SUPERMAN Poll Results Are In - Find Out What CBM's Readers Made Of James Gunn's DCU Reboot

SUPERMAN Poll Results Are In - Find Out What CBM's Readers Made Of James Gunn's DCU Reboot

Last week, we asked CBM's readers to let us know how they felt about James Gunn's Superman, and the poll results might just surprise you...

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 21, 2025 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

We recently asked ComicBookMovie.com's readers to let us know how they felt about James Gunn's Superman, and the poll results are now in.

3580 of you voted, and in a fairly rare outcome, the majority of you went with the most positive option.

36% voted Excellent, 5/5, followed by 32% with Very Good, 4/5; 17% with Good, 3/5; 11% with Disappointing, 2/5; and only 5% of you voted for the most negative option, Supersh*t, 1/5.

Though the DCU reboot does seem to have been embraced by general audiences, these results are still somewhat surprising given the backlash the movie has received from a certain contingent of fans.

As for Superman's box office performance, the movie has been doing pretty well domestically, but hasn't been as big a hit overseas. Even so, the Man of Steel's latest big-screen outing passed $400 million globally last night, and should serve as a successful launching pad for the DCU.

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Superman stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/the Man of Steel, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

The cast also Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as "Ma" and "Pa" Kent, and Milly Alcock's Supergirl has been confirmed to make her debut ahead of her own Woman of Tomorrow movie.

"And that’s a wrap," Gunn posted last year when filming concluded. "God bless our cast and crew whose commitment, creativity, and hard work have brought this project to life. I set out to make a movie about a good man in a world that isn’t always so much. And the goodness and kindness and love I’ve encountered on a daily basis on the set has inspired me and thrust me forward when I felt too spent to move on my own.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It has been an honor. The destination has been Superman, but the journey has been the toil and the laughter and the emotions and ideas and magic we’ve shared together on set - and for that I am forever grateful."

You can check out a synopsis for the movie below.

"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."

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SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/21/2025, 10:21 AM
So, only 11% of people got it right. Interesting
Rpendo
Rpendo - 7/21/2025, 10:23 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - “I have an opinion but I am so lacking in self-awareness that I have decided that it is fact”
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/21/2025, 10:24 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - Film’s a hit, no matter how you try and spin it.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 7/21/2025, 10:26 AM
@SteviesRightFoo -
It will sink in sooner or later
TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 7/21/2025, 10:34 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - "Wrong!" - The T-800
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/21/2025, 11:48 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - tale as old as time
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 7/21/2025, 12:18 PM
@DTor91 - i agree. I was a superhater but I was proven wrong. There are parts I nit-pick but JG did a fantastic job.
ComicBandit
ComicBandit - 7/21/2025, 12:18 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - Interesting how 15% of the people on here think their opinion is 100% right.😁
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/21/2025, 2:11 PM
@AgentofSH1ELD - Yeah, for me, it exceeded my expectations. Saw it twice! But that said, I’ve got my qualms with it too. It’s the kind of Superman film I’ve long wanted, and I think there’s enough seeds there for a greater sequel, or whatever the follow up will be.

It just feels good to be excited for DC for a change.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 10:26 AM
Saying it's "Excellent" is nonsense. And I liked the movie. The Dark Knight is excellent. Spiderman 2 is excellent. Days of Future Past is excellent. This is "aight."
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/21/2025, 10:30 AM
@noname - who are you to say it’s not excellent for the people that saw it?

Perhaps they enjoyed it a lot…

The biggest issue with the internet is people thinking their opinions are fact when they aren’t and shouldn’t be treated as such.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 10:35 AM
@TheVisionary25 - 5 WAYS TO MAKE THIS FILM "EXCELLENT":

1. 2 more revisions on the script.

2. FIRE the costume designer

3. FIRE the composer. Hire George Fenton to do the score. Or if you REALLY want a fresh talented composer, hire this guy named "POGO." You can listen to his music on YouTube. Imagine that guy doing a Superman score.

4. FIRE the cinematographer. Just terrible.

5. Let Lex get away with it in the end. He outsmarts Superman and still maintains his public persona. Gunn should be moving Lex's story towards "President Lex" arc.

