SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Says DCU Reboot Is "Not An Ensemble;" Debunks Latest Trailer Date Rumor

SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Says DCU Reboot Is "Not An Ensemble;" Debunks Latest Trailer Date Rumor

James Gunn has assured fans that, despite several other DC Comics characters appearing in the movie, Superman is not an ensemble story...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 05, 2024 08:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman

When the cast of James Gunn's Superman reboot (then titled Superman: Legacy) began to expand with the addition of several DC Comics heroes such as Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific and Green Lantern Guy Gardner, there was some concern that David Corenswet's Man of Steel might be a little overshadowed in his own movie.

While the first DCU big-screen feature will likely lay the groundwork for a Justice League (or Justice Society) team-up down the line, Gunn has now assured fans that Superman is "not an ensemble story," and the focus will remain on the trio of main characters.

“At the middle of everything is Clark, Lois and Lex," said the filmmaker during an Instagram Live interview. "It’s about these three characters.”

Gunn also debunked a recent rumor that the first trailer will be released on December 16.

We still don't know exactly when the teaser will debut. We heard Christmas Day during one of the NBA games, but most insiders reckon it will be within the first two weeks of December.

"Superman is an enormous bear of a movie," Gunn said in a recent interview. "It’s completely different from [Creature Commandos] in every way, but it’s very much fantastic as well. Honestly, from the bottom of my heart, David Corenswet is going to freak everyone out with how great he is. He is one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with, and he can do everything. The man is incredible.

Superman also stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabel Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, 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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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 12/5/2024, 8:47 PM
"It’s about these three characters... and some fart jokes.”
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/5/2024, 8:49 PM
@Lisa89 - I think he favors dick jokes.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 8:50 PM
@Lisa89 - You’re getting more one note than even Gunn is accused of being.😂
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 12/5/2024, 8:52 PM
@MarkCassidy - You're right, but perhaps he's striving for that 'PG' rating.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 8:52 PM
@MarkCassidy @Lisa89 - Got to admit that Mark is right but I am hoping strongly that they will not be in this movie.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 12/5/2024, 8:57 PM
@RolandD - Like a scene featuring Lois in just a bra, it is as certain as the tides.
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:35 PM
@Lisa89 - Do you really think that Lois lane has never been drawn in a bra in the comics? Like at least google before you talk sh*t lmao
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:37 PM
@Lisa89 - "He shared that that was part of the reason he turned down the character in 2018, but now he has a plan. “How can I make it different from the Superman movies that have been made so far, but also have it respect all the Superman movies that have been made so far? So it just took me some time to try to figure it out.” Gunn went onto add that the movie will not be a comedy, and that he plans to make a ‘sincere superhero movie.’"
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:38 PM
@Lisa89 - He's also talked about the tone several times on his twitter page.
POWERDUDE
POWERDUDE - 12/5/2024, 8:58 PM
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manofsteel96
manofsteel96 - 12/5/2024, 9:18 PM
I'm expecting a lot of toilet humor and fart jokes like this one
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RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 9:22 PM
So psyched for this movie!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/5/2024, 9:35 PM
@RolandD - me too

I’m not jumping on this weird anti-Gunn Bandwagon that’s started by some idiots on this site who can’t move on.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 12/5/2024, 10:35 PM
@RolandD - 🧢
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 10:57 PM
@TheNewYorker - No 🧢
GiverOfInfo
GiverOfInfo - 12/5/2024, 9:29 PM
Gunn gets it. This is exactly what I want to hear
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/5/2024, 9:34 PM
I mean , it’s not surprising…

Gunn can do ensemble but in those , he can focus on select characters and give them effective arcs if you have seen his work so complaining about the other heroes possibly overshadowing the titular character of the movie was an odd complaint to have but that’s become this sites forte now.

This isn’t ComicbookMovie.com anymore , it’s ComicFansComplain.com.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 9:49 PM
@TheVisionary25 - That’s exactly what this website has become.
DTor91
DTor91 - 12/5/2024, 11:25 PM
@TheVisionary25 - This right here. There’s no fun to be had here anymore.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/6/2024, 2:06 AM
@TheVisionary25 - exactly. That's why I wanna rename the community to Sons of Themyscira (or Intelligencia).

