James Gunn reveals the hardest film he ever made
James Gunn says Superman was the hardest film he ever made, with Guardians of the Galaxy in second place.
Superman was the hardest film James Gunn ever made.
The DC studios boss and director admitted he had his doubts about making the 2025 film and never would have worked on it if he didn’t find the perfect Superman in David Corenswet.
He told the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast: “This was the hardest movie I’ve ever made. The next hardest was probably the first Guardians. With Guardians, you were building a corner of the universe that felt completely different from everything else Marvel was doing at the time. Here, I was reorienting something everyone already thinks they understand. Strangely, it’s the most comic-book-driven thing I’ve ever done. More than any of my other superhero films.
“Everyone in the world thinks something different about Superman. Everybody knows who he is.
“There were all the eyes on us — on DC, on the DCU, on everything. That pressure was real.
“If I couldn’t find Superman, I wasn’t going to make the movie. I remember thinking [after Corenswet’s audition], ‘If that’s the worst we do, we’re in great shape.’”
