Superman
July 11, 2025 in theaters
October 1, 2025 on Max
Rocketed from a dying planet as an infant, Kal-El grows up in small-town Kansas before moving to Metropolis, where he becomes both the city's protector and a mild-mannered reporter navigating a double life. The 1978 film introduces the screen mythology of Superman and Christopher Reeve's portrayal that subsequent versions continue to reference.
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QUOTE
"You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards."
-- Jor-El, Man of Steel
DID YOU KNOW?
Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1933. They sold the rights for $130.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
James Gunn's Superman is the most sincere take on the character since the Donner films — a deliberate reassertion that Superman's optimism is a strength rather than a liability, and a film that earns that assertion rather than simply declaring it. David Corenswet brings physical credibility and an earnest openness to the role, and the film's willingness to center Clark Kent's humanity alongside his power gives the character a warmth that the Snyder-era films treated more skeptically. The supporting cast is unusually strong for a franchise-launch film, and the tone manages to be genuinely hopeful without tipping into naivety. A clean, confident reintroduction that does exactly what the DCU needed.
PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Where this fits in the larger story
Superman is positioned as a cornerstone of the new DCU, reintroducing Clark Kent as the emotional and moral center of a rebuilt screen universe. It connects Kryptonian legacy, human identity, and public heroism with the larger world of emerging metahumans. Its placement helps viewers understand the foundation for the DCU's tone, ideals, and future heroic conflicts.
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