Slow day for updates, but here’s one. International distributors have the runtime for James Gunn’s “Superman” at 122 minutes. It had tested a 140 minute cut back in March. Regardless, that runtime is shorter than the last three: “Man of Steel” (143 minutes), “Superman Returns” (154 minutes), and “Batman vs Superman” (152 minutes).
Warner Bros. has kept the budget for this film tightly under wraps. While official figures are unknown, a recent Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit filing listed production costs at approximately $360M—though that’s before any rebates. James Gunn was quick to dispute that number.
Everyone’s wondering if Gunn has a winner here, and I sure hope he does — Warners and DCU Studios are banking on “Superman” to kickstart a slew of comic book movies, some of which have already been shot (“Supergirl”). We’ll have a better indication when “Superman” hits theaters on July 11.