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In 14 days, director James Gunn’s SUPERMAN flies into theaters, but right now, the marketing campaign is soaring to new heights. In Hollywood, on La Brea and Beverly, you can catch a glimpse of the latest billboard for Big Blue.
And the global tour isn’t stopping either. From recent stopovers in Brazil and the Philippines, Gunn had a vision to do something unusual in the genre today: to create a story about doing good. Being good.
“The movie is about a character who is purely good in a world that isn’t good, and I think that’s something we don’t really see. Everybody’s an anti-hero, and I think that when characters seem good, there is a tendency to kind of make fun of them and see them as goofy. But this character is noble and he’s beautiful, and he’s not always right and he makes mistakes. I get emotional because I what this movie is about is—why do we love Superman so much? Is it because he can punch planets or pick up skyscrapers? I don’t think it is. I think it’s because of his innate goodness and, and his humanity, even though he’s an alien, and the fact that he is okay with being pollyannaish, it’s okay that he’s being optimistic, it’s okay that he’s vulnerable.”
Including a lot of other elements from the Superman universe, Gunn says, “I thought this movie could be different in that it could have all those sort of magical realism elements of the fantasy of Superman—flying dogs and giant kaiju and robot helpers and all of these fun things— while keeping the character himself more grounded. Superman is real and rooted in his personality and his relationship to the other characters, in a plot that was dictated by his choices, not by some external forces. The script was so fun to write because of that. It was also very different from anything I had ever written before. Sure, it has some science fiction elements, but I think in some ways, Superman is more grounded than the Guardians films because at its essence, it’s not a comedy. But it’s also more fantastical in certain strange ways. It’s more like a comic book. Really going there with all these big things like the Grant Morrison All-Star Superman does.”
The stars of the film were on Jimmy Kimmel Live, with guest host Diego Luna, to talk about the movie.
Corenswet says of the iconic Superman suit, “the first time I saw a glimpse in the monitor after we had shot something and I saw a little bit of playback of me in the suit, on camera, I thought, “That looks pretty freaking cool.” And then when we did the publicity photo shoot, I think that was the first time that I said like, “Oh, this is… yeah, it’s an iconic look.” Those pictures give you a different sense of how it looks, and you’re just as a loss for words.”
Did you know Krypto is based on Gunn’s own rescue dog, Ozu, who has one ear up and one ear down.
To celebrate SUPERMAN, in theaters July 11, Warner Bros. Discovery is covering pet adoption fees July 1-10 at Best Friends locations and select network partners only. That means you can be a hero like Superman™ and adopt your best friend for free. Just like Superman has Krypto the Superdog, your sidekick is out there ready to fly with you on all of life’s adventures.
When animals don’t have homes, they’re at risk of being killed. In fact, a dog or cat is killed in America’s shelters every 90 seconds just because they don’t have a safe place to call home. But there are so many ways you can help change that. https://bestfriends.org/how-you-can-help/superman
“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”).
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. RACHEL BROSNAHAN as Lois Lane and EDI GATHEGI as Mr. Terrific in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
“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 composer David Fleming (“The Last of Us”) and editors William Hoy (“The Batman”) and Craig Alpert (“Deadpool 2,” “Blue Beetle”).
DC Studios Presents a Troll Court Entertainment/The Safran Company Production, A James Gunn Film, “Superman,” which will be in theaters and IMAX® nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Contributed by Michelle McCue and Melissa Thompson
