Ought to Superman sport the bright-red trunks of the Fifties? Or is he higher off with a monochrome and armoured swimsuit? It’s a query as previous because the planet Krypton itself, and one which’s undoubtedly high of thoughts for Superman: Legacy director James Gunn. 

The freshly-appointed co-CEO of DC Studios took to Threads to disclose that the group behind the upcoming Legacy flick has “carried out a whole lot of designs” of the titular hero’s iconic swimsuit. Gunn, who additionally wrote Legacy, shared the revelation in response to a fan, who urged that Gunn’s model of Superman ought to put on trunks since they “work finest.”

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“As we’ve carried out a whole lot of designs,” Gunn replied, “it’s most undoubtedly not that easy.” It’s not but recognized precisely what every of those designs would possibly appear to be, although followers have been divided as as to whether Superman ought to put on underwear ever once more. One person wrote that that they had “opened as much as the thought of trunks,” whereas one other urged that Clark Kent’s belt ought to “substitute the crimson panties.”

Longtime followers of DC’s most well-known hero will already pay attention to Superman’s ever-evolving wardrobe, from Christopher Reeves’ traditional and comic-faithful swimsuit in 1978 to the underwear-free costume donned by Henry Cavill in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice.

Whichever route Gunn chooses to take Superman’s swimsuit, followers are holding religion that Legacy will prioritise each substance over model, with one writing that “it doesn’t matter which design [Gunn goes] with, the story needs to be partaking.” Gunn’s feedback add to a slew of updates he has offered round Legacy because the announcement of the movie.

Since then, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan and David Corenswet have been recruited to type the forged of the much-anticipated Legacy, with Corenswet taking up the titular function. Elsewhere, Gunn has responded to fears that Legacy will likely be overstuffed with heroes, and denied rumours that Daniel Craig had been forged as Lex Luthor.

Superman: Legacy is about to hit theatres in 2025.