As James Gunn went on to elaborate on the costuming process for Superman, the director spoke with leading man David Corenswet, who brought up a very interesting wrinkle in the superhero-suit conversation. According to Gunn:

Some of the biggest headlines to emerge while James Gunn was shooting “Superman” came from set photo leaks that revealed the new Man of Steel costume would include the superhero’s iconic red trunks. Zack Snyder famously got rid of this part of Superman’s costume during Henry Cavill’s tenure with the character.

Kicking off the film portion of Gunn’s DCU Chapter One, Superman stars Corenswet as The Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent AKA hero Superman as he struggles to balance his Krypton