It’s onerous to think about a film opening in 2025 that’s beneath extra stress than “Superman.” James Gunn‘s new tackle the DC character serves as a tough launch for a brand new cinematic universe of flicks and reveals overseen by Gunn and Peter Safran, who’ve served as co-CEOs of DC Studios since 2022. The 2 males are creating a slate of initiatives as various because the animated Max collection “Creature Commandos” (the smooth launch) and a “Sgt. Rock” film starring Daniel Craig and directed by Luca Guadagnino.
However very similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was constructed upon the success of Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man,” Gunn’s “Superman” should lay a powerful basis for the remainder of his bold plans.
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” director enlisted David Corenswet to take over for Henry Cavill within the position of Superman/Clark Kent. He’ll be flanked by a star-studded solid that additionally consists of Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Superman nemesis Lex Luthor. The official teaser trailer, launched on Thursday, offers followers their first actual have a look at the ensemble — together with Corenswet in Superman’s iconic primary-colored tights. And sure, additionally Krypto the Superdog.
Whereas “Superman” will function a place to begin for what may turn into a sprawling movie collection, Gunn has careworn that it’s not an origin story. Chatting with members of the press on the movie’s set (through TheWrap), the director defined that his movie will start with Superman already established as a superhero with the preexisting relationships that comedian ebook followers have come to anticipate.
“We simply begin in the midst of the motion,” he stated. “Superman already exists. Lois and Clark already know one another. Lex hates Superman’s guts from the start, though they don’t know one another personally. So we begin proper in the midst of the motion.”
Gunn additionally added that the movie’s flight sequences have been influenced by the aerial images of one other latest blockbuster that filmed real-life superhero Tom Cruise flying by means of the air.
“We took lots from movies like Prime Gun: Maverick,” he stated. “We shoot a whole lot of our motion with precise drones flying in and round Superman and the people who he’s flying with, The Engineer, and whoever else that he’s combating up within the air. And we did that on sound levels. We bought these actually small, loopy drones now. We’ve bought a few of the finest flyers on this planet right here who’re working with it.”
Warner Bros. Photos will launch “Superman” in theaters on Friday, July 11. Watch the teaser trailer beneath.