Superman: The Truth Behind THAT Fight Scene | Set Stories with Maria

Maria 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 #Superman #JamesGunn #BehindTheScenes #SetStories Our Social Media:   / collider   www.x.com/Collider Our Website https://www.collider.com For copyright matters, please contact us at: [email protected]