James Gunn talks Superman ahead of the trailer release tomorrow at a recent press event. Gunn had some interesting details to share with press about the Superman movie he directed. As we know the trailer will release at 9AM ET/6AM PT/2PM GMT tomorrow and I’ll try to get my reaction published as quick as I can after the drop.
As you probably know DC Studios held a press event for the trailer this past Monday. However, there was also one in June it seems. Here is what TheWrap reported that James Gunn had to say at that previous event in June.
Gunn Talks Superman
For a start Gunn says there is not much worldbuilding happening in this film.
“I mean, maybe two little things, two moments, but basically if something’s there just to set up something else, f–k it.”
‘For Gunn, this philosophy extends beyond just this film. “Everything needs to stand by itself. I don’t want somebody to have to go see this movie and be relying on anything else,” Gunn said. “If this sets up stuff in ‘Peacemaker,’ which it does, then that’s great. But that is never, ever, ever, with me, going to be something that I’m going to sacrifice even a moment or a beat in a story for, especially a movie.”’
There also is no origin story in Superman.
“We just start in the middle of the action,” Gunn said. “Superman’s already existing. Lois and Clark already know each other. Lex hates Superman’s guts from the beginning, although they don’t know each other personally.”
‘Gunn’s vision for the film draws from various influences while maintaining its own identity. “All previous DC media influenced me,” Gunn said. “I think that obviously the original Donner movie influenced me, but there’s also a lot of things that this isn’t, like I’m not just making a Donner type movie. It’s very different from that.” Gunn specifically cited “All-Star Superman” as a major comic book influence, noting its Silver Age feel and science fiction approach.’
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‘For the action sequences, particularly the aerial scenes, Gunn and his team are taking inspiration from “Top Gun: Maverick.” They’re using drones to capture Superman’s flight scenes. “We shoot a lot of our action with actual drones flying in and around Superman and the people that he’s flying with, Engineer, whoever else, that he’s fighting up in the air.” Gunn said. “We got these really small, crazy drones now. We’ve got some of the best flyers in the world here who are working with it.”’
However, perhaps we should expect a different tone here than Gunn’s previous movies from the comic book world?
“It’s humorous, but it certainly is not as comic or as much a comedy as either ‘Suicide Squad’ or ‘Guardians,’” Gunn said. “There’s plenty of humor in it. People like Rachel (Brosnahan) are so funny and David (Corenswet) is very funny as well, so there’s humor in it, but it’s trying to create something that is grounded, but also it’s an incredibly fanciful world, it’s fantasy, it’s taking from other things like ‘Game of Thrones,’ where it’s this universe where superheroes actually exist.”
Gunn also explained that he was initially ‘no-trunks’ until a conversation with star David Corenswet.
“David said something to me that really affected me,” Gunn said. “Superman wants kids to not be afraid of him. He’s an alien. 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. So he dresses like a professional wrestler, he dresses in a way that makes people unafraid of him, that shows that.”
There is a lot more in the source article I will not cover here, so check that out to see everything said by Gunn.
I’m looking forward to the trailer tomorrow, are you? What do you think as James Gunn talks Superman ahead of tomorrow’s trailer? Thoughts below as always.
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