SUPERMAN Concept Art And Photos Reveal First Look At Kal-El's Suit WITHOUT The Divisive Red Trunks

SUPERMAN Concept Art And Photos Reveal First Look At Kal-El's Suit WITHOUT The Divisive Red Trunks

Newly revealed Superman concept art offers a first look at the Man of Tomorrow's DCU suit without his iconic red trunks, and opinions appear to be split on whether it's an improvement or not. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Aug 06, 2025 06:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

Trunks or no trunks? Until "The New 52" took away the Kryptonian's red underoos, it was kind of a given that Superman would have them on screen. Still, they were absent from Man of Steel and the DCEU, leaving fans to wonder whether they might be similarly ditched in Superman

Filmmaker James Gunn instead decided to embrace the comic books, leading to a version of this character who looked like he'd just stepped straight off the page. He did, however, consider versions of the suit without the trunks. 

Thanks to artist Maybelle Pineda, we have a first look at artwork depicting Supes in another fully blue suit, along with what looks like some photos from a costume fitting. The internet is divided when it comes to this take, with some saying it looks much better and others arguing that it's a major step backwards.

"One of the biggest questions was, 'Were we gonna have trunks, or were we gonna not have trunks?'" Gunn said last month. "I talked to Zack Snyder, who was like, 'I tried a billion different versions with the trunks, and at the end of the day, I tried it, but I just couldn’t get there.' And I was feeling exactly the same way. Theoretically, I liked the idea of trunks because it’s the Superman I grew up with."

The Superman writer and director previously credited star David Corenswet with changing his mind. 

"We were trying on all these different versions, and we screened tested with trunks and no trunks. And one of the things David said is that Superman wants kids to not be afraid of him," Gunn explained. "He’s an alien. He’s got these incredible powers. He shoots beams out of his eyes. He’s incredibly powerful and could be considered scary."

He added, "He wants people to like him. He wants to be a symbol of hope and positivity. So he dresses like a professional wrestler. He dresses in a way that makes people unafraid of him, that shows that hope and shows that positivity. And that really clicked in for me."

You can see what might have been in Superman in the Instagram gallery below. 

Superman, DC Studios' first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.  

"Superman is an indescribable joy," we said in our review"A beautiful, moving thrill, David Corenswet is the perfect Man of Steel in a movie packed full of ideas. Fortunately, under James Gunn’s expert direction, all of those work, creating a rousing experience that flies higher than DC has in a very long time."

The movie stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Also appearing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.

Superman is now playing in theaters.

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Samsquanch
Samsquanch - 8/6/2025, 6:15 AM
Not a big fan of the final suit but it looks wayyy worse without the trunks.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/6/2025, 7:27 AM
@Samsquanch - Yeh, it does look bad without them.

I don't dislike what they did go with although not the best they could have created for the film but it is good enough with trunks, terrible without them going by those concepts.
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 8/6/2025, 6:15 AM
Glad they stuck with the trunks.
Fogs
Fogs - 8/6/2025, 6:17 AM
Yeap. Glad they kept the trunks.

BTW it was way better in live action tbh. I had my doubts it would work and it did, IMO.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 8/6/2025, 6:18 AM
Is the film gonna make less than 600m?
tRuckRogers46A
tRuckRogers46A - 8/6/2025, 6:38 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - maybe. Depends how long it's theatrical run is.
Currently on $555 million after four weeks.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/6/2025, 7:41 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - It's only 45M off that now so should trickle past 600M even with diminishing returns.

Considering The Batman made an additional 33M domestic alone after the 25th day of release which with the current D/I split for Superman if it followed a similar pattern also gaining another 33M domestic it would equate to around 25M overseas thus an additional 58M. Even knocking 15% of those 'The Batman' numbers remaining BO returns it would still result in an additional 49M for Superman.

It isn't like there is much else likely to reduce legs other than F4 now for the rest of the Summer what with JW already available to rent at home.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 8/6/2025, 7:55 AM
@tRuckRogers46A - can't say im rooting for it given how much of an abject disappointment the film was. Cast was good though
Kadara
Kadara - 8/6/2025, 6:19 AM
I never been scared.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/6/2025, 6:34 AM
Jesus it's somehow worse without them... how?
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 8/6/2025, 6:36 AM
This is one of the worst Superman suits designs in modern history.

