The history of the DC Universe officially begins at the cinema with the presentation of the first images of James Gunn’s new Man of Steel
Warner Bros. has released the trailer Of Supermanthe first cinematic chapter of new DC Universe led by James Gunn and Peter Safran and as in the preview revealed yesterday the result is nothing short of spectacular.
Let’s remember that the one described by Gunn is a world where Superman already operates in Metropolishe already knows Lois Lane and in which Lex Luthor deeply hates the Kryptonian, despite having never yet met personally. Also, the last son of Krypton he won’t be the only one with superpowers of the story, as we have already seen from the images leaked from the set.
There he is to give his face to Superman David Corenswetin the first important film role of her career, while in the role of Lois Lane we find Rachel Brosnahanfresh from the success of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel your Prime Video. Nicholas Houltinstead, will give life to Lex Luthor, archenemy of the Man of Steel.
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Officially, this new shared narrative universe, born on the ashes of the old SnyderVerse (or DC Extended Universe), has already debuted but on the small screen. At the beginning of this month, in fact, the animation series Creature Commandos made its debut on the Max platform, still unreleased in Italy.
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After the arrival in theaters of Superman, which had the “Legacy” removed from the title, it will be the turn of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrowwhich is expected to begin filming early next year for a 2026 release. After that, Lanternsa live-action series produced for Max based on DC’s famous galactic characters.
Recently, Gunn also confirmed the green light for a film dedicated to Clayface written by Mike Flanagan. Superman arrives in theaters on July 10, 2025. The director also cited Top Gun: Maverick among his main sources of inspiration.
