Yardbarker

James Gunn refused to cut Superman's squirrel scene

James Gunn refused to cut Superman's squirrel scene even though it left test audiences baffled. In the new blockbuster, the Man of Steel - played by David Corenswet - is shown rescuing a squirrel ...
The New York Times

A City’s in Grave Danger. Why Would Superman Save a Squirrel?

The moment is key to understanding the director James Gunn’s conception of Superman. But it almost didn’t make the final cut. Warner Bros.Credit... Supported by By Kyle Buchanan “You’ll believe a man ...
Gizmodo

Superman Saving a Squirrel Was Cut Out of the Movie, but James Gunn Put It Back In

There are plenty of weird and unexpected moments in James Gunn’s Superman, but one of the most unexpected has to be when he saves a squirrel in the middle of a giant battle. Not a human, not a group ...
Variety

‘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 revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone that he refused to listen to “Superman” test screening audiences who opposed the moment when David Corenswet’s Man of Steel decides to save a ...