While he’s obviously not going around dropping spoilers left and right about upcoming DC movies and upcoming DC TV shows , James Gunn has arguably been more transparent compared to your average studio executive. The co-head of DC Studios will occasionally go on social media to shed light on these projects, and that includes frequently debunking rumors. The latest example of this was him shooting down alleged information about Robert Patinson’s incarnation of Batman, but soon afterwards, he also put the kibosh on a hilarious claim concerning his Superman movie .
This all started when it was reported that a video game taking place in The Batman universe is in development. A fan asked James Gunn on Threads if this was true, and he responded that “there is no truth to this whatsoever.” But then, completely unprompted, he also shared this amusing tidbit of information: There is also no truth to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba being played on the set of Superman (this is a real rumor on Reddit someone just sent me!) Ok, I need to know how this rumor came into being.
Of all the songs that could have been picked to be playing on the Superman set, “Tubthumping” is one of the most hilarious choices, and I’m smiling at the thought of James Gunn blasting this in between shooting takes of David Corenswet’s Man of Steel. But seriously, why would anyone go to the trouble of posting about this on Reddit? It’s not like we’re talking about a secret character or surprising plot t.