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‘Superman’ Review: James Gunn Puts some Pep Back in Clark's Pants

METROPOLIS, JUL 08 – James Gunn and Peter Safran reboot Superman with a hopeful tone, introducing a new Justice Gang and tackling themes of heroism and identity in a $670 million franchise.

  • James Gunn directed the movie Superman, which opened in theaters on Friday, July 11 in UK cinemas in 2025.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery hired Gunn in 2022 to lead DC Studios and reboot the DC Universe including Superman, following prior struggles with the character.
  • The film stars David Corenswet as Superman, who has recently stopped a fictional war and faced his first defeat to the Hammer of Boravia while battling Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor.
  • Superman runs 2 hours and 9 minutes, rated PG-13, and features a mix of action, political drama, and a supporting cast including Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl.
  • The movie reintroduces Superman as a more human, kind hero rooted in Cleveland, with implications for future DC Universe films and ongoing political controversies around his alien identity.
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Few, very few legendary characters of cinema generate intense speculations or heated debates when the time comes to choose and announce that new actor or face that will embody it on the screen. The main ones, I would think, have always...

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By Juan Carlos Arciniegas, CNN en Español Few, very few legendary movie characters generate intense speculation or heated debate when the time comes to choose and announce the new actor or face who will embody them on screen. The main ones, I would think, have always been: James Bond, Batman, and Superman. Therefore, just days before the release of what is expected to be a new generation of installments about the also-called Man of Steel, expect…

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lejdd.fr broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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