The highly-anticipated teaser for James Gunn’s upcoming film Superman was dropped by DC on Thursday, offering a glimpse of David Corenswet’s eponymous hero, his pet dog Krypto, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Isabela Merced as Hawk Girl.
The two-minute-19-second-long video hints at Corenswet’s Superman facing off against his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor, played by Nicholas Hoult. The teaser opens with Superman lying on a snow-covered terrain with blood dripping from his mouth. When his loyal pet dog Krypto approaches him, the wounded superhero asks him to take him home.
Scenes featuring an injured Superman are interspersed with his alter-ego Clark Kent going about his job as a reporter for the Metropolis newspaper The Daily Planet. Kent’s colleague and love interest, Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) are also introduced in the teaser.
Several DC superheroes are set to make their debuts in the upcoming film, including Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner from the Green Lantern corps, Isabela Merced as Hawk Girl and Anthony Corrigan as Metamorpho.
Before Corenswet, Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill portrayed the superhero on the big screen. Prior to casting The Politician actor as Superman, Gunn had shared in a statement to US-based entertainment magazine Variety, “The next Superman has to be someone who has all the humanity that Superman has but he's also an alien. It's gotta be somebody who has the kindness and the compassion that Superman has and be somebody who you want to give a hug.”
Gunn’s upcoming movie, previously titled Superman: Legacy, is the first film in DCU's Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters. The Suicide Squad director wrapped up filming for Superman in July, he announced with a photo of the cast and crew from the initial week of filming in Svalbard, Norway. The film is slated to release on July 11, 2025.
Known for directing the Guardian of the Galaxy films, The Suicide Squad (2021) and the original Max series Peacemaker (2022), Gunn has also written the screenplay for the upcoming superhero movie.