Do these 5 things then the movie will be excellent.
TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 7/21/2025, 10:36 AM
@noname - POGO? The guy who does those mixes of film clips & makes music out of them? Does he do actual scores? Good scores?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/21/2025, 10:43 AM
@noname - User Comment Image

So basically make the movie the way you want it to be rather then judging how it actually is?
MR
MR - 7/21/2025, 11:10 AM
@noname - more like fire the writer and director.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 11:20 AM
@TDKRnry88 - Yes, he's EXTREMELY underrated. See, and this is what I hate about people, people think that just cause a guy is good at one particular thing in a particular way, that's all he can do. POGO is CLEARLY an excellent musical composer.

Also, you know that Ludwig Goransson has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Donald Glover, Travis Scott, etc., right? You can be good at multiple things.

It doesn't matter what all the popular Hollywood outlets push, I'm telling you right now that POGO is a far greater composer than Ludwig Goransson! Don't think that popularity equates to greatness. He might not be famous, but if there was justice in this world, POGO would be up there with Ludwig. And the fact that he's disappeared is tragic.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 7/21/2025, 11:23 AM
@noname - agree on all. Score/music was forgettable.

I really didn’t like the movie at all.

Costumes were ass.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 11:25 AM
@TDKRnry88 - He has albums on YouTube you can listen to. And if you have the money, feel free to support the guy. But yeah, as you know, his music is hard to describe. It has this intrinsically nostalgic feeling to it. Like , almost ALL of his music sounds like your childhood.

You don't think that would've been good for a Superman film? That sort of sound?
Patient2670
Patient2670 - 7/21/2025, 11:30 AM
@noname - And when you make your own Superman movie, you can definitely do those things. Until then, your opinion is valid, but that's all it is, an opinion.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 11:39 AM
@TheVisionary25 - No. These are suggestions to IMPROVE the movie out in theatres right now. I'm not saying throw away the script. I'm saying James Gunn's existing script needs at least 2 more revisions. Keep it in the oven a bit longer. He took it out too early and the result is just "aight". I like all the weird, mind bending Silver Age silliness because that means that this is a world where you can REALLY milk the DC property. Unlike past iterations.

But I think these suggestions (and I'm not a noob when it comes to filmmaking) will make a Superman FOR THIS ERA. A very traditional, yet distinct Superman. James Gunn should NOT have used John Williams score. Because that signifies a lack of confidence in his own vision that he has to bite off of Donner.

2 more script revisions, a better composer, cinematographer, and costume designer, and this would have been the quintessential Superman of the 2020's.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 11:46 AM
@Patient2670 - I actually wouldn't make a Superman movie. It's not about me. I'm telling you how to objectively make this movie better.

It's funny. If you found out I was secretly Steven Spielberg, you'd probably take what 'm saying more seriously. But right now, you think Im just "some guy" so you dismiss what I'm saying.

If I could direct a film in DC, it would be a Mr. Freeze movie (R rated). Or maybe even Static Shock (PG). It wouldn't be Superman. But that doesn't mean I still don't know how I would help James improve his film.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 7/21/2025, 11:54 AM
@noname - Spielberg would say intelligent things if he were to waste the amount of time that you’ve wasted sharing unintelligent things.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 12:05 PM
@AwesomePromoz - What was unintelligent in what I said, you baboon? Point something out, micro penis.
RolandD
RolandD - 7/21/2025, 12:23 PM
@noname - Here’s another example of how opinions work. DOFP is good for me using the same rating choices for this poll.
RolandD
RolandD - 7/21/2025, 12:35 PM
@noname - Subjectively, not objectively. It’s still just your opinions, which obviously you are entitled to.
Patient2670
Patient2670 - 7/21/2025, 1:30 PM
@noname - Even if you were Steven Speilberg (who, by the way is beyond amazing but not infallible), It's still just your opinion. You're telling us what you would rather have seen. And I told you, that's completely valid. But it's not immutable, and not everyone agrees with you. Don't take it so personally.
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/21/2025, 1:33 PM
@noname - Based on your “improvements,” we should all be thankful you’re not in Hollywood. Might give Uwe Boll a run for his money though.

Also, The Dark Knight is excellent. Spider-Man 2 is excellent. Superman is excellent.
DOFP, it’s aight. But I can respect those that think otherwise. See how easy that is?
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 2:14 PM
@Patient2670 - "Don't take it so personally." Stupid. Don't create a narrative out of thin air then try to apply it to my character. Take that elsewhere.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 2:24 PM
@DTor91 - Okay, pal. Sure.

