As Superman comes home to audiences, James Gunn is sharing a glimpse at bringing a new Man of Steel to life.
The DC Studios boss shared a behind-the-scenes video from a new featurette for the movie, which is now available on digital, showing his and star David Corenswet‘s process for bringing one pivotal scene to the big screen.
“This was one of my favorite moments on the set of #Superman and was freaked out (and so happy) to find out it had been filmed,” he wrote on X, sharing a clip of the moment.
“This and many other moments were captured in ‘Adventures in Making Superman’, a 60-minute making-of feature showcasing intimate behind-the-scenes of the movie will be available starting today for consumers who purchase Superman digitally at home on participating platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, and others,” added Gunn.
Showing Corenswet confronting Nicholas Hoult‘s Lex Luthor, Gunn explained to the Superman actor behind-the-scenes, “It’s the moment of you acknowledging your own weakness, your own hurt feelings, so that everyone that hears Superman knows that that’s OK for all of us to feel that way. And it’s not OK for the Lex Luthors of the world to be telling us we shouldn’t feel this way, we shouldn’t do that, we shouldn’t think this. That is what makes you different from the other heroes.”
This was one of my favorite moments on the set of #Superman and was freaked out (and so happy) to find out it had been filmed.
This and many other moments were captured in
“Adventures in Making Superman,” a 60-minute making-of feature showcasing intimate behind-the-scenes of… pic.twitter.com/5bkFCRDZkO— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 15, 2025
Although the scene still didn’t connect for Corenswet, it made sense when Gunn added, “None of it is right or wrong, all of it is being vulnerable, and being a human being. And in this moment, for you to talk about how it’s OK to be vulnerable, you have to be vulnerable, which means showing Lex that your f***ing feelings are hurt.”
Corenswet said that statement “perfectly clarified what the character was doing in that moment and what I should be doing in that moment.”
Gunn noted the actor texted him later that day to tell him it was his “favorite day ever on set with a director,” and the feeling was mutual.
Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet in ‘Superman’
Warner Bros/Everett Collection
After surpassing $331M to become the United States’ highest-grossing Man of Steel pic in the month since its release, Superman premiered on digital Friday, giving fans a chance to catch up before the Aug. 22 return of Peacemaker to HBO Max for Season 2.
Also coming soon to the digital version will be special features including a gag reel, deleted scenes and a director’s commentary from Gunn, all of which will be automatically added for customers who have already purchased the movie on digital.
Premiering Sept. 23 on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD, the physical release will also include the featurettes ‘Adventures in Making Superman’, ‘Lex Luthor: The Mind of a Master Villain’, ‘Paws to Pixels: Krypto is Born’, ‘The Justice Gang’, ‘A New Era: DC Takes Off’ and more.