James Gunn Responds to 'Superman' Rumor
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James Gunn responded to a rumor about the runtime of his upcoming film Superman on social media this week.
Newsweek reached out to Gunn's representative via email for comment.
The Context
Gunn, 58, is the CEO of DC Studios and director of Superman, which will be released this summer. The first trailer for the highly anticipated film dropped in December and an extended sneak peek was shared during April's CinemaCon.
The star-studded cast includes David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, and Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, Guy Gardner.
Prior to 2025's Superman, the most recent Superman films were 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2013's Man of Steel and 2006's Superman Returns.
James Gunn speaks about the movie "Superman" during the CinemaCon 2025 Warner Bros Pictures presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 1, 2025.
James Gunn speaks about the movie "Superman" during the CinemaCon 2025 Warner Bros Pictures presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 1, 2025.
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What To Know
On Wednesday, Gunn took to Threads to share an announcement about Superman.
"Excited to bring @Superman to audiences in China on July 11," he wrote alongside a poster of the film in Chinese.
In the comments of his post, Threads user @dcdomain wrote: "Hey james is the runtime for Superman locked? There's rumors that it's 2h2minutes."
In response, Gunn said, "That is not correct. It's almost totally locked - meaning we're just finishing a couple VFX shots over the weekend - but that's not the running time."
"Thank you James," @dcdomain wrote back. "Can't wait!"
Last month, Gunn hinted at what fans can expect to see in the film.
"The central conflict revolves a lot around Lex Luthor's attempts to defeat and destroy Superman," he told Entertainment Weekly in April.
"I think Lex Luthor thinks of Superman in the way that an artist thinks of AI. Here's this guy who's this [incredible] genius scientist who's worked his whole life to become one of the richest, most powerful men in the world, and he does it all to be lauded. I mean, he wants to be the greatest, and suddenly this jerk comes in wearing a cape with a lantern jaw and a cocky grin, and he just takes all of the oxygen out of the room, out of the room of Earth, and it creates a burning hatred in the guy."
What People Are Saying
In the comments under Gunn's Threads response, many fans said they hope for an even longer runtime.
@shubhang.fearless: "Thank Goodness! I really want this movie to be 2:20 or more, coz I want to spend more time in this world of James Gunn's Superman and with several of its characters!"
@fahimmia01: "Hope its around 2h 30m long."
@rickyjmarc: "Certainly hope it's a little longer than that. I haven't seen Superman on my theater screen in over a decade. Long overdue. Worth the runtime."
@batmanvengeance2024: "I hope it's longer than 2 hour 10 minutes..."
@malg.1234: "I would watch 5 hrs of this movie ngl even though obviously that's not possible."
What Happens Next
Superman hits theaters on July 11.
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