James Gunn’s reboot of the DCU doesn’t begin till Superman arrives in 2025, however he stated the film is already completed filming to offer the groups concerned as a lot time as attainable to good its completed look, and particularly the standard of its VFX. The director’s feedback had been in response to rising considerations about horrible particular results in blockbuster motion pictures as CGI artists get pushed to the breaking level.
“For this reason we wrapped on Superman a yr earlier than launch and why they’ve been laborious at work on many photographs for months earlier than that,” Gunn posted on Threads on August 18. “For this reason we begin heartily enhancing through the shoot. It’s why I put together so vigorously and why we solely shoot completed screenplays. And Supergirl, which I’m not directing, is being dealt with the identical manner. I can’t reward the VFX artists that assist us create magic sufficient.”
The Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad author and director was tapped in 2022 by Warner Bros. to rebuild its big-screen DC universe, and Superman: Legacy, arriving July 11, 2025, is the primary venture in that endeavor. The primary picture launched from that film, which was “taken on set by Jess Miglio and was totally in-camera,” confirmed the titular hero suiting up in an residence whereas a large purple laser fired within the background. It raised all kinds of questions amongst some followers in regards to the look and artwork route of the film, and leaked photographs from July continued to sow skepticism.
The latest frenzy for big-budget blockbusters in theaters and new content material from streaming platforms has led to an overreliance on inexperienced screens and post-production results that, along with stretching VFX homes too skinny, additionally simply look horrible. There was no higher proof of this than final yr’s The Flash, the final gasp of a pre-Gunn DCU, which seemed comically unhealthy at instances, with some followers dunking on the consequences for trying like they had been ripped from a mid-budget online game.
“When you perform a little research you’ll see my movies have at all times taken a unique strategy and I’ve at all times given my VFX artist-collaborators time to do their jobs correctly, and the respect they deserve,” Gunn wrote over the weekend. “And the standard of the VFX in these movies is uniformly nice due to it (and since my buddies at Weta and Framestore and ILM and extra are amazingly proficient).”