I want to see the screen test of Corensweat in Cavills suit! 👀
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 8/6/2025, 6:41 AM
Definitely the best live action Superman suit imo!
So glad they kept the trunks.
Martianhunter
Martianhunter - 8/6/2025, 6:49 AM
Hey @joshwilding

Invasion — Season 3 Official Trailer just dropped starring Yukio from Deadpool:
ChrisEl
ChrisEl - 8/6/2025, 6:56 AM
Lol. The suite is divisive WITHOUT the trunks.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 8/6/2025, 7:22 AM
Yeah. Looks weird without the diaper. Good call, Gunn.

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UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/6/2025, 7:38 AM
@SuperCat - *trunks.

And you can blame Corenswet for that one.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 8/6/2025, 7:47 AM
@UltimaRex - LOL. Right!
zeon00
zeon00 - 8/6/2025, 7:24 AM
There are people who like the red diaper
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/6/2025, 7:32 AM
@zeon00 - Sometimes I wonder how much of it is glazing and how much of it is due to them actually liking it. That diaper looks horrible.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/6/2025, 7:36 AM
@zeon00 - *trunks
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/6/2025, 7:36 AM
@Urubrodi - *trunks.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/6/2025, 7:41 AM
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dragon316
dragon316 - 8/6/2025, 7:43 AM
@zeon00 - maybe it was little slimmer shorter wouldn’t look like diaper more as underwear what Chris reeve costume look like ?si=YQhZaawA3c8Ahj_b
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/6/2025, 7:45 AM
@Urubrodi - jokes need to be funny.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/6/2025, 7:48 AM
@UltimaRex - mate it was clearly funny between me and @zeon00, you are the one that felt the need to chime in cause you were offended over a minor joke over a fictional character
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/6/2025, 8:47 AM
@Urubrodi - jokes still need to be funny.

CBM's (and to a lesser extent, cinema in general) are having a hard enough time without it's fans being cringe.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 8/6/2025, 7:38 AM
The trunks really complete the look.

Otherwise it just looks like a blue diving suit with a cape.

Trunks on was definitely the right call.

Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/6/2025, 7:46 AM
@MaximusTheMad - Well it's certainly doable to make a Superman suit work without them (e.g. Man of Steel). But yes, in this particular case the suit was gonna look even worse without them.
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/6/2025, 7:42 AM
Maybe if stupid trunks was more defined like Chris reeve costume was fans like it more had no problem almost like it without trunks cavil Superman did it best without trunks It wouldn’t deciding factor for me see it or not more I look at it more I like both I can see where James Gunn having problems put goofy things on him goood thing actor play Superman convinced him do so
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/6/2025, 7:48 AM
Honestly , the costume looks good without trunks atleast in the concept art but obviously could have been different in action…

I will say the trunks have grown on me and do fit the suit well overall imo!!.

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Anyway , cool to get a look into the process of making the costume.
Sinner
Sinner - 8/6/2025, 7:50 AM
Trunks will always be the right call. And suit looked so much better in the movie
ANewPope
ANewPope - 8/6/2025, 8:13 AM
Trunks. Always & forever.
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 8/6/2025, 8:21 AM
That does not look right. Superman's trunks are so iconic, it looks like a weird onesy without it. It needs the red in the middle to break it up.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/6/2025, 8:28 AM
@comicfan100 - I get yah but I feel The belt does a good job of breaking it up.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/6/2025, 8:23 AM
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DannyBrandy20
DannyBrandy20 - 8/6/2025, 8:25 AM
This suit design looks worse without red trunks

A better designed suit with red belt would've looked better
SethBullock
SethBullock - 8/6/2025, 8:29 AM
I'm always pro-red trunks, but those are the worst looking red trunks of all time.

Hopefully the whole suit is redesigned if there is a sequel.

Maybe keep some elements of this one like the more modern KC inspired logo, but try to make everything else look (much) better, it shouldn't be that hard.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/6/2025, 8:37 AM
There he is. Found him. Found Henry Cavill. On the 11th image.
Laridian
Laridian - 8/6/2025, 8:41 AM
If I ever start fretting over minor suit details, just go ahead and put me down, please.
mck13
mck13 - 8/6/2025, 8:44 AM
a MAN in Red Panties...other men who like seeing that is weird
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