One of the scenes disliked by people who saw James Gunn’s Superman By James Gunn is the scene of Lois interviewing Superman about his actions in a foreign country stopping a war but causing an international incident that Lex Luthor used to his advantage in discrediting Superman. The scene in the movie has Superman getting too emotional for critics of that scene. However, recently surfaced was David Coresweat’s audition, which includes doing the same scene with a script reader, played with a more toned down reaction. Would this have been better in context? Because the more I see of this the less I want to actually watch the movie myself.
Meanwhile, a bonus article link. The sequel has been announced talking about a 2027 release date and teaser images (by comic artists) showing Lex in a version of his power suit appearing to be allies with Superman. According to this article, Gunn is saying this is a Superman-centric ensemble piece rather than a direct sequel. Considering that’s what James Gunn’s Superman By James Gunn appears to be, I’d say it actually is a sequel.
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