Krypto steals the show (again) in Superman trailer

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"Your choices. Your actions. That's what makes you who you are."

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David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent in director James Gunn's Superman.

 

We're about to enter a new era for DC Studios with the July release of Superman, writer/director James Gunn's fresh take on one of the most iconic superheroes. And after months of tantalizing teases, we finally have the first official trailer, featuring a bickering Clark Kent and Lois Lane, plenty of action, villains being villains, kaiju, and of course, our favorite flying super-pup, Krypto.

 

As previously reported, Gunn has described his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town adoptive human family. Gunn tapped David Corenswet to play Clark Kent/Superman at 25, a bit more established than the young cub reporter of Smallville, for instance. Rachel Brosnahan plays Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo plays Jimmy Olsen, and Nicholas Hoult is arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. Luthor's sidekicks are played by Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher and Terence Rosemore as Otis.

 

The cast also includes Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern (sporting a disastrous bowl haircut); Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason/Metamorpho, who can transmute elements in his body to change forms; Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl; Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt/Mister Terrific, an inventor turned superhero; Maria Gabriela de Faria as Angela Spica/The Engineer, whose abilities stem from embedded nanotechnology; and Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as Clark's parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent, respectively. We'll also see Frank Grillo reprise his role as Rick Flag Sr. from the animated series Creature Commandos; Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord; and Milly Alcock as Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El/Supergirl.

 

A heart to heart with Jonathan Kent (Pruitt Taylor Vince).

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Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) asks some tough questions during a mock interview with Clark.

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A Superhero and his dog. D'aww.

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You stop a war and people still complain....

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Lex Luthor hates it when people talk about Superman rather than him.

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The Engineer (María Gabriela de Faría) has some slick moves.

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The Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific join the fray.

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A kaiju? Why not?

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Love blooms.

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An initial teaser dropped last December, featuring glimpses of the cast in action, although the undisputed highlight was Superman's little white dog, Krypto, who dragged the badly wounded superhero to the safety of the Fortress of Solitude. Honestly? Krypto steals the show again in the full trailer, taking on Lex Luthor and Angela Spica/the Engineer (in black spandex and wielding rotating blades) as the duo invades the Fortress.

 

But it's the relationship between Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane that anchors everything. The trailer opens with Lois sitting down to practice a mock interview with "Superman," with her Daily Planet colleague, Clark, taking on the role of the Man of Steel. (Lois doesn't know they are one and the same yet.) Lois asks tough questions about how his actions are being perceived by, among others, the US secretary of defense, and Clark doesn't hesitate to push back and defend himself ("People were going to die!"). There's tons of action, of course (including shots of Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific), as well as plenty of humor and heart—right down to the final shot of Superman lying down in his bedroom with a contented Krypto resting on his chest. D'awww.

 

Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

 

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