James Gunn’s Superman has officially kicked off the DC Universe. The new big screen adaptation of the popular superhero stars David Corenswet as the titular character – while Nicholas Hoult plays his nemesis, Lex Luthor. While the film has been well-received by most fans and critics, there are some DC fans who have pointed out a potential plot hole in Superman.
For those who’ve seen the film, we’re introduced to Superman’s Fortress of Solitude quite early on, a home base for the character ran by androids and numerous secrets regarding the character’s history. This is why Lex Luthor and his team including The Engineer make their way to the fortress in an effort to find any dirt they can on Superman.
It just so happens that The Engineer locates a video of Superman’s parents, one that was damaged upon arrival to Earth, and the second portion is corrupted. The Engineer manages to fix this portion of the footage and discovers that Superman’s biological parents weren’t as friendly as he believed.
This sets up a large portion of the film in which Superman must clear his name while also coming to terms with the fact that his parents didn’t have the best interests regarding humanity as he so believed. Eventually, he comes to choose his adoptive parents over them, and the end of the film plays footage of him growing up in Kansas.
Now, as you can see below, this is where fans have pointed out the potential plot hole. “I just realized she hacked the Fortress of Solitude,” one fan writes on X, referring to The Engineer, “but just missed the whole home video of Clark’s upbringing.”
I just realized she hacked the Fortress of Solitude but just missed the whole home video of Clarks upbringing😭 pic.twitter.com/u6E64006q2
— SEBA (@the_real_seba) July 28, 2025
If true, The Engineer could have potentially found the video and not only figured out Superman’s identity but she could have created a whole slew of different problems than what we see in the film. Fortunately, for whatever reason she doesn’t, and Superman’s secret identity remains a secret – at least to most.
Another fan does suggest this isn’t a plot hole for Superman because the videos of his adoptive parents might’ve only been uploaded after most of the movie takes place, thus the footage wasn’t available to begin with for The Engineer to see:
It obviously hadn’t been uploaded yet. That’s kinda the point of the movie. Superman replaced the footage of his Kryptonian parents with his earth parents because they were morally good people who he loved more.
— swam (@whitepilld) July 29, 2025
If so, it’s not really a plot hole, but it does create another potential security risk for a sequel. Especially if they decide to once again break into Superman’s fortress. Perhaps we’ll see that come into play at some point, or at least see Superman’s answer to keep out any other trespassers. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for more DCU updates as we have them.