If there’s one thing I can appreciate at the moment of writing this, is director’s James Gunn’s committmemt to making a potentially great Superman movie. He’s confident enough that he and the studio are now rolling out an extended first look at the titular character played by David Corenswet following its rousing showcase at CinemaCon which you can read more about here or anywhere the trades have been reporting.
The footage builds on a few moments from the previous teaser which debuted back in December in which loyal superior, Krypto, takes our severely injured hero home. The extended sneak peek trailer introduced on Thursday reveals our first look at Gunn’s cinematic treatment of Superman’s Kryptonian fortress wherein a squad of robots treat his ailments with concentrated direct sunlight.
The robots are definitely an area of the Superman IP I wasn’t aware of considering I didn’t read the comics but certainly kept up on the movies, TV shows and games. If anything, this teaser shows that Gunn is covering areas of this comic adaptation that folks like me are only just discovering through his work, and that speaks to the likelihood that this DC Studios reboot will assuredly find its audience, even if the staunch Snyderverse loyalists remain unmoved.
Check it out below the official language:
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.
DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
The film stars David Corenswet (“Twisters,” “Hollywood”) in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult (the “X-Men” movies, “Juror #2”) as Lex Luthor. The film also stars Edi Gathegi (“For All Mankind”), Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Gotham”), Nathan Fillion (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “The Suicide Squad”), Isabela Merced (“Alien Romulus”), Skyler Gisondo (“Licorice Pizza,” “Booksmart”), Sara Sampaio (“At Midnight”), María Gabriela de Faría (“The Moodys”), Wendell Pierce (“Selma,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”), Alan Tudyk (“Andor”), Pruitt Taylor Vince (“Bird Box”) and Neva Howell (“Greedy People”).
“Superman” is executive produced by Nikolas Korda, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars Winther. Behind the camera, Gunn is joined by frequent collaborators, including director of photography Henry Braham, production designer Beth Mickle, costume designer Judianna Makovsky and composer John Murphy, along with editors William Hoy (“The Batman”), Jason Ballantine (the “IT” films, “The Flash”) and Craig Alpert (“Deadpool 2,” “Blue Beetle”).
“Superman” will be in theaters and IMAX nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
