{"product_id":"superman-the-art-and-making-of-the-film","title":"Superman: The Art and Making of the Film","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJames Gunn's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSuperman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e marks the triumphant theatrical return of Smallville's favorite son, kicking off a bold new era of DC storytelling under the umbrella of DC Studios.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSuperman: The Art and Making of the Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, fans are granted an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Gunn's vision for a Superman that brings the character back to his optimistic, heroic, and brightly colored roots with all the action, adventure, humor, and heart that audiences have experienced in his previous DC entries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Suicide Squad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeacemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCreature Commandos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author James Field (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Art of The Batman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) documents every stage of the film's production, from Gunn and his DC Studios's co-chairman and co-CEO Peter Safran's earliest conversations about what their vision for Superman would be and what he would represent, to the comics they would turn to for inspiration, to costume and set design, and continuing on to post-production FX. Field conducted interviews with all of the film's key creatives and presents an engaging narrative of the highly collaborative filmmaking process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book includes an introduction from writer\/director\/producer James Gunn, a foreword by Superman himself, David Corenswet, and a plethora of concept art and unit photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featured are Metropolis—inspired directly by the art of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, the staggeringly beautiful Fortress of Solitude, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Planet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffices, and other locations in the film, along with costume and character designs for David Corenswet's Superman, Rachel Brosnahan's Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern, Isabela Merced's Hawkgirl, Anthony Carrigan's Metamorpho, Edi Gathegi's Mr. Terrific, and, of course, Krypto the Super Dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSuperman: The Art and Making of the Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the ultimate companion to the first epic big-screen entry in the DC Studios canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210474557725,"sku":"9781419780752","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781419780752.jpg?v=1753982819","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/superman-the-art-and-making-of-the-film","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}