The Daily Planet - Superman News and Speculation Thread (🚨TAG SPOILERS🚨)

[TheScarecrow]

How exciting to think we might get some movement soon once it’s resolved. Hopefully the extra time has given Gunn a chance to polish the script

Gunn would have been forbidden from working on the script during the strike...

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

2 more weeks and the SAG Strike will be over.

 

[SupermansPal]

Gunn would have been forbidden from working on the script during the strike...

Who would stop him, though?

Not like the WGA is keeping his laptop under surveillance or what.

 

[DCDAVE]

So if the Actors agree to a deal before November will Batman 2 and Superman Legacy still make their opening dates in 2025?

 

[Venom 1988]

Who would stop him, though?

Not like the WGA is keeping his laptop under surveillance or what.

With that line of thinking, what's to stop any of the writers from doing that? Besides I imagine Gunn (being head of the studio) has plenty to do to keep himself busy besides writing a script for the last 4 months.

 

[Chris B]

If the rumor was ever true to begin with, I wonder if we'll hear that Skyler Gisondo had been cast as Jimmy not long after the SAG strike ends.

 

[emielaen]

Yeah, I think Gisondo has that in the bag. And Legacy was gearing up for a Jan shoot so if SAG goes through early Oct, they should be able to get going. All the other departments have been working if I'm not mistaken, costume, production, etc etc. We don't know about the script for Part II yet so we'll have to wait. The Oct 2025 release should be fine if it shoots by Spring of next year.

 

[flickchick85]

I believe pre-production has been moving full-steam ahead this whole time, save for what they need from the actors for the costumes and whatnot, so I’ll be a bit surprised if this gets delayed at all tbh, as long as the AMPTP makes a deal with SAG within the next few weeks.

 

[Detective Conan]

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

I believe pre-production has been moving full-steam ahead this whole time, save for what they need from the actors for the costumes and whatnot, so I’ll be a bit surprised if this gets delayed at all tbh, as long as the AMPTP makes a deal with SAG within the next few weeks.

Pre-production never stopped and costume fittings were done as that doesn't go against SAG Strike regulations.

Worst case the start of filming might push back a few weeks to March at the latest. Regardless, they're fine.

 

[flickchick85]

Pre-production never stopped and costume fittings were done as that doesn't go against SAG Strike regulations.

Worst case the start of filming might push back a few weeks to March at the latest. Regardless, they're fine.

The memo SAG-AFTRA sent out at the top of the strike said wardrobe and make-up tests were indeed against the rules, but maybe fittings were a loophole, idk. All I know is, they would've been foolish not to take measurements and digital scans as soon as they were cast knowing full well a strike was looming (they had a couple weeks, and I'm sure they used them), and the majority of pre-production work otherwise doesn't need the actors at all, so yeah, I don't think there's much that's held them up in the grand scheme. This movie's production really lucked out in terms of the timing with the strikes - the script was locked in before the strikes, they got their main casting in, and it wasn't set to start filming 'til (probably) a few months after. They probably couldn't have asked for better timing, honestly.

 

[SupermansPal]

The memo SAG-AFTRA sent out at the top of the strike said wardrobe and make-up tests were indeed against the rules, but maybe fittings were a loophole, idk. All I know is, they would've been foolish not to take measurements and digital scans as soon as they were cast knowing full well a strike was looming (they had a couple weeks, and I'm sure they used them), and the majority of pre-production work otherwise doesn't need the actors at all, so yeah, I don't think there's much that's held them up in the grand scheme. This movie's production really lucked out in terms of the timing with the strikes - the script was locked in before the strikes, they got their main casting in, and it wasn't set to start filming 'til (probably) a few months after. They probably couldn't have asked for better timing, honestly.

I think this is exactly why Gunn and co. prioritized casting the heroes as their suits will take longer, presumably the remaining roles to be cast will be mostly civilians that won't be wearing supherhero suits.

 

[Invader Joker]

He's getting bigger.

 

[flickchick85]

He's getting bigger.

Lmao, WB 100% told him to cover his physique if he goes out. I can’t with that sweatshirt.

 

[dhandler01]

He has a beard...Cavill had a beard in MOS! MOS2 cOnFiRmEd!1!1!1

 

[Detective Conan]

 

[Invader Joker]

Assuming this means March shooting date, then 6 months of filming, that'd leave about 10 months of post-production which sounds a bit too insane.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Eh, lots of movies could come out earlier than they're released. They want that sweet, sexy summer slot for a reason. A long post is also probably healthy for a massively VFX project like this.

 

[Invader Joker]

Eh, lots of movies could come out earlier than they're released. They want that sweet, sexy summer slot for a reason. A long post is also probably healthy for a massively VFX project like this.

No I mean 10 months sounds too insane in the sense that it doesn't seem enough lol For a Superman movie I'd expect at least 12 months of post. I mean, The Batman which needed way less VFX than this will had 12.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

No I mean 10 months sounds too insane in the sense that it doesn't seem enough lol For a Superman movie I'd expect at least 12 months of post. I mean, The Batman which needed way less VFX than this will had 12.

Are we certain The Batman wasn't picture locked in terms of VFX before that date, though? Again, release dates have other factors than when the movie is done.

 

[Invader Joker]

Are we certain The Batman wasn't picture locked in terms of VFX before that date, though? Again, release dates have other factors than when the movie is done.

I remember one of the VFX people saying they only wrapped the VFX in early January or something.

 

[flickchick85]

The Batman was a slow mover in general lol.

 

[flickchick85]

Also would not assume 6 months of filming. Dune shot for 3 months. GotG 2 shot for 4. “Blockbuster” does not automatically mean 6 months.

 

[flickchick85]

Most surprising thing about the Variety article for me is that Twisters actually wasn't done filming. Hope they got all they needed from David before the strikes or, uh, they might have some visual continuity issues.

 

[DeadlyWest]

Are we certain The Batman wasn't picture locked in terms of VFX before that date, though? Again, release dates have other factors than when the movie is done.

Matt always has a much slower pace when he was given the wiggle room he likes, release date wise. I recall seeing articles that The Batman was literally only "done" in late January, early February. Which I can very easily buy