Lois and Clark already know each other.
Lex hates Supermans guts from the beginning, although they dont know each other personally.
So we start right in the middle of the action.
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It takes place over a short amount of time.
Gunn mentioned, It was about really putting us in the middle of the action from the beginning.
But now when you bring it up, I go, oh yeah, thats pretty unusual.
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Yet Gunn has planned meticulously for the action, while also allowing himself room to experiment.
And we did that on sound stages.
We got these really small, crazy drones now.
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Weve got some of the best flyers in the world here who are working with it.
And so we use those guys a lot and everythings planned out with me, as it always is.
So how can [Nicholas Hoult] tell you what Lex is like?
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Its like hes coming from an interior place.
Its not so different with the tone of the film, I know what it feels like to me.
Its humorous, but it certainly is not as comic or as much a comedy as eitherSuicide SquadorGuardians.
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Theres plenty of humor in it.
What are they like?
Theres a magic there thats undeniable.
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Theres a few songs in it.
Its a much, much more of a score film.
I think that all previous DC media influenced me.
I think that obviously the original Donner movie influenced me.
So theres a lot of ways that influenced me.
So everything [influenced me], and then it’s just something that’s completely us."
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The film flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.
Gunn continued that Lois also “knows who Superman is.”
“It’s really about this.
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Now, are seeds being planted?
It’s always about getting to the next scene.
What’s in the moment?
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How are we making this movie the best we can be?
And it’s going to stay like that as much as I can possibly make it like that.”
When asked how much of the film is spent setting up other stuff, Gunn replied:
“Zero.
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I even say that.
If this sets up stuff in ‘Peacemaker,’ which it does, then that’s great.
With TV, you’ve got a little bit more leniency to be able to do that.
Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views kindness as old-fashioned.
But in a movie, every beat has to be in there for the movie itself.”
“Everything needs to stand by itself.
I don’t want somebody to have to go see this movie and be relying on anything else.
Now listen, once we get down the line, that may change a little bit.
InGuardians, what did you have to see inGuardians 3to really understand it?
Expanding on the duality of the character, Gunn says:
“It’s not just Clark.
It’s not just Superman.
People said all sorts of different things.
They said, ‘Clark’s the real one.’
They said, ‘Superman’s the real one and Clark’s the secret identity.’
I don’t think anybody knows Superman unless they know both of them.
And when they know both of him, they know the real guy.
And that means not too many people.”
So I’ve been taking tips from those casting processes all along.
So I said, ‘Get him on, get him on.’
I said, ‘Get him on the tape.’
Because both of these people are amazing.
I got to say, it’s one of my greatest moments in filmmaking.”
“I was on the no-trunks team for a long time.
For a long time.
And I kept going back to no trunks, no trunks.
And I’m like, well, let’s just grind it out.
Let’s just keep trying trunks and see what happens.”
We were trying on all these different versions, and we screened tested with trunks and no trunks.
And one of the things David said is that Superman wants kids to not be afraid of him.
He’s an alien.
He’s got these incredible powers.
He shoots beams out of his eyes, can blow the truck over.
He’s this incredibly powerful, could be considered scary individual and he wants people to like him.
He wants to be a symbol of hope and positivity.
And I was like, that really clicked in for me.
He’s the first one, brightly colored and that’s who he is.
These characters all get their moment in the sun.
They all have their moments.
They’re not just cameos, these are the characters.
They’re supporting cast, but Mr.
Terrific is the main character of those characters.
He actually has a big part of the plot.
And so that was fun.
I’ve been a fan of hers for a long time.
But it was about balance."
Supermancomes to theaters on July 11, 2025.
