The DCU might have a number of similarities to the DCEU (primarily because of James Gunn’s determination to have sure actors reprise their roles), but it surely’s a complete new world and meant as a contemporary begin for the model.
Superman will assist set up this new DC Universe, and it has been clear for some time now that it is a actuality filled with established heroes. Whereas this method differs from the MCU and DCEU, it permits Gunn to skip origin tales, for essentially the most half, and get us straight into the thick of the motion.
Throughout a current interview with Fandango, Gunn weighed in on beginning over with Superman and revealed how lengthy the Man of Tomorrow has been energetic in Metropolis.
“We’re introducing a complete new world, which is numerous enjoyable,” the filmmaker says within the video under. “We’re in an alternate actuality the place superheroes have existed for 300 years, and now we’re simply choosing up on the story of 1 specific superhero three years after he comes on the scene, who occurs to be essentially the most highly effective metahuman of all time.”
David Corenswet is 31, and assuming he is enjoying Clark Kent as roughly the identical age, which means Superman has been defending the world since his mid-to-late 20s. We would not be shocked if he was quietly saving lives in Smallville earlier than that, after all.
These remarks from Gunn echo what he mentioned in one other current interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Should you noticed a shark-man strolling down the road, you’d in all probability vomit and sh*t your self to demise,” he defined. “In the event that they noticed one, it could be extra like in the event you noticed Paul McCartney on the sidewalk in New York.”
In different phrases, superpowered people are par for the course within the DCU, just like the DC Universe we see on the web page each Wednesday. That method to constructing a comic book ebook world might finally show much more profitable than the MCU, particularly if it is dealt with nicely.
Metahumans being a part of world historical past for 300 years additionally feels vital, particularly as that can have reshaped this actuality into a real comedian ebook universe, unrecognisable from our personal (relatively than a world like ours that is inhabited by costumed heroes and villains).
You’ll be able to watch the total interview with Gunn, Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult within the participant under.
Superman, DC Studios’ first function movie to hit the massive display, is about to soar into theaters worldwide this summer time from Warner Bros. Photos.
In his signature type, James Gunn takes on the unique superhero within the newly imagined DC universe with a singular mix of epic motion, humor and coronary heart, delivering a Superman who’s pushed by compassion and an inherent perception within the goodness of humankind.
The film stars David Corenswet within the twin function of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
Additionally showing are Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Neva Howell, and Milly Alcock.
Superman arrives in theaters on July 11, 2025.