Superman is always a popular figure amongst news reporters and rumormongers, especially when there's a new movie coming out.
This past week has been an especially busy one when it comes to figuring out what to believe and what is made up. Here's a round-up of some of the latest news and rumors surrounding James Gunn's 2025 "Superman" movie.
The naysayers were out in force, with "Writer. Columnist. Filmmaker" Dan Marcus reporting that the studio executives were not happy with the trailer James Gunn presented, telling him to redo it and get it right. Gunn debunked this one, saying the buck stops with him and Peter Safran, the co-CEOs of DC Studios.
"When he says 'studio' that's solely me, as the only studio involved in cutting or anything to do with the trailer is DC Studios i.e. me & Peter (& I'm the creatively demanding one). This is the exact same rigorous process I've gone through cutting every Guardians trailer, pushing the marketing folks as hard as I can, cutting & recutting until I think we have something worthy of the film itself. All that said, my notes are a lot more specific than 'make it better.'"
On the other side of the spectrum there have been reports calling the new movie the "biggest Superman movie of all time".
Where these rumors come from is anyone's guest. People (especially clickbait sites) just love getting eyeballs to their posts.
Either way, there's no shortage of interest in the film, with pundits even speculating on whether certain music or popular songs will be included in the movie. Not sure why these ones in particular are of interest to fans, but James Gunn says you won't be hearing "Don't Stop Me Now", "Holding Out for a Hero" or "Starman" in the new movie.
Really? Is this how desparate we are for any tidbit of information about the "Superman" movie?
Either way, it won't be too long before we see something from James Gunn. Definitely before Christmas, with a second test screening having taken place last night.
The cast of the film, simply titled "Superman", features David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe, Neva Howell as Martha Kent, and Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent.
Directed by James Gunn, "Superman" is scheduled to be released July 11, 2025.