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Superman's co-composer, John Murphy, explains why he prefers working with DC in comparison to Marvel Studios. The composer is a frequent collaborator of James Gunn, having written scores for Guardians of the GalaxyVol. 3 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Peacemaker and The Suicide Squad for the DC Extended Universe.

The highly rated new Superman movie marked the latest project from the 28 Days Later composer, who wrote the tracks "Theme from Superman (Official Trailer Version)," "LuthorCorp," "Lois & Clark," "Raising the Flag," and "Walking on Air."

In an interview with ScreenRant, Murphy compared his experience working with Marvel Studios and DC. He shared that he came to work with Marvel on GotG Vol. 3, and while he appreciated the overall "professional" approach, he did feel the emotional distance and admitted to having to "deal with politics separately." DC, on the other hand, which is tied to "an old relationship,...

“I wanted a Superman who could be beaten,” Superman writer-director and DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn told Rolling Stone before the release of his film. David Corenswet’s Kal-El does take more than his share of punches in the film, but he turns it around in the end — and the movie itself is flying to its own triumphs at the box office. “Those weekday numbers have been incredible,” Gunn says.

Just after a press tour that took him around the world, Gunn joined Rolling Stone by Zoom for a follow-up...

In the annals of hallowed movie scores, John Williams boasts the Holy Trinity of Jaws, Star Wars, and Superman. And woe be unto any composer that strives outdo those immortal soundtracks — particularly if they try to put their own stamp on one of the reigning gods of movie music.

That's a risk that John Murphy and David Fleming were both well aware of when James Gunn persuaded them to collaborate on the score for his relaunch of the Man of Steel's feature film franchise. Past Superman revivals have handled the challenge in different ways. John Ottman's score for 2006's Superman Returns didn't mess with success, preserving the Williams title anthem with little to no changes. But Hans Zimmer left the "Superman March" out of his score for 2013's Man of Steel — one of many controversial departures that movie made from the template established the Christopher Reeve films.

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James Gunn has been hammering and toiling away to create a cinematic universe that these DC characters can call their home. With the release of Superman, and the film getting rave reviews (including one from me), there has been a ton of chatter and revelations by director James Gunn about Superman and the Dcu.

From the potential return of Henry Cavill to James Gunn’s Dcu to Bradley Cooper almost starring as Lex Luthor instead of Nicholas Hoult, James Gunn’s Superman is filled with riddles and secrets that Gunn recently revealed in the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Well, here’s every major Superman reveal by James Gunn and what it means for the Dcu.

Spoiler Alert !!!Minor Spoilers for Superman (2025) 1. James Gunn’s Biggest Risk in Superman Was a Talking Scene Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet in a still from Superman | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

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A familiar face from The 100 has just boarded a new network series.

Richard Harmon will star opposite Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli in Fox’s midseason drama Memory of a Killer. Per Deadline, he’ll play Joe, “a hitman on the rise working for Angelo (Dempsey) and Dutch (Imperioli) in their clandestine crime business.”

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James Gunn’s Superman has opened to both commercial and critical highs, already surpassing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel in terms of being a more faithful adaptation of the DC icon. However, faithful doesn’t always equate to being better, and for all its flaws, Snyder’s version does stand out in several key areas, whether it’s the awe-inspiring score or the main antagonist.

Although the argument behind which movie is better entirely boils down to the viewers’ preference, let’s look at seven key moments that give the Henry Cavill-led feature the edge over its Dcu counterpart in this debate.

Hans Zimmer’s Score Elevates Man of Steel to Another Level

John Williams’ score for Superman is unparalleled, and seeing James Gunn’s Superman harkening back to it with the new score, by John Murphy & David Fleming, was enthralling. While Hans Zimmer avoided referencing Williams’ iconic theme,...

Patrick Dempsey's new hitman show, Memory of a Killer, casts a star from The 100 as a series regular. The upcoming drama follows Dempsey's character, Angelo Ledda, who is a hit man with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Memory of a Killer is set to debut on Fox during the midseason point of the 2025-2026 network television season.

The Patrick Dempsey show has also cast The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli as Dutch, an Italian restaurant owner and chef who runs the criminal organization that employs Angelo. Dutch is also Angelo's oldest friend.

As per Variety, Memory of a Killer hasnow cast Richard Harmon as a hitman named Joe, who works for Angelo and Dutch. Joe is responsible for reconnaissance and formulating getaway plans while working closely alongside Angelo. This allows him to see firsthand how early-onset Alzheimer’s is affecting Angelo, and Joe must decide what to do with this information.

Richard Harmon has been cast as a series regular in “Memory of a Killer,” an upcoming Fox drama set for a midseason premiere during the 2025-2026 television season.

