James Gunn‘s “Superman” is not having reshoots but is going to film a few “pickup shots,” the writer-director recently confirmed on his Threads account. Gunn is well known for avoiding reshoots as much as possible on his movies, which is a rare feat given he’s directed major superhero tentpoles like Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy and DC’s “The Suicide Squad.” Reshoots are often standard parts of production on comic book tentpoles.
“Sort of. Not a few days [of additional shooting]. We’re doing a day and a half of pickup shots,” Gunn wrote on his Threads profile. “No scenes. No reshoots. Just a handful of individual shots to enhance the film.”
Gunn previously shut down a follower on Threads for suggesting “Superman” would need to spend a significant amount of time and money on reshoots, writing: “I don’t know. I’ve done a total of one day of reshoots on my past two films combined.”
Those films were 2023’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” for Marvel and 2021’s “The Suicide Squad” for DC. It’s mighty impressive that he didn’t need a bulk of reshoots to get either film completed. One follower asked how he manages to reduce the need for reshoots, to which Gunn responded with six tips.
“1) Over-prepare,” Gunn answered. “2) Don’t start shooting until I have a finished script my whole team is happy with 3) Hire actors and department heads I know can do their jobs 4) Surround myself with people who will challenge me and not just yes-sir everything 5) 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? 6) 1 and 2 again!”
Elaborating on his third tip, Gunn wrote that there’s “usually a lengthy audition process” on his films to find the right actor. He also does “background checks, talking to people they’ve worked with before.”
“Superman” is being led by David Corenswet in the title role and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, plus Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl) and more.
Gunn’s “Superman” is set to open in theaters July 11, 2025 from Warner Bros.
From Variety US