SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Responds To Recent Toy Leaks: "I Don't Think [They] Spoil Anything"

SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Responds To Recent Toy Leaks: "I Don't Think [They] Spoil Anything"

James Gunn has shared his response to a recent merchandise leak, which appeared to confirm the name of the villain the Man of Steel will face in the DCU Superman reboot...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 27, 2024 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Earlier this week, a list of action figures for the upcoming McFarlane Toys Superman line was leaked online, seemingly confirming that David Corenswet's Man of Steel will indeed face-off against Ultraman in the movie.

This powerful villain's involvement was first rumored by scooper MTTSH, and some set photos of Supes doing battle with a masked individual with a big "U" on his chest appeared to leave little doubt.

Gunn has previously weighed in on the rumor, and while some took his comments (see below) to mean that Ultraman will not appear, he clearly chose his wording very carefully.

“The primary protagonist of Superman is, shockingly, Superman. The main villain of Superman is, shockingly, Lex Luthor. I don’t know where all the stuff is coming from that it’s something other than this. There are so many stories coming out every day it’s difficult to deal with and everytime I strike something down I’m giving it attention. So, I’ll say again, don’t believe anything unless you see it HERE (& why would you want to know everything before the movie comes out anyway?)”

These toy leaks seem to be pretty back and white, but Gunn has now shared the following response via Threads.

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Does Gunn mean that this listing doesn't spoil anything because the set photos already confirmed that Ultraman will appear, or that "Ultraman" is simply what he is being referred to for the time being. We have heard this might be a placeholder name for a character who many have speculated to be an amalgamation of several comic book villains, and there are rumors that he may ultimately be revealed as Bizarro.

Superman also stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabel Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern Guy Gardner, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

Sara Sampaio is on board as Lex's assistant/lover Eve Teschmacher, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell will play "Ma" and "Pa" Kent, and Milly Alcock's Supergirl has been confirmed to make her debut ahead of her own Woman of Tomorrow movie.

"And that’s a wrap," Gunn posted earlier this year when filming concluded. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honor. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that I am forever grateful."

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xfactor
xfactor - 10/27/2024, 11:15 AM
How about a non spoiler-y teaser trailer
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 10/27/2024, 11:24 AM
@xfactor - there's always Party City commercials on YouTube....
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 10/27/2024, 11:22 AM
Eek all those toys listing's were true.


Makes you wonder what ultra will look like in the finished film 🤔🤔
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 10/27/2024, 11:25 AM
@TheClungerine - he'll take off the helmet and it will be Cornsweeper Bizzaro
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 10/27/2024, 11:51 AM
@ProfessorWhy - boo!

That's underwhelming if that's what happens. Also makes me suspect he will just be a superpowered yes man with 0 character.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 10/27/2024, 11:32 AM
36.5 weeks/256 days. ;-p
RolandD
RolandD - 10/27/2024, 11:47 AM
I hope that Superman allows himself to be arrested to protect Metropolis and its inhabitants, not because Ultraman is more powerful than him. It would be the opposite of the battle of Metropolis and Man of Steel. I also get why James Gunn replied what he did in that tweet. Lex Luther is still the primary antagonist, at least that’s what I believe. Ultraman is just a tool in his efforts to defeat Superman.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/27/2024, 12:31 PM
Translation: There are even MORE characters in the movie we don't know about.
Humperdoo
Humperdoo - 10/27/2024, 2:45 PM
@TheJok3r - Joy! Lol. Love me some more useless filler characters.
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 10/27/2024, 12:51 PM
I can’t wait for a trailer so people will shut up and leave him alone! You’re not gonna get anything out of Gunn.l no matter what project it is.
gtabreaker
gtabreaker - 10/27/2024, 12:52 PM
It's not a toy, It's action figure.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 10/27/2024, 2:41 PM
@gtabreaker - Are you mixing sayings?

It's not a Toy, it's a Collectible.
It's not a Doll, it's an Action Figure.
gtabreaker
gtabreaker - 10/27/2024, 3:30 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Yeah.
TheWinkler
TheWinkler - 10/27/2024, 12:52 PM
I mean, the only thing that the toy listing confirmed is that it is indeed, Ultraman. All the other characters listed have been confirmed, save for maybe the Kaiju, which I specifically remember reading about and I'm not sure if that was a bts thing for press or one of the leakers who dropped it.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 10/27/2024, 2:07 PM
"Ruining excitement for the movie"?
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 10/27/2024, 2:37 PM
With the way people read into the tiniest little things and stretch them nto the most far-fetched ideas most of it ends up being BS. Just look at Venom 3 most recently. Just play coy and let the interet idiots wear themselves out chasing their own tails.
Nolanite
Nolanite - 10/27/2024, 4:13 PM
@IAmAHoot - interet? Is that a drug like cocaine?
Humperdoo
Humperdoo - 10/27/2024, 2:43 PM
It’s going to be fun when this movie is compared with MOS and MOS will be superior between the two. I honestly can’t stand Gunn’s movies/shows. Always a cluster F of characters that serve little to no purpose at all.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 10/27/2024, 2:47 PM
@Humperdoo - What an utterly charming biased opinion...
Humperdoo
Humperdoo - 10/27/2024, 2:49 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Glad you enjoyed it.
Winston19
Winston19 - 10/27/2024, 3:10 PM
Oh yay another hero fighting a villain with identical powers. Haven’t seen this done before.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 10/27/2024, 4:26 PM
@Winston19 - EXACTLY! Never been done before. Finally someone who understands.
Winston19
Winston19 - 10/28/2024, 8:25 AM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - so many cool villains that have completely different powers. I’d rather have Lex Luthor in his warsuit then ultraman.
Nightmare
Nightmare - 10/27/2024, 3:50 PM
"(& why would you want to know everything before the movie comes out anyway?)”

My thoughts exactly.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 10/27/2024, 3:56 PM
"They are ruining the excitement for the movie."

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don't click on any news about the movie dumbass.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 10/27/2024, 10:33 PM
I wish we got Parasite
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 10/28/2024, 5:10 AM
Aannndddd THAT'S why you don't discuss politics on CBM lol...

Now, on topic, I'm reminded of when Mark Waid deliberately messed up the Kingdom Come teaser poster to keep the Superman/Shazam match up a secret...
TheDpool
TheDpool - 10/28/2024, 5:55 AM
I love how you post Gunns quote, and then completely ignore what he says by trying to work out if Ultraman is actually Ultraman.

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