With just hours to go before the worldwide launch of the first teaser trailer, director James Gunn revealed his approach to the Man of Steel — one that focuses solely on Superman’s story without getting bogged down in larger universe-building.
“Zero,” Gunn emphatically stated when asked how much of the movie is dedicated to setting up other characters or future DC projects.
For Gunn, this philosophy extends beyond just this film as everything needs to stand by itself.
The film starts with Superman already established in his world, with existing relationships with both Lois Lane and Lex Luthor.
Gunn says they just start in the middle of the action, Superman’s already existing where Lois and Clark already know each other.
He says Lex hates Superman’s guts from the beginning, although they do not know each other personally.
For the action sequences, particularly the aerial scenes, Gunn and his team are taking inspiration from “Top Gun: Maverick.”
They are using drones to capture Superman’s flight scenes.
Gunn says they shoot a lot of their action with actual drones flying in and around Superman and the people that he is flying with adding they have got these really small, crazy drones now.
He says they have got some of the best flyers in the world who are working with it.
The tone of the film sets it apart from Gunn’s previous superhero outings with Gunn saying while it is humorous, but it certainly is not as comic or as much a comedy as either ‘Suicide Squad’ or ‘Guardians.’
“Superman” opens in theatres on July 11th, 2025.
Source: The Wrap
