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‘Superman’ Test Screenings Asked ‘Why the F— Is He Saving a Squirrel?’ and James Gunn Originally Cut It Out: ‘I Put the Squirrel Back Despite Protestations’

James Gunn says "Superman" test screenings revealed audiences hated when Superman saves a squirrel. He refused to cut the moment.

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