Superman Post-Credit Scene Will Learn From Guardians of the Galaxy 2’s Mistake

James Gunn says that Superman’s post-credit segment will beryllium overmuch different than 1 of nan ones featured successful Guardians of nan Galaxy Vol. 2.

Superman opens successful theaters successful astir 1 month. Written and directed by Gunn, nan Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios blockbuster stars David Corenswet arsenic Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan arsenic Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult arsenic Lex Luthor.

What did James Gunn opportunity astir Superman’s post-credit scene?

Speaking pinch Entertainment Weekly, Gunn confirmed that Superman will person a post-credit scene; however, nan article besides notes that “it whitethorn not beryllium precisely what audiences person travel to expect.”

While specifications astir this post-credit segment stay nether wraps astatine this time, Gunn did say, “I person a accuracy astir post-credit scenes. It’s somewhat related to my ain mistakes successful my clip pinch Marvel.”

Prior to helming nan DCU, Gunn directed each 3 Guardians of nan Galaxy movies for Marvel Studios. In retrospect, Gunn says he likes nan post-credit segment successful nan first Guardians of nan Galaxy movie featuring Howard nan Duck, while he’s not excessively fond of nan Guardians of nan Galaxy Vol. 2 1 teasing Adam Warlock.

“I did not for illustration what I did in Guardians 2, where we group up Adam Warlock, and we group up nan Guardians of nan Galaxy, and we group up each this s— that I didn’t needfully scheme on,” he said. “Well, I conjecture I benignant of planned connected fulfilling that [Adam Warlock] promise, but you want to beryllium observant astir that. The measurement a post-credits segment useful is simply a punch to nan face, like, ‘Oh my God! Look astatine this.’ At times erstwhile you’re utilizing it conscionable solely to group thing up, sometimes you’re screwing yourself over. It was not easy to activity Adam Warlock into Guardians 3. I loved moving pinch Will [Poulter], and I liked dealing pinch nan character, but astatine nan extremity of nan day, was he benignant of fitting a weird quadrate peg into a information hole? A small bit, yeah.”

Gunn further said that he doesn’t want a post-credits segment that does thing but tease a early task aliases crippled constituent “unless it really, really works.”

Superman will beryllium released successful United States theaters connected July 11, 2025.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur astatine SuperHeroHype.