James Gunn’s Superman is back with a full trailer, released just days after teasing the Man of Steel’s battle in the Comic-Con footage, where he appeared blood-soaked and lifeless as his dog Krypto took the spotlight. On May 14, DC’s official YouTube channel shared a nearly three-minute trailer showing David Corenswet’s character being interviewed after his heroics are questioned. He is blamed for acting alone and accused of making things worse. Warner Bros.’ film is set to hit theatres on July 11. The movie stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. It shows Corenswet’s character struggling to balance his alien Kryptonian roots with his human life as reporter Clark Kent. He stands for truth, justice, and classic human values, but in this story, he faces a world that often sees those ideals as outdated.
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Superman 2025 trailer
The trailer of Superman, the first movie in 10 years, opens with the Man of Steel trying to justify his actions for humanity. But not everyone sees him as a hero. In fact, Lois Lane herself (played by The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel star) is seen questioning his recent actions in a sit-down interview that quickly turns into a grilling session. “Recently, you’ve come under a lot of fire,” Lois says in the trailer. “Today, the Secretary of Defence said he was going to look into your actions.” Superman looks frustrated as he answers that he stopped a war. But Lois counters, accusing him of entering the other country without government permission. She reminds him, “You seemingly acting as a representative of the United States will cause more problems around the world.” But Kent is firm in his stance: “I wasn’t representing anybody except for me, and doing good.”
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The scene then cuts to Superman being criticised by the public, while some loyalists still offer support. Despite all he does, flying, saving lives, and facing humiliation, he is blamed for not respecting the president’s decision and acting alone. “He’s not a man,” Lex Luthor can be heard saying in the trailer. “He’s an ‘it’ that’s somehow become the focal point of the entire world’s conversation.” Even Lois, who respects him, says, “I would question myself in the same situation and consider the consequences.” But Superman stays firm: “People were going to die.” To sum up, Superman is trying to find his place in a world that no longer sees things in black and white.
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— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 14, 2025
About new Superman
For the unversed, this is the first film from the franchise since Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013), and it officially kicks off Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe, which was previously titled Superman: Legacy. In both the trailer and teaser, we see prominent screen time of Krypto the Superdog, who rescues an injured Superman and drags him to the Fortress of Solitude. The upcoming film will see Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner.
“I have always loved Lois Lane,” Brosnahan spoke to Variety earlier. The trailer spotlights her romantic arc with the Man of Steel. “She’s smart, ambitious and can be funny. She knows she’s the smartest person in the room more often than not. When the opportunity came on… I’m such a fan of James Gunn from afar.”
Superman releases July 11.
