Superman

Superman (2025): Set Firings, “Cuckold” Comments & Four-Hour Makeouts – All the Gossip They Don’t Put in the Credits

Metropolis might be fictional, but the drama swirling around James Gunn’s Superman (2025) is very, very real. From a mysterious on-set firing to viral marriage speculation and political dogfights on cable news, the Man of Steel has basically been living in a soap opera.

On-Set Drama

James Gunn allegedly “fires” a cast member… for being too helpful?

Child actor AJ Bernard, who appears in the movie’s big Boravia–Jarhanpur battle, says a fellow cast member got kicked off the film after helping him lift a massive Superman flag prop. The flag was built from three stacked poles and supposed to be carried by AJ alone; when another actor stepped in to help, Gunn reportedly “got mad” and the guy was “fired” from the movie on the spot . AJ’s sister and co-star Alaya Bernard backed up the story on the same podcast ^[1]. The cast member hasn’t been named, so fans are still playing guessing games.

Romance Rumors & Four-Hour Kisses

Rachel Brosnahan’s four-hour makeout with Superman

During promo, Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane) joked that she and David Corenswet (Superman) “made out for about four hours” filming a romantic scene, prompting James Gunn to urgently clarify: “On screen, yes!” . The quote went viral, with fans memeing it and ironically calling for the #ReleaseThe4HoursCut ^[5].

• Unconfirmed fan chatter on Reddit and social clips has spun this into “They’re too into each other,” but there’s no evidence of anything beyond dedicated acting and frankly ridiculous shooting schedules.

The Instagram “cuckold” controversy

Things escalated when Brosnahan’s husband, actor Jason Ralph, was caught liking a savage Instagram comment accusing him of being a “cuckold” because “your wife couldn’t handle herself with her co-actor,” urging him to “have some self love and stand up for yourself man, leave her to be with him” .

• Ralph then turned off comments on his posts, and the internet lost its mind. Some fans insist it was a sarcastic like; others saw it as a cry for help. Multiple Reddit users argued people were “doing too much with the marriage counseling advice” and that Ralph was probably trolling ^[2].
• Context the stans keep bringing up: Corenswet is married to Julia Best Warner (with a young daughter), and Brosnahan has been married to Ralph for years ^[2]. So far, all cheating talk is pure fan speculation.

Casting Feuds & “Almost Superman” Drama

Why Nicholas Hoult didn’t wear the cape

James Gunn explained that Nicholas Hoult lost the Superman role not because he wasn’t good, but because he’s a “more controlled actor,” while David Corenswet has a looser, more freewheeling energy that Gunn wanted for Clark .

• During chemistry reads, Gunn “mixed and matched” pairs: Hoult with one Lois, Corenswet with another. He said Hoult had better chemistry with a less-controlled Lois, while Corenswet clicked with Rachel Brosnahan’s more controlled take, so Corenswet/Brosnahan became the final pairing ^[3].
• Hoult was later cast as Lex Luthor instead, turning “almost Superman” into the DCU’s new bald menace ^[3]. Fans still argue over whether Hoult was “robbed” or perfectly placed.

300 auditions and counting

In interviews, Gunn and the cast have boasted that around 300 actors auditioned for Superman before Corenswet landed the role, reinforcing the idea that this wasn’t just a friends-and-favorites hire but a bloodbath-level casting gauntlet ^[11].

Scandals & Political Controversies

The “SuperWoke” panic

Before the film even opened, Gunn told The Sunday Times that Superman is about an “immigrant” and “basic human kindness,” saying that’s “a value we’ve lost as a country.” Conservative media pounced, branding the film “SuperWoke” and warning fans of political lecturing .

• Former TV Superman Dean Cain called the immigrant controversy an avoidable “super-sized mistake” and suggested it could dent the box office, arguing “not every piece of art needs a message” ^[4].

Sean Gunn vs. MAGA

James Gunn’s brother Sean—who also appears in the DCU—publicly clapped back at critics, saying, “Yes, Superman is an immigrant, and yes, the people that we support in this country are immigrants and if you don’t like that, you’re not American” ^[6].

• Right-wing pundits joked that this Superman “fights for truth, justice and your preferred pronouns,” and one even snarked that he probably has “MS-13” on his cape ^[4]. The culture war basically turned Superman’s marketing into a Fox News segment.

Gunn blames “anti-American sentiment” for box office drag

As box office numbers rolled in, Gunn argued the film’s performance overseas was partly hurt by “anti-American sentiment,” noting that while domestic numbers were strong, some international markets were less enthusiastic . That, naturally, just fed more discourse about whether the movie was “too political” or whether the internet outrage was overblown.

Leaks, Deleted Scenes & Fan-Fueled Chaos

Krypto, Mister Terrific & the deleted-scene obsession

The digital release arrived with a fan-pleasing batch of deleted scenes:

• A bedroom kiss between Clark and Lois that didn’t appear in theaters
• A Mister Terrific & Krypto tag-team sequence that finally explains earlier behind-the-scenes footage of them working together
• A longer Krypto fight fans had heard rumors about
• A comedic “Lombard in the T-Craft” bit with Steve Lombard ^[8]

Online, fans have been arguing that some of this should’ve stayed in, especially the extra Krypto content.

Cameo buzz & legacy connections

Fan forums and coverage have hyped appearances by legacy Superman-adjacent figures—like Christopher Reeve’s son Will Reeve reportedly shooting a cameo and other “classic” faces popping up in surprise scenes, which set off a wave of YouTube breakdowns and Reddit frame-by-frame investigations .

Wild Trivia & Off-Screen Love Lives

Lex’s girlfriend is dating Hollywood royalty (in real life)

Sara Sampaio, who plays Eve Teschmacher, Lex Luthor’s glam girlfriend, is dating Ray Nicholson, the son of Jack Nicholson. They’ve been together since summer 2023 and went public on the Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet in 2024 ^[9]. Fans immediately dubbed them “Eve & Nepo Prince.”

The cast is weirdly, wholesomely married-up

• David Corenswet: married to filmmaker Julia Best Warner since 2023, with a child born just before or during Superman’s shoot ^[9].
• Rachel Brosnahan: quietly married actor Jason Ralph years before finally confirming it in 2019; their relationship is now under a microscope thanks to that infamous Instagram like ^[2].
• Nicholas Hoult: married to model Bryana Holly, with two children and a surprisingly low-drama lifestyle ^[9].
• Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho): met his wife Gia Olimp on the subway—he literally got off at the wrong stop because he was so distracted by her ^[9]. That’s the rom-com DC won’t give us.