James Gunn Admits To Us He Was Against Superman Wearing Trunks, Until David Corenswet Told Him One Thing That Completely Changed His Mind

It was the most important decision James Gunn had to make. OK, maybe not the MOST important. But given the way that comic book and superhero fans love to argue over specific details – especially when it comes to costumes on our favorite characters – the costuming choice of putting trunks on the new Superman outfit was generating headlines. The most recent silver-screen Superman prior to David Corenswet, "Man of Steel" star Henry Cavill, had no trunks on his costume. Of course, the icon that is Christopher Reeve sported the red undies. And the Superman comic books presented examples of both over the decades.

So we knew, when we traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to watch James Gunn and his cast film scenes for "Superman," that I had to get to the bottom of the “trunks, or no trunks” debate. Let’s get to the bottom of what we were able to unearth.