DC Studios Superman - July 11, 2025

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[Thom]

Saw the first trailer today while in to see Thunderbolts* and it was thankfully the one without Krypto using a badly wounded Supes as a trampoline.

[Old_Nash_II]

OH GREAT CESAR'S Ghost!

[derex3592]

Ok, SOLD. I'm THERE! Nothing more need be said. James Gunn, don't let us 80's Christopher Reeves fans down! PLEEAAASE! 

[TangledThorns]

It'll be interesting to see how it ties into PEACEMAKER.

[sh9000]

Filmed for IMAX.

 

[Thom]

There just seems like there is a LOT going on! I'm hoping it doesn't feel rushed or jumps around too much.

[Big s]

On 5/14/2025 at 5:22 PM, Thom said:

There just seems like there is a LOT going on! I'm hoping it doesn't feel rushed or jumps around too much.

It does, but I get the feeling that James Gunn handles chaotic storylines better than most

[Thom]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

It does, but I get the feeling that James Gunn handles chaotic storylines better than most

That's the thing, I don't really want 'chaotic.'

[Big s]

34 minutes ago, Thom said:

That's the thing, I don't really want 'chaotic.'

Chaotic will at least be better than emo

[Thom]

13 hours ago, Big s said:

Chaotic will at least be better than emo

A good dramatic story could be so much better than just a string of exposions and superfast action squences, just to use Bay's Transformers as a comparison. Don't get me wrong, I do like Gunn's films, the earlier GoTG movies especially. But that Superman trailer looks like it's going to have a dozen villlains, or enough flashbacks for a dozen movies. 

That being said, this could be a real good film. There are sequences that I really like, but some have me worried. Krypto bouncing all over a badly wounded Supes just for the LOLs is one of them. Cheapening a dramatic scene just for laughs could seriously hurt the tone of the film, and Gunn has done that before. The scene from GoTG, when Quill gets the others to help him defend Zandar and Rocket comes out with his a-holes line. Funny, yes, but it was a gag moment at the expense of an emotional scene when the team is finally pulling together. 

Different movie, but the same thing happened in the first Dr Strange. The moment he decides to stand and fight is really cool scene with him drawing on the cape and then looking into a mirror - and then the cape starts trying to caress his cheek. A dramatic moment cheapened by the gag.

I hope he hasn't started leaning on it like a crutch - rather than growing past it.

[sh9000]

Prime early screening on 7/7.

[Big s]

4 hours ago, Thom said:

A good dramatic story could be so much better than just a string of exposions and superfast action squences, just to use Bay's Transformers as a comparison. Don't get me wrong, I do like Gunn's films, the earlier GoTG movies especially. But that Superman trailer looks like it's going to have a dozen villlains, or enough flashbacks for a dozen movies. 

That being said, this could be a real good film. There are sequences that I really like, but some have me worried. Krypto bouncing all over a badly wounded Supes just for the LOLs is one of them. Cheapening a dramatic scene just for laughs could seriously hurt the tone of the film, and Gunn has done that before. The scene from GoTG, when Quill gets the others to help him defend Zandar and Rocket comes out with his a-holes line. Funny, yes, but it was a gag moment at the expense of an emotional scene when the team is finally pulling together. 

Different movie, but the same thing happened in the first Dr Strange. The moment he decides to stand and fight is really cool scene with him drawing on the cape and then looking into a mirror - and then the cape starts trying to caress his cheek. A dramatic moment cheapened by the gag.

I hope he hasn't started leaning on it like a crutch - rather than growing past it.

I didn’t know he had anything to do with Dr Strange. But I do think Gunn knows how to do comedic bits and somehow have great heartfelt moments. I think the inclusion of characters like Krypto and Guy Gardner are gonna give some little laughs here and there, but probably won’t rely on them throughout. I think Gunn will give us a more heartfelt Superman movie than the Snyder version. Gunn seems able to give some great moments while Snyder kinda has to force a moment and his films kinda lack heart. Not gonna say we won’t get a cheap laugh here and there though, but Superman historically has always had those kind of moments.