Superman (2025)

[thecolorsblend]

I was going to mention the All-Star Superman thing if you didn't.

The good will for this movie is apparently unabated. People seem fairly open to whatever this movie is shaping up to be.

[The Laughing Fish]

[Silver Nemesis]

WB has released a new poster accompanied by a vocal rendition of Williams' classic theme: https://x.com/i/status/1868654814432784592

A short teaser has also been posted which states the trailer will be released on Thursday: https://x.com/wbpictures/status/1868657333058073053

[Silver Nemesis]

The casting seems decent so far, but I'm concerned about the presence of other superheroes like Supergirl and Hawkgirl. We haven't had a proper live action Superman solo movie in over a decade now. I just hope this doesn't turn into some kind of JLA-lite ensemble movie like The Flash did.

Returning to this point, I saw an interview The Critical Drinker and Nerdrotic did with Mark Millar a few months ago where this concern was raised. Millar responded with an interesting theory. I've since seen several online sources claiming Millar's theory is correct.

Basically the idea is that Gunn is presenting a variation on the Kingdom Come concept where there'll be a generation of darker heroes already in place before Superman debuts. Heroes who kill their enemies and espouse cynical worldviews. Then Superman will arrive, embodying a more idealistic and hopeful Golden/Silver Age heroism, and he'll provide the younger generation with a more optimistic example to follow.

If this is indeed the approach Gunn's taking, it would mean the inclusion of other superheroes is less a matter of plugging spinoffs and more a way of contextualising the cynical world to which Superman brings hope. I can see that approach working. Right now I feel optimistic about this movie and I'm looking forward to watching the trailer.