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Sean Gunn Reveals Inspiration For Maxwell Lord In The DC Universe & Speaks On Marvel Comparisons

Is the DC Universe doing something entirely different? Sean Gunn speaks on the inspirations behind Maxwell Lord and the comparisons to Marvel Studios.

With the studio now on their second crack at a shared universe helmed by Guardians of the Galaxy alum James Gunn, those lines drawn between them are stronger than ever before. “I came into the whole process of working at Marvel once the machine was kind of already up and running smoothly and doing well,” Sean Gunn told The Wrap in a recent chat. And even with actors like Sean Gunn playing lesser known characters like Maxwell Lord, audiences are expecting more out of their spandex-clad media than they were even five years ago.

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