DC Artist Kevin Maguire Visited the Set of SUPERMAN and Shares His Thoughts on What He Expects to See From James Gunn
DC Comics artist Kevin Maguire recently talked about his time visiting the set of James Gunn’s upcoming Superman, the first movie to be released that’s set in the DC’s Gods and Monsters: Part 1.
While talking to Comic Frontier, Magrire talked about watching Gunn shoot a scene set in the Fortress of Solitude and also what he expects to see from Gunn as he makes this movie and builds out the DCU.
The artist said: "Me and a bunch of other writers and artists were invited to the set of Superman for a day in May. They showed us everything. They showed us the pre-production stuff. They showed us some footage.
"I got to walk around the Fortress of Solitude set and watch them shoot a scene. There's definitely a JLI sort of influence there."
He added: "And it wouldn't surprise me, given, you know, Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad, that if the James Gunn universe were going to put together a Justice League, it probably wouldn't be Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash. It would probably be like the weird, offbeat characters. Like, I don't think it would be like our initial lineup.
"I'm sure we'd throw in, like, I don't know, any oddball character. He likes the oddball characters. So that's us. So that's great. I'm glad he's in charge. It's unfortunate Keith isn't around to see it. But it's great to see his work live on."
Maguire is likely right that Gunn will put a very different and unique spin on the Justice League team. That’s evident from a team which appears to so far include Guy Gardner, Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, and Hawkgirl. We also know Maxwell Lord is funding the group so this seems like it is a "corporate" League before Superman assembles his own team.
Superman will tell the story of “Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.”
Superman also stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane; Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor; Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern; Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl; Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mr. Terrific; Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen; María Gabriela de Faría as Angela Spica, aka The Engineer; Sara Sampaio, as Eve Teschmacher; and Terence Rosemore as Otis.
Superman is scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11, 2025.