James Gunn Teases His "Science Fiction Silver Age" SUPERMAN and Nicolas Hoult's Lex Luthor

While we wait to actually see some footage from James Gunn’s Superman, the filmmaker continues to talk about it and tease what we can expect from it.

In a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Gunn explains that the movie will deliver a "science fiction Silver Age" take on the Man of Steel.

He said: "I don't think we've ever seen the big science fiction Silver Age Superman aspects that we have in our movie. We've never seen...you'll see when the movie comes out, but we've never seen this specific part of Superman's life."

He then went on to talk about Nicolas Hoult’s take on Lex Luthor, saying: "I don't think we've ever seen the Lex that [Nicolas Hoult] is. Nic is imposing. You go, 'Oh, f***, poor Superman.' That's the thing we never see, not in film.

“Sometimes in the comics you go, 'Oh, Superman is f***ed because Lex is so smart and so good at what he's doing' but in the movies, you're going, 'Lex is about to get f***ed.'

"We've got a big old Superman and a pretty tall Lex too. You see now where Lex is, he's not the person you want to have against you.”

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.”

"It's set in a world very different from ours and far removed from the DCEU. Heroes have been around for ages, and we'll see how it affected this world's history and has shaped the DCU."

I’m excited about this movie, and I hope that it’s as actually as good as what I’ve built up in my head.

Superman stars David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan bring to Superman and 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 will launch the movie part of DC Studios’ Gods and Monsters: Part 1. It’s scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11, 2025.