Superman will end 2025 as this year's highest-grossing superhero movie. Throw in the positive reviews, and it's fair to say that filmmaker James Gunn has got the DCU off to a strong start with his reboot.
There was some room for improvement (more time in The Daily Planet newsroom would have been welcomed), but with Man of Tomorrow on the horizon, Gunn looks set to continue exploring the DCU's Metropolis.
The DC Studios co-CEO has been praised for making a point of showing the city being evacuated during the right act, and thanks to artist Victor Martinez, we have a new look at the destruction that rained down on Superman's home, thanks to Lex Luthor.
Of course, unlike 2013's Man of Steel, there were presumably no casualties, thanks to that timely evacuation and Superman's intervention.
Doing the rounds to promote the movie this summer, Gunn was asked about the insurance rates in the city Clark Kent calls home. "I mean, I live part of the time in California, and we have fires and earthquakes, so it’s about the same," he shared "It's just that there aren’t as many fires and earthquakes in Metropolis, just more Kaiju."
He added, "I wanted to create a universe that was different from ours. One of the things I liked about DC was it wasn’t our world, it was another world, it was Gotham instead of New York, it was Metropolis instead of whatever, it was Star City and Central City and all of these different places, it was like a fictional world and so I wanted to create this other planet, this other reality, that’s what I love doing."
"If you destroy New York in the MCU, it’s, I mean, it’s heavy to destroy any city, but anything can happen in the DCU. We can destroy anything at any time. We could destroy a continent. It could happen. It gives you the freedom to do what you want," Gunn concluded.
Check out this new Superman concept art in the Instagram post 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 and available on Digital platforms.