Superman (July 11th, 2025)

[Johnny1378]

The suit still looks bad. I don’t think it looks any different in the trailer than it did in any of the behind the scenes pics or in the first official photo.

The suit aside, the trailer itself is pretty fun. If the trailer is any indication, Gunn at least gets the tone right. I think if Krypto is used judiciously in the film, he’ll be a nice addition. It was neat to see him in the trailer.

 

[Dave_W]

I can't wait for the HT version. Artisan Krypto anybody?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Artisan Krypto anybody?

 

[MarkKing]

Trunks look better because it decreased the blank canvas.

This is why no one ever said Man of Steel is my favorite suit design ever.

I want to see a batman with undies but in his Knightfall colors.

 

[Sassafras]

I thought it looked fun! To be fair I haven’t seen a Superman movie which I haven’t liked though.

Which is weird as I haven’t read a lot of Superman comics.

Bein' a non Sups fan - my normie opinion first look is the Corenswet doesn't look like my idea of Superman compared to Reeves and Cavill. Reminds me more of a male model. I wish it were Cavill.

But for better or worse, Superman fans have a film to look forward to.

 

[csutkakoma]

Agree to disagree. It didn’t hamper my enjoyment of the Donner film any and I didn’t see it until probably two decades after its original release. Watched it a few months ago as an adult and it still held up. I grew up watching Lois & Clark…once again: loved it. And Cain’s was probably the most flashy of the suits with its satiny sheen. The other thing to remember is: these are ******* comic books. They are men in tights. They have always been men in tights. Complaining about the aesthetics of superhero costumes in movies reflecting how they’ve always looked is tantamount to watching a Shakespeare play and then bitching about the ruffs and pantaloons.

Just because people have deigned to reclassify comic books as deadly serious adult fare because they feel the need to qualify their love of something fundamentally immature out of insecurity, that doesn’t change the fact that, for over 75 years, Superman was a guy in tights, with red underwear and a cape, flying around with his cousin and their superpowered dog, horse, monkey and cat…who also wore capes.

People complained about Superhero movies are not comic accurate. Now it looks like we are getting one which is not shining away from the source material. Now those guys are bitching about comic accuracy. I understand lots of us are fed up with WB's ****** universe. They have every right to be sceptical. I am also sceptical. But if those guys want a realistic take then I don't really think comic books are for them.

People just gotten used to the realistic takes in movies but the comics were never like that. Not to mention if the movie is good and everything works in the context then it doesn't really matter anyway.

 

[Scout Trooper]

Just saw the trailer.

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Right off the bat, this feels like the antithesis of Snyder's Superman, so it's bound to please a lot of people who didn't like his work.

I'm not one of those people. Although I'm certainly open to different interpretations.

The issue is, I see this trailer, and I certainly don't think it looks "bad". But I simply think it's underwhelming as a follow up to what came before.

I don't understand how this constitutes something "better"?

Is it because it's more colorful?
Is it the trunks?
The music that pays a classic homage?
The goofy looking monsters?

Is this the measure of a better Superman film?

Because I could only see a movie that looks a lot more basic... somewhat generic.. uninspired.. and frankly, a little cheap and amateur looking.

Really, it does look like this was entirely shot on an Iphone 15 Pro Max, but that's not the issue. It's that there's not a single frame I could pause and think to myself "Hey. That's worthy of a screengrab".

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Now, if we set everything on the surface aside, the substance is yet to be seen, so I'm reserving judgement on that front. I'm not optimistic however, given the direction.

I think it looks like a film that belongs to 2012.

 

[Mandible]

Looks like his Suicide Squad but with different characters. Too busy. Too colorful - reminds me of the Teletubby's or Power Rangers palette. Looks dated as hell already and B-grade. Had zero engagement or interest for me.

Yawn...

 

[Scout Trooper]

and in this shot, the footage is flipped because the S is backwards

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It's not flipped. It's a shot of his reflection.

 

[T8OO]

It's in the comics. So it makes sense. Superman isn't a serious question. But go off I guess.

That doesn't change what I think of it.

 

[ironwez20]

That doesn't change what I think of it.

Ok cool. But I’m just saying.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I can't wait:

 

[Dave_W]

It's not flipped. It's a shot of his reflection.

Ahhhhhh, the 'Stagg Industries' was throwing me off. It's coming from underneath the glass isn't it?

 

[Wor-Gar]

No Supergirl... or did I miss her?

Not sure how I feel about Hoult. I liked him as Nox in Mad Max, but he feels very CW so far. I'd like a Lex with power and menace for a change instead of these younger tech savants.

 

[Mike86]

Personally I love the suit. Has a classic flare but is different than we’ve seen before. I’m glad it’s vibrant and personally I like the trunks/yellow belt.

 

[T8OO]

bro thats YOU. It's fine

UHHH yes they are COMIC BOOK MOVIES.

I don't understand what you want? It's a man who can fly and has a coloful suit? Synders movies wern't closer to our world or reality either. None of that crap would occur in the real world. His world was just dark and depressing. That's not what the characters are and I don't understand why a colorful upbeat superman is such a problem. I'm not a superman fan but you don;t understand the character if you think that snyders interpretation reflected our real world reality.

Comuc book movies are supposed to be fantasy. Tired of this realistic nonsesne when it comes to men in tights lol

Obviously

Nope. That's like saying Jurassic Park is a fictional book movie.

I want it to be taken as seriously as possible considering the fantasy involved.

Good for you.

 

[T8OO]

Except that clearly wasn’t what Affleck’s actual body looked like in the movie. Which begs the question, if realism was the intent, why put layered muscles on top of a suit in the first place? And the answer is obvious: because Snyder wanted him to look like his favorite version of the character: Miller’s Dark Knight…which was from a comic book. I guess my point is I don’t see how Superman wearing his trunks is a bridge too far, when the very thing you like so much was, itself, done not in service to realism, but to a comic book. Does that make sense?

Sure, it looks better in the suit.

Because when I look at it, it looks daft.

 

[T8OO]

Trunks look better because it decreased the blank canvas.

This is why no one ever said Man of Steel is my favorite suit design ever.

I want to see a batman with undies but in his Knightfall colors.

What rock have you been living under?

 

[Scout Trooper]

Why are trunks anymore ridiculous than a big flowing cape? It's all ridiculous. It's all part of the package.

I don't think so.

The cape is regal. It's much like what we wear by tradition. You look up and see Superman with his cape flowing... that's a powerful image. That's a beacon of hope.

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But the trunks? Those are just silly.

 

[Scout Trooper]

Ahhhhhh, the 'Stagg Industries' was throwing me off. It's coming from underneath the glass isn't it?

Hard to say