“Brightburn” is a 2019 American superhero horror film produced by James Gunn and Kenneth Huang. Directed by David Yarovesky, the screenplay is written by Mark and Brian Gunn. The film features a cast including Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, and Meredith Hagner. It is produced and financed by Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films, Troll Court Entertainment, and The H Collective, with distribution by Sony Pictures Releasing.
The storyline of “Brightburn” revolves around a child from another world who crash-lands on Earth and is adopted by a couple. However, as he grows older, he begins to display superhuman abilities with sinister undertones, leading to a darker twist on the traditional superhero origin story.