James Gunn Says “Superman” is Nearly Done Filming While Praising City of Cleveland

James Gunn is close to wrapping principal photography on Superman, the first marquee feature from his new DC Studios, which he heads alongside co-chief Peter Safran.

The writer/director shared the update that Superman is “getting close” on Threads, where he spread some love to Cleveland for being such a great host city for six weeks of the production.

“#Cleveland – today we are leaving you after six amazing weeks of shooting,” Gunn wrote. “From the moment we first came here on a scout a tad less than a year ago and Terminal Tower was lit up with the colors of Superman, I knew you were a special place. I would walk down your streets and someone would stop me and tell me how grateful they were we were shooting in their city — not once, not twice but dozens of times.”

Gunn wasn’t done enthusing about how special a place Cleveland was to film Superman and how the city was central to the creation of the most iconic superhero of them all—with apologies to Batman.

“The wonderful background actors on the film were always so fun and funny and they clapped after takes, something that reminded us Hollywood cynics why we make movies in the first place. The pride you feel in being where Jerry [Siegel] and Joe [Shuster] first created Superman was invigorating. You exemplify his spirit. But just as much it’s the pride you have in your community, your hometown, your radio stations and restaurants and gathering places that touched me.”

Gunn responded to a fan’s question about whether the film was finished shooting by writing they still had a couple of weeks left, but the end was in sight. “It’s a long shoot…but we’re getting close!”

David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent/Superman, the first reboot of the character since Henry Cavill’s turn in the cape during Zack Snyder’s run of films for DC/Warner Bros. Rachel Brosnahan stars as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult joins them as Lex Luthor, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, and Gunn’s longtime collaborator Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner.

Superman is set to fly into theaters on July 11, 2025

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Featured image: David Corenswet is Clark Kent/Superman in “Superman.” Courtesy James Gunn/Warner Bros.