Whenever you’re constructing an intricate cinematic universe, you anticipate to area questions on Batman casting rumors, continuity throughout rebooted timelines, or a mess of different lore that comes with the territory of placing collectively new superhero films. Nevertheless, once in a while, the web comes by with a query so oddly particular and hilarious, you virtually don’t anticipate a solution. And but, James Gunn delivered. How do prisoners poop in Lex Luthor’s pocket universe, which we noticed within the 2025 film schedule launch, Superman? Sure, there’s a solution for that.
In a current publish on Threads, a fan posed the essential (and barely unhinged) query whereas rewatching Superman (which you’ll be able to stream now with an HBO Max subscription). They stated, “[James Gunn], that is only a query I had whereas I used to be rewatching Superman. Are the prisoners in Lex’s pocket universe watching one another go to the lavatory, or do they get some privateness? 😂”
The director of the Superman movie, in addition to the formally introduced sequel, Man of Tomorrow, replied with basic bluntness. He wrote:
No privateness. These issues within the again left corners of every cell are bogs.
That could be a fairly simple reply, letting our imaginations fill in the remainder. That will be sufficient for many administrators, however not Gunn, who’s lengthy been recognized for obsessively pondering by even the weirdest world-building particulars. Naturally, a follow-up query emerged about the place that waste truly goes, which led to this reply:
Into the underside of the bathroom and there are slots the place the waste might be eliminated (possible by Mr. Good-looking, and possibly not usually). You may assume we do not take into consideration these things, however we actually do.
Cool. Cool, cool, cool. Gunn actually does consider the whole lot, doesn’t he?
Additionally, for those who want a refresher on who Mr. Good-looking is, you’re not alone. He’s one of many freakiest additions within the rebooted Superman film, a gray-skinned, black-eyed creature who chauffeured Lex by his personal pocket universe. Gunn beforehand defined that Lex created him in a petri dish (as a result of, in fact, he did).
That origin story is already nightmare gasoline, however realizing Handsom additionally handles rest room responsibility inside his creator’s extradimensional jail? That’s an entire new stage of absurd—and a darkly humorous reminder of simply how twisted Lex (and his nook of the DCU) actually is.
This playful back-and-forth with a fan reveals what’s shortly turning into a trademark of Gunn’s time at DC Studios, and that’s that he’s occupied with the whole lot. Sure, even the plumbing. He’s taking the time to reply questions none of us (effectively, virtually none) knew we had, like how prisoners poop and the place it goes if you’re caught in a pocket universe. The reply? Tiny nook bogs in full view, and Mr. Good-looking, greater than possible, tasked with cleansing them.
Comedian e-book films, people. Welcome to the golden age of latest DC films—the place even the weirdest fan questions get solutions, and I’m 100% right here for it. The primary chapter of the DCU, Gods and Monsters, kicked off with Superman, now streaming on HBO. The subsequent installment, Supergirl, lands on the 2026 film schedule on June 26, 2026.