James Gunn has revealed the backstory of Superman's weirdest character – and it's made me wish we saw more of him in the movie. "When people ask me my favorite character from Superman it just might be Mr. Handsome. Lex created Mr. Handsome in a Petri dish when he was 12 – he was trying to make a human," Gunn wrote on Bluesky.

James Gunn shared his love and the strange backstory for Superman's Mr. Handsome, Lex Luthor's creation the evil genius still adores.

Superman did well at the box office, and has moviegoers hyped for upcoming DC movies. Now that his movie is out, Gunn has been able to speak freely about it contents. Over on threads the filmmaker spoke about a small but memorable character: Mr. Handsome aka the creature that drove Lex around his pocket universe. He explained its origins, offering: