The DC world is going through some changes as the DCEU (which is streaming with a Max subscription) is over and we’re transitioning to the new DCU. The first upcoming DC movie of these to arrive is James Gunn’s Superman, so the pressure is on. The movie’s trailer went viral for a shot of David Corenswet flying, and now the filmmaker/ studio head has gotten real about what went down.
What we know about Superman is limited, so fans are dissecting every frame of the Superman trailer to figure out what’s coming. I’m seriously hyped for the blockbuster, and wasn’t thrown by that viral clip of the title character flying. In an interview with EW, Gunn addressed what went down internally, saying:
It was a TV commercial and it wasn’t a finished visual effects shot. So the part of him flying, it was a photograph of his face and him flying. It was a photograph of a drone flying in front of an actual background. So all the pieces were real, but it was incorporated in kind of a funky way. I didn’t love the shot, so it’s not even the shot that’s in the movie. Sometimes I’m pretty strict about when I’m going through a trailer and looking at each of the shots, but sometimes the commercials, I forget to look at this closely. So that one kind of got by me.
Superman movies in the past, there’s a ton of pressure that comes with James Gunn putting his spin on the beloved DC hero. The limited footage for his movie is captivating, and has only inspired more discourse about its scale and the mysterious story being told by the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker.
The Superman cast is stellar, and Gunn is introducing a ton of characters throughout its mysterious runtime. That includes other superheroes like Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific. This isn’t going to be an origin story, which should presumably open more narrative possibilities for everyone involved. And given the big ensemble of characters assembled, this first DCU movie is likely going to help set up a ton of future projects such as Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
All will be revealed when Superman hits theaters on July 8th as part of the 2025 movie release list. The streaming home of both DC universes is on Max, including Creature Commandos.