James Gunn's upcoming Superman film sees the Man of Steel donning his traditional red trunks, a decision influenced by leading actor David Corenswet.
The debate over whether Superman should don his iconic red trunks has raged for years among fans and filmmakers alike. While some iterations of the Man of Steel have opted to leave the trunks in the past — most notably Zack Snyder's Man of Steel — James Gunn ’s upcoming Superman marks a return to tradition. However, it wasn’t an easy decision.
In a candid moment shared during a set visit earlier this year attended by Collider's Ross Bonaime, Gunn revealed that leading man David Corenswet played a pivotal role in convincing the director to embrace the trunks once again. When asked about the “trunks versus no trunks” debate, Gunn admitted to initially being Team No Trunks: “At the end of the day, it wasn't that heated; it was heated for a while. I was on the no trunks team for a long time. For a long time. And Zack said that when he was doing it, he tried a billion different trunk versions as we did. And I kept going back to no trunks, no trunks, no trunks. And I'm like, well, let's just grind it out. Let's just keep trying trunks and see what happens.” The decision wasn’t made lightly, though. The team tested multiple variations, with and without the trunks, during the design phase. It was Corenswet, who portrays the titular hero in Superman, who finally made the compelling argument for keeping the red trunks as part of the costume. Gunn recalled: “David said something to me that really affected me. We were trying on all these different versions, and we screened tested with trunks and no trunks. And one of the things David said is that Superman wants kids to not be afraid of him.
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