The Man of Steel has his work cut out for him in James Gunn’s Superman. For a brand new version of the character in a (mostly) all new cinematic universe, Supes (David Corenswet) sure has a lot of people and things out to get him. These threats—spearheaded by Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult)—feel all the more overwhelming in the latest two-minute spot, signaling that you can now buy tickets. We see a good amount of footage from earlier trailers, but we get a whole lot more. Luthor doesn’t just want to kill Superman, he wants to utterly destroy him, and Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), and his whole family. Jeez. All that, plus Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) up in his grille?
The spot also gives us some fun new moments, like Lois flying a spaceship (wild), a good amount of Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), and Krypto and Superman tag-teaming some goons in the air. Good stuff all around. The more we get of Corenswet’s Superman, the more I like him. Him responding to Mister Terrific’s accusation of messing around is kind of delightful. “I’m not messing around, I’m doing important stuff.” He says it with such sincerity. It’s a great way to remember, while he is the most powerful being on the planet, he’s also just a guy doing his best. I’ve always loved that dichotomy about Clark Kent. What a dude.
Superman hits theaters July 11, or July 8 if you go through Prime Video. Either way, we can’t wait. Krypto, Kal-El and Kaiju…oh my!
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