“Memory of a Killer” follows Angelo Ledda (Patrick Dempsey), a hit man who has developed early onset Alzheimer’s. Harmon will play Joe, a hit man who works for Angelo and Dutch (Michael Imperioli). Per his official character description, Joe “gets stuck with the grunt work – gathering recon and sorting getaway plans – but that puts him in prime position to witness Angelo’s Alzheimer’s decline. Joe knows he could make or break Angelo, but he also knows that choice could cost him everything.”

Harmon recently starred as Erik Campbell in “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” which debuted in theaters in May, and is best known for playing John Murphy in “The 100,” which ran on the CW for seven seasons from 2014 to 2020. His...

Richard Harmon (Final Destination: Bloodlines) is set as a series regular alongside Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli in Fox’s Memory of a Killer, the new straight-to-series thriller drama from Warner Bros Television and Fox Entertainment.

Memory of a Killer, from writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, is inspired by the award-winning 2003 Belgian thriller De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur), and follows Angelo Ledda (Dempsey), a hitman who is leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret: He has developed early-onset Alzheimer’s.

Harmon will play Joe, a hitman on the rise working for Angelo (Dempsey) and Dutch (Imperioli) in their clandestine crime business. Joe gets stuck with the grunt work – gathering recon and sorting getaway plans – but that puts him in prime position to witness Angelo’s Alzheimer’s decline. Joe knows he could make or break Angelo, but he also knows that choice could cost him everything.

Nicholas Hoult plays the perfect megalomaniac, Lex Luthor, in James Gunn’s “Superman.”

As Superman’s arch-nemesis, the powerful owner of LutherCorp, he can’t stand that people look up to the Man of Steel and not him. With billions of dollars at his disposal and tech masterminds at his service, Luthor sets out to banish Superman from Earth forever.

For co-composer John Murphy, Luthor’s theme was one of the first he wrote. “James will send me the script and I’ll start writing main themes for the movie, and he’ll use those demos to shoot the movie too,” Murphy explains. It’s how the pair have collaborated ever since “Suicide Squad” and “Guardians of the Galaxy 3.” This time around, Gunn wanted to nail Luthor early in the process.

“There are actually two themes. There’s the main theme, which is established when Ultraman (Tom Welling) flies back to the LutherCorp headquarters,...

Superman test screenings revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy star Bradley Cooper had been cast as Jor-El, meaning his appearance in the movie didn't come as a huge surprise to many fans.

Filmmaker James Gunn's sweeping changes to Kryptonian lore were a little more shocking. The movie reveals that Kal-El's mother, Lara (Angela Sarafyan), and father sent him to Earth to conquer the planet and continue their race by forming a harem.

Ultimately, Superman decides to embrace his humanity and never hesitates to continue being a force for good.

In an interview with Deadline, Gunn addressed his decision to cast Cooper in a role made famous by Marlon Brando in 1978's Superman: The Movie.

"Well, Bradley’s a friend of mine, and I needed somebody who could play Jor-El — and I don’t think this is a spoiler, everybody knows about this — who had the stature of what we imagine that character being,...

James Gunn’s Superman has been released to the world, and the reviews have been great. Although many doubted Gunn’s capabilities for handling such a big IP (including me), the director has proved himself again with his abilities and the will to run the Dcu.

After watching Superman, we couldn’t help but compare Gunn’s take on the classic superhero vs. Zack Snyder’s version in his 2013 film Man of Steel. Well, here’s the definitive comparison about the two Supermans and which of the two directors did it better.

1. David Corenswet vs Henry Cavill: The Better Superman David Corenswet in a still from Superman | Credits: DC Studios

I was one of those people who thought that no one could ever beat Henry Cavill’s portrayal of Superman in Zack Snyder’s Dceu. However, looking at the James Gunn flick, I think that David Corenswet is indeed...

As Comic Book Movie junkies, we spend a lot of time combing the backgrounds of scenes in trailers looking for references (or Easter Eggs) to elements that enhance the experience. One caught our eye in an early Superman trailer, because we thought it would tell us a bit about Clark Kent as a person.

In a shot that showed Clark (David Corenswet) in his childhood bedroom, we noticed a poster for the fictional band The Mighty Crab Joys hanging on his wall. That stood out because, during a fighting montage in the debut season of the animated show Creature Commandos, Frankenstein’s monster (David Harbour) wore a t-shirt for this fictional, in-universe band. James Gunn was clearly trying to tell us something.

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And so, during a recent press day for Superman, I surprised Gunn with the question: Who plays the music for The Mighty Crab Joys, a...

You will believe that a man can fly... to the Academy Awards.

After months of pre-release hype, James Gunn's highly anticipated Superman relaunch — which introduces David Corenswet as the Man of Steel — is landing in theaters on July 11. Fan reactions from early screenings have been largely out of this world, while critics' takes range from the enthusiastic to the Kryptonite-tinged. Attention has also been laser-focused on the film's opening weekend box-office prospects as a harbinger for both the future of the DC Comics cinematic universe and superhero cinema in general.

Gunn himself addressed the box-office question in a recent GQ interview, saying: "