Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, but is it finally the trailer for James Gunn’s Superman? Speculation is we will finally get our first look at the film this week, and while nothing has been confirmed, today’s arrival of a new motion poster suggests that it’s true.
The motion poster has also been released by DC Studios in traditional style, both showing star David Corenswet’s Superman taking off into the air surrounded by a blast of familiar colors. Not only does it resemble the classic 1978 Richard Donner movie, but the motion poster is accompanied by a version of John Williams’ theme.
Gunn doesn’t do anything coincidentally. The idea to take from the image and the music is that he’s drawing clear inspiration from the classic superhero film that famously starred Christopher Reeve.
The story will find Superman journeying to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent in Smallville, Kansas. As the embodiment of truth, justice, and the American way, his kindness is increasingly seen as old-fashioned in the modern world.
Superman opens July 11th 2025 and stars Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, and Frank Grillo.
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