James Gunn is not the type of filmmaker to do reshoots, and he’s letting it be known.
While speaking to fans on Threads, Gunn shared that as his 2025 Superman film enters post-production, he’s confident in what he has shot, and like his other movies, he’s not looking to do reshoots.
The filmmaker reveals his trick, “Over-prepare. Don’t start shooting until I have a finished script my whole team is happy with. Hire actors and department heads I know can do their jobs. Surround myself with people who will challenge me and not just yes-sir everything.”
“Ask myself daily – are there any small imperfections in the script or what we’re shooting that might end up feeling like huge imperfections when we cut the film together,” he adds.
This sentiment feels like a contrast to modern filmmaking, where movies are fixed until the last minute. Venom: The Last Dance is set for release in two months and is still having reshoots in NYC as late as last week. With Gunn’s filmmaking style, he doesn’t need to go in later to fix anything if he overpreps during pre-production and the actual shoot.
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We’ll see if this pays off when Superman launches next year.
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.
Superman stars David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern/Guy Gardner, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, María Gabriela De Faría as The Engineer, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe and Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as Jonathan and Martha Kent.
Superman will be released on July 11th, 2025.
