Superman: The Truth Behind THAT Fight Scene | Set Stories with Maria
1,070Maria Gabriela de Faria trained for 8 months to play The Engineer in Superman, and it shows.
In this Collider Set Stories, she breaks down her behind the scenes transformation, fighting Superman, and what it’s really like working with James Gunn behind the camera.
Plus: the song that shaped her character, the advice she stole from David Corenswet, and the potato she wasn’t allowed to eat.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Playing The Engineer in Superman
00:20 – How the comics inspired her intense training
00:55 – Building the character through physical pain
02:28 – Animalistic fight style & stunt prep
03:22 – What a James Gunn set is really like
03:56 – Behind the baseball field fight scene
04:43 – David Corenswet’s on-set energy
05:41 – Showing the human side of The Engineer
06:42 – Lessons from telenovela days
08:15 – The song that defined her mindset
09:10 – That infamous “no potato” moment
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