1. When I say DOFP is excellent, I'm talking about the Rogue Cut, as that's the only version I've ever seen. I never saw the theatrical version nor do I want to.

2. I'm not comparing DOFP to The Dark Knight. I'm saying for what these films are, in how they handled their stories, they were excellent in their execution. They left NOTHING on the table where I could say it needed revisions.

3. I said this "Superman" movie is aight. You say DOFP is aight. If you genuinely think this Superman movie is better than DOFP, "The Rogue Cut", you're on fkn crack.

Not a matter of opinion. Not everything is a "matter of opinion." Sometimes a person is just objectively wrong. It's like if I said The Godfather 3 is better than The Godfather 2. Is that my opinon, yes. Am I WRONG as all hell, YES!!!!!! THAT is a WRONG opinon!
McMurdo
McMurdo - 7/21/2025, 2:42 PM
@noname - makes zero sense for Mystiques DNA to be the means of creating the Snetinels. Film loses out from that alone. It's solid but it's best and most interesting parts are in the beginning of the film.
noname
noname - 7/21/2025, 2:49 PM
@McMurdo - The entire film is about choices Mystique makes. Without that, the film lacks personal stakes. If none of the characters are directly involved with the direction of the plot, then the film becomes emotionless. You have a bunch of characters who are reactive and not proactive.

It might not make sense if you've read the comics, but within the logic of the film, it needs to play out that way.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/21/2025, 10:26 AM
That's about as close to consensus as you're going to see around here. You love to see it.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/21/2025, 10:28 AM
Guess 85% of this audience likes the movie or think its good enough. Guess its not as divisive as some people thought.
DCasAhobby
DCasAhobby - 7/21/2025, 10:29 AM
This is one of the only DC movies i've went to the theater to see of late. Thinking Gunn was on a hot streak I felt this was the best chance for DC to turn things around.....

So im just going to come out and say it. Superman was wretched trash on the level of WW84. it's being falsely propagated by WB and fanboys because this film was too IMPORTANT. It wasn't just the start of a new Superman franchise, which is important but also a new start to the DCU. Can't believe I'm saying this but Gunn dropped the ball big time.

Once the newness fades this film will be universally considered garbage. Objectively I can go on all day. Just terrible. Honestly I think Gunn got lost. To much on his plate molding an entire DCU, figuring out Superman etc...

Superman deserves a measure of reverence that Gunn simply can't provide. Completely crash and burned as a film. Just one nonsense clusterf***. I mean, "what the hell was even that!"
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/21/2025, 11:10 AM
@DCasAhobby - You don't have to come up with grand conspiracies to figure out why your tastes differ from the mainstream. It's okay to not like a thing that most people like. It doesn't make you wrong, just outside the mainstream, which is fine!
DCasAhobby
DCasAhobby - 7/21/2025, 11:15 AM
@Clintthahamster - lmao at, "grand conspiracy." It's just common knowledge how the business ran
MR
MR - 7/21/2025, 11:15 AM
@DCasAhobby - I agree. He punches down on the characters in his film. I'll continue to say that until the end of it all. I mean, making Ma and Pa Kent these dimwitted country bumpkins is a dumb move. This is the way I see it, you know that amazing Batmobile chase scene in The Batman when Bats is chasing Penguin? There is no scenario on Earth or on celluloid that James Gunn could produce something that epic. He just couldn't and he proved it by completely making the greatest superhero of all time not epic. Superman didn't even save the damn day in this movie!
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/21/2025, 11:23 AM
@DCasAhobby - Okay, but I don't work for WB, and I'm not a DC guy (haven't seen a DC cbm in the theater since DKR) but I loved Superman and I'm excited for what comes next. There's no reason to believe that "it's being falsely propagated by WB and fanboys because this film was too IMPORTANT." It's been widely praised by critics and audiences across the board. There's no mystery to it. People like the movie. And it's okay that you don't.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 7/21/2025, 11:24 AM
@DCasAhobby - agree. Was corny. Poorly written. And not a great movie.
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/21/2025, 1:40 PM
@DCasAhobby - Whenever anyone uses “objectively” to prop up an opinion, it’s a tell that everything about to be said is utter bullshit. Your word isn’t law.
You didn’t like the movie. Tough shit. Majority disagrees, and you’re just going to have to deal with it. As Pete Weber once said- “Hate me or love me, you watched. That’s all you could do.”
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