is that he was sent by his real parents from a dying planet to conquer the Earth.
 * Villain Protagonist: Brandon, as is the cast of most horror films.