Anyway, I think Gunn has shown he can indeed do arcs well. My guess is the focus is solely on Superman, until the JLI need to enter the story. Similar to how the other Guardians only entered Star-Lord's arc when it made sense.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/6/2024, 5:27 AM
@DTor91 - nope

It’s sad that i have most of this site blocked now because the constant negativity is too much but sometimes i see the comments when im not logged in yet and its some of the dumbest stuff.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 12/5/2024, 9:36 PM
DC in live action is a hard sell in my opinion. Most of it's characters are gods or alien beings who have city shattering battles and the hero walks away unscathed 98% of the time. This is why the general audience adores Batman because he is just a regular guy and his battles have consequences for his city and his mental and physical state. So putting Superman in an already shared superhero Earth in his first outing is going to be very very interesting. And then when Wonder Woman has an earth shattering battle where will Superman be? Aquaman in my opinion did it right. Keep his stories contained in Atlantis away from other heroes interfering. Just my opinion.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 9:52 PM
@SonOfAGif - Thor, the Hulk and Captain Marvel think that you are slighting them. It’s how the story is told that will make it interesting or not.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 12/5/2024, 11:30 PM
@RolandD - Except Thor, Hulk, and Captain Marvel didn't have the heroes exist in a world full of heroes. The only public and known superhero was Iron Man and he existed 6 months before Thor arrived on Earth and Hulk's 2018 movie. Iron Man 2 happened concurrently with Thor and Hulk
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:15 PM
@SonOfAGif - Captain America was pretty well known for about 70 years before Tony became Iron Man in the MCU. Eternals. Red Guardian in SU back in the day. And that's all gonna change anyway after secret wars. DC and Marvel have always been about worlds where their characters from different teams/ titles/ cities interact (sans DC in like the 1930s) in the books. We don't need to spend 10 years doing solo movies that don't have other metas as background characters.
kazuma
kazuma - 12/5/2024, 9:45 PM
Batman in a Superman movie isn't a crossover.

Other heroes being in a superhero film isn't an ensemble.

This is just how comics work. They're all in the same world doing the same thing.
RolandD
RolandD - 12/5/2024, 9:52 PM
@kazuma - Exactly.
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:15 PM
@kazuma - Boom
Forthas
Forthas - 12/5/2024, 10:23 PM
Does James Gunn understand the definition of ensemble? Because that is exactly what Superman: The Gunn Friends and Family reunion is going to be.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 12/5/2024, 10:30 PM
@Forthas -


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Forthas
Forthas - 12/5/2024, 10:44 PM
@HulkisHoly - Obey the Cult of Gunn....

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DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 12/6/2024, 2:54 AM
@Forthas - It's amazing how Snyder is accused of having a "cult". When Gunn has yet to produce a hit for DC and he is already claimed to do no wrong.

I mean, I want this to be a hit too, but have yet to see anything (aside from a terrible suit in set photos *wink*) that would illustrate perfection. So, why would I claim this to be a hit or say that Gunn will deliver?
Forthas
Forthas - 12/6/2024, 9:32 AM
@DrDReturns - That is right! Matt Reeves has been far more successful than Gunn yet Gunn is the one his followers see as the savior of DC. Go figure!
SDCA27
SDCA27 - 12/6/2024, 6:23 PM
@DrDReturns - @DrDReturns - Bruh the dude made Rocket F'ing Raccoon and Groot household names. He's clearly proven himself to e a capable film maker. He keeps telling all of the reply on loop people who keep going directly to fart jokes that he's not approaching Superman like that. And right here, the MF took over DC two years ago and the whole fart joke army is complaining about him not having a movie out already. If he bashed something out real fast like 90 percent of the DCEU the same people who'd be complaining that he rushed it. That whole camp just wants to talk sh*t about everything. People are over this cr*p. We were over it honestly 5 years into the Greedo Han moron fest.
DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 12/7/2024, 3:08 AM
@SDCA27 - "fart joke army" made me laugh.

I don't really have a dog in this fight. Just saying that the blind allegiance isn't substantiated, or at least by comparison to other filmmakers.

Not arguing, but it is easier to make a more obscure property, with less gravitas (Rocket), palatable for general audiences than it is to reinvent something long and widely cherished (Superman).
Time will tell though.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/5/2024, 11:07 PM
It's cool more obscure characters like Terrific and Metamorpho will get some shine in this. I applaud Gunn for not just putting a spotlight on major JL members.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 12/5/2024, 11:14 PM
@bcom - lol, here we are
bcom
bcom - 12/6/2024, 3:31 PM
@RegularPoochie - lol. Yep.
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 12/6/2024, 3:04 AM
Kinda funny seeing Gunn get praised for the things Snyder got ripped apart for.

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