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DC Studios co-head and “Superman” writer/director James Gunn has finally responded to online controversy over a shot from the very first teaser for the film. Gunn says the shot in question didn’t have finished visual effects and was one he had taken out of the movie.
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Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn was talking about how he had to learn how to shoot David Corenswet as a flying Superman. The filmmaker was asked about the shot from the teaser and if that was indicative of the learning curve.
“No, I don’t think it was so much,” Gunn said. “It was a TV commercial and it wasn’t a finished visual effects shot. So the part of him flying, it was a photograph of his face and him flying. It was a photograph of a drone flying in front of an actual background.”
“So all the pieces were real, but it was incorporated in kind of a funky way. I didn’t love the shot, so it’s not even the shot that’s in the movie.”
“Sometimes I’m pretty strict about when I’m going through a trailer and looking at each of the shots, but sometimes the commercials, I forget to look at this closely. So that one kind of got by me.”
While “Superman” is tracking a solid box office opening of $90 to $125 million, there is still a corner of the Internet that has been criticizing just about everything that comes out about the film.
In particular, fans of Zack Snyder’s DC films who don’t approve of the DC Studios reboot have been voicing their disapproval since day one, with some going so far as to try to organize a review bombing campaign.
Regardless, “Superman” is on its way, and with it, the DCU cracks wide open. Following next year are “Supergirl” and the body horror film “Clayface”. “Creature Commandos” was released on Max earlier this year, and “Peacemaker” Season 2 streams in August.
“Superman” releases in theaters on July 11. Tickets are on sale now. The film is written and directed by James Gunn. “Superman” stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.
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