James Gunn's Superman goes on floors

Production has started for DC's next Superman in Norway. Superman director and co-head of DC studios, James Gunn teased a scene from the film set in Svalbard.

“We have filmed the first scenes [in Svalbard], which show Superman fleeing to the Fortress of Solitude,” said Gunn to Svalbardposten. “We wanted a place that was beautiful and felt like being in the middle of the Arctic, so we looked at several places in the world. But there were many things that sold Svalbard for us over the other places.”

Superman, earlier christened Superman Legacy, stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel. Gunn did not disclose the number of scenes for Superman in Norway, but he confirmed Ohio as one of the filming locations for the project.

The director also opened up on the reason for choosing Svalbard as the location for the film's first scene.

“First, there is the natural beauty. But there’s also the fact that you’ll find a varied landscape here that you won’t find anywhere else. Nature gives a special feeling," he told Svalbardposten.

Revealing that Superman is no origin story, Gunn stated that it would follow the character as he reconciles his origin as Krypton with his growing up as Kansas' Clark Kent. The cast of Superman also includes Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), María Gabriela de Faría (The Engineer), and Wendell Pierce (Perry White). The film is slated for a July 11, 2025, release.