SUPERMAN Director James Gunn Invites A Who's Who Of Comic Book Talent To Set In New BTS Photo

Superman director James Gunn has shared a new photo from the movie's set revealing a long list of heavyweight comic book talent he invited to see the new Man of Tomorrow in action. Check it out here...

By JoshWilding - May 10, 2024 04:05 AM EST

Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

Production continues on DC Studios' Superman, and just days after sharing that widely discussed first look at David Corenswet's Man of Steel, director James Gunn has now shared a new behind-the-scenes photo.

This one highlights comic book luminaries invited to set by the filmmaker and executive, including current Superman writers Jason Aaron and Joshua Williamson, along with legends like Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway.

Justice League International's Kevin Maguire was also on hand, as was Mister Terrific's co-creator John Ostrander and DC Comics heavyweights Jim Lee and Scott Snyder. You'll also spot All-Star Superman artist Frank Quitely (that comic has seemingly been a key source of inspiration for the DC Studios co-CEO).

"Great day with some comic book titans visiting the [Superman] set," Gunn said on Instagram. "So many of my heroes all at once it was really overwhelming."

"Front Row: Frank Quitely, me, Jim Lee. Middle Row: Angelo Exarhkios, Kevin Maguire, Carrie Williams, Scott Snyder, Josh Williamson, John Ostrander, Anne DePies. Back Row: Jerry Ordway, Christina Merkler, Cameron Merkler, Dan Jurgens, Jason Aaron."

We don't know whether any of them will make cameo appearances in Superman, but we're sure they had fun seeing the Man of Tomorrow's world brought to life in person. Gunn is a big comic book fan, so we're not shocked to see him keeping a who's who of creatives like this close at hand.

Many wondered whether this week's big suit reveal was meant to beat paparazzi photos to the punch. However, we've yet to see the hero in Superman set photos (or any set photos at all, for that matter) and it's unclear when we'll next get a glimpse at the movie following the mixed response to Monday's effort.

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SUPERMAN tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.

David Corenswet is playing the Man of Steel, while Rachel Brosnahan has been tapped to star as Lois Lane.

The movie's supporting cast includes Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Pruitt Taylor Vince as Pa Kent, Neva Howell as Ma Kent, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Milly Alcock is also expected to make a cameo appearance as Supergirl before taking flight in her own movie, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

SUPERMAN is currently set to be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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38 Comments

ProfessorWhy - 5/10/2024, 4:39 AM

How many of them like the new suit?😏

bobevanz - 5/10/2024, 9:43 AM

@ProfessorWhy - I'm just glad they kept the trunks ^_^

ProfessorWhy - 5/10/2024, 10:35 AM

@bobevanz - me too...... mostly

Th3Batman - 5/10/2024, 4:43 AM

Gunn has said and done everything right so far regarding this movie, so hopefully it sticks the landing and gives DC on film the launch it needs.

TheMetaMan - 5/10/2024, 4:50 AM

@Th3Batman - Sounds like you are looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to the teaser trailer. I wanna see the suit in motion and some action. Hopefully we will get a teaser by July.

vectorsigma - 5/10/2024, 4:55 AM

@Th3Batman - for sure

#InGunnWeTrust

HermanM - 5/10/2024, 4:48 AM

Hopefully Jurgens and Ordway told him to lose that ugly collar on Superman and anything Jim Lee said was just disregarded. 😁

FireandBlood - 5/10/2024, 4:54 AM

Only now just realised he dropped the ‘Legacy’ subtitle. Thank [frick] for that because that shit was some wack, fan-made sounding bollocks

Th3Batman - 5/10/2024, 4:57 AM

@FireandBlood - I think the Legacy title would be more fitting for the final in a trilogy, a movie that looks at the impact Superman has had on the world and other heroes.

UniqNo - 5/10/2024, 4:55 AM

At least he's surrounding himself with the right people and not a bunch of yes men..

Now i wonder if any of them were honest about that suit reveal? We need a better photo dammit!

TheIrishSuperman - 5/10/2024, 4:59 AM

Feels like a publicity stunt to appease fans after the mixed response from the official suit reveal

HulkisHoly - 5/10/2024, 10:09 AM

@TheIrishSuperman -

Do you really thing 15 people that live all around the US flew there like 2 days after the suit reveal, like Gunn just called them all and they dropped everything to fly there immediately?

Seems a little improbable that this wouldn’t have have to have been planned at least a month in advance with peoples schedules.

TheIrishSuperman - 5/11/2024, 1:38 PM

@HulkisHoly - what ever you say big man

vectorsigma - 5/10/2024, 5:01 AM

For me, it is too early to diss on the film based on first look of a costume.

As long as Gunn has a good record of doing great cbms, i dont have a problem.

For all we know hes just testing the costume out for feedback. Remember the time when the Sonic designs came out?

UniqNo - 5/10/2024, 5:05 AM

@vectorsigma - Kind of late to be testing if they're already in production. That's the final design imo. Unless it's 1 of 2 or 3.

Sonic was all VFX and they delayed that. I don't see Superman getting delayed.

