Superman is simply days away from being launched in theaters, with some fortunate followers having already seen the movie due to early chicken screenings, and the battle between DCU and Zack Snyder followers has by no means been extra contentious. The latter group remains to be upset over Henry Cavill being changed because the Man of Metal, with David Corenswet enjoying Superman within the DCU for the foreseeable future. In addition to these fortunate followers, critics have additionally been handled to early entry to Superman, and the critiques have flooded the web over the previous 12 hours. Whereas Snyder followers will staunchly defend “Zack Snyder’s imaginative and prescient” for the way forward for the DCEU, James Gunn’s Superman is at the moment successful the combat.
The present warfare between Superman and Man of Metal is being fought on the sacred battlefield of Rotten Tomatoes. Regardless of Man of Metal having a religious fan base, which has grown within the years since its launch, critics weren’t that impressed with the movie when it premiered in theaters again in 2013. Man of Metal sits at a really divisive 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, from 340 critiques. Whereas it does not but have as many critiques, Superman is at the moment streets forward of Man of Metal from a critic’s perspective. James Gunn’s first DCU film holds a far stronger 86% critics’ rating.

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What does this truly imply for Superman? In the event you’re a kind of individuals who do not care about Rotten Tomatoes or the rivalry between Zack Snyder and DCU followers, then it means about as a lot as Man Gardner (Nathan Fillion) truly being a redhead within the comics. However, for the die-hard followers in each camps, it is but one more reason for the DC fanbase to be divided.
‘Superman’ Has Two Extra Huge Battles Forward of It
Superman might have gained the primary battle, however the warfare is way from over. There are two extra huge milestones the movie has to cross earlier than it may be unanimously referred to as a hit and an enchancment over Zack Snyder’s Man of Metal. The primary and arguably hardest combat will come within the type of the RT viewers rating. Audiences will get to have their say on July 11, when Superman releases in theaters. Together with real critiques, be they constructive or damaging, anticipate many hardcore DCEU followers to review-bomb Superman tougher than the destruction of Krypton.
The second battle, which is most essential within the eyes of the studios, is on the field workplace. Whereas James Gunn stated that Superman does not need to be a bank-breaking blockbuster to be thought of a hit, DC Studios is probably going hoping that it’ll surpass Man of Metal‘s field workplace take, proving that followers are actually embracing the brand new model of Superman. Man of Metal earned $670 million worldwide when it was launched in cinemas. Superman is at the moment monitoring for a $130 million opening weekend, which means that focus on could possibly be attainable.
Superman releases in theaters on July 11.
Supply: RT

Superman
- Launch Date
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July 11, 2025
- Runtime
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130 Minutes
- Director
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James Gunn
- Producers
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Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran