With expectation for James Gunn’s version of Superman high and with much riding on the film for the future of DC superheroes at Warners talk has turned to Superman’s red pants whether he should or should not have them for the new film.
“One of the biggest questions was, ‘Were we gonna have trunks, or were we gonna not have trunks?’” Gunn said. “I talked to Zack Snyder, who was like, ‘I tried a billion different versions with the trunks, and at the end of the day, I tried it, but I just couldn’t get there.’ And I was feeling exactly the same way. … Theoretically, I liked the idea of trunks because it’s the Superman I grew up with.”
Previously James Gunn has said that any effort to attempt to make Superman “look serious is silly because he is a superhero. He’s the first one, brightly colored and that’s who he is.”
But it appears that it was actor David Corenswet who convinced the director about Superman’s red pants. Explains Gunn: “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. … He’s incredibly powerful and could be considered scary. 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 hope and shows that positivity. And that really clicked in for me.”
“Superman” opens on 11th July 2025
related feature : ‘Superman :The Christopher Reeve story’ – directors Ian Bonhote & Peter Ettedgui takes us BTS
related feature : The new Superman is David Corenswet but who is he?