They could potententially redesign it in post with VFX, like they did with Holland's Spider-Man in Civil war and No Way Home but then they will likely limit the amount of shots we see.

They'll likely just touch up on all the folds and creases like they did with Cap Falcon in FatWS.

SethBullock - 5/10/2024, 5:16 AM

@vectorsigma - I really wish they did something similar to what the Sonic people did listening to the fans and just change the suit, it's the worst looking Superman suit I've ever seen and if it looks that bad in the finished film it will just ruin the whole movie for me.

vectorsigma - 5/10/2024, 5:25 AM

@UniqNo - good point on Sonic being all vfx.

With this having negative reactions, im guessing that your point that this is not the only costume is probable. Kind of like Holland's initial suit.

vectorsigma - 5/10/2024, 5:31 AM

@SethBullock - there's a possibility this is not the only suit like in spider-man homecoming.

FireandBlood - 5/10/2024, 6:25 AM

@UniqNo - They should keeps the folds/creases. If that’s the suit they want, they should embrace it

UniqNo - 5/10/2024, 7:00 AM

@vectorsigma - My guess is though, this is the only suit. we may get an option with/out the trunks as we still can't see for certain it's there or just if the leg section turn red in the upper thighs.

@FireandBlood- Creasing and folding is all part of it, but Superman doesn't need a bulky outfit, his skin is like steel right, he if any should have an outfit that closer resembles spandex. Just something to cover him so he's not nude. We'll see though. It's not the best 1st image, but i can't picturing it looking any worse when he's doing his thing and being photographed better lol

vectorsigma - 5/10/2024, 8:27 AM

@UniqNo - whichever is the case, the first like did not decrease my hype of this movie. Gunn has delivered time and time again so im confident about this. Baggy or not.

Doomsday8888 - 5/10/2024, 5:20 AM

lel, Aaron joined DC like yesterday but no sight of PKJ.

Even Snyder is there and he wrote like...just Unchained, right?

Bless Jurgens tho.

Gotta say tho, that shit costume took a huge chunk of my hype for this movie...

soberchimera - 5/10/2024, 9:07 AM

@Doomsday8888 - What's Aaron writing for DC?

Doomsday8888 - 5/10/2024, 9:08 AM

@soberchimera
A maxi with Batman and he wrote 3 issues of Action Comics.

Weak sauce tho.

soberchimera - 5/10/2024, 9:15 AM

@Doomsday8888 - Ah of course.....Batman.....I was hoping for Wonder Woman considering his run on Thor, or Constantine considering his run on Doctor Strange. The Question or Hawkman would be good fits for him too.

Fogs - 5/10/2024, 5:21 AM

Wonder if they'll go with the classic symbol in the end of the movie, as a teaser for his next suit.

JustAWaffle - 5/10/2024, 5:22 AM

SuperJefe - 5/10/2024, 5:53 AM

Jim Lee is a legend, but I can’t wait to get away from those damn New 52 over designed suits….ugh.

TheVisionary25 - 5/10/2024, 6:04 AM

That’s cool to see!!.

Say whatever you want about Gunn but the dude does give respect to the creators or atleast the writers & artists who’s run he is taking influence from…

He invited the likes of Abnett & Lanning to the Guardians set aswell as John Ostrander for The Suicide Squad.

Some may think it’s a publicity stunt due to the mixed response to the suit but I doubt it since wrangling up this many people in a few days time would be hard so this was likely planned much before…

Plus as I said , Gunn is known to do this so hopefully ya’ll can stop with the cynical conspiracy theories.

Sicario - 5/10/2024, 6:16 AM

Lol why are they wearing the old logo?

STINGRAY - 5/10/2024, 7:28 AM

GEEZ, Gunn....

Quit hangin` out in the parking lot taking pics and MAKE THE DAMN MOVIE!

GhostDog - 5/10/2024, 7:35 AM

Love seeing this but also part of me feels like it’s a PR stunt too

GhostDog - 5/10/2024, 7:36 AM

Love seeing this but also part of me feels like it’s a PR stunt too. But he’s done this for Guardians and SS too so I guess not.

MaxPaint - 5/10/2024, 7:55 AM

VERY ORGANIC, YES..

Forthas - 5/10/2024, 9:15 AM

So the owners of DC comics got a lot of DC writers togther? Why is this a big deal? Should we just give James Gunn the Nobel Prize right now or wait until he gets DC cosplayers together in the same room?

quas95 - 5/10/2024, 9:27 AM

Trippy how many of you guys just continue to shit on the costume (which was fine btw. Less of a grand reveal and more of a tone/ character reveal) and the movie and ignore how much he really seems to want to be friendlier with the comic book creatives. Time will tell if he actually has as much reverence for the source material as he claims but this is a big deal. We've come a long way from Singers "don't read the comics" days. Y'all should be more happy.

bobevanz - 5/10/2024, 9:42 AM

That looks like the Christopher Reeves insignia, why tf didn't you give them your superman logo

PaKent - 5/10/2024, 11:04 AM

ugh, Uncle Pedophile and his gang of boomers

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