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James Gunn was against Superman wearing trunks until David Corenswet said something that completely changed his mind: "He wants kids to not be afraid of him. He wants to be a symbol of hope and positivity"

How Superman actor David Corenswet convinced James Gunn to go with trunks on the Man of Steel's costume for the new movie. Are you on team trunks or no trunks?

Not in the movies anyway, most noticeably and glaringly with fan-favorite Henry Cavill’s Superman, whose 8-year-tenure as the character, starting with 2013’s Man of Steel and ending with Zack Snyder’s Justice League in 2021 featured him in a costume that was purposely without trunks. And that’s how Superman actor David Corenswet convinced James Gunn to go with trunks on the Man of Steel’s costume for the new movie. Do you think David Corenswet’s viewpoint of Superman wearing a less-threatening costume that hearkens back to circus strongmen and professional wrestlers of the past is because he’s so immensely powerful and wants to be a beacon of hope and justice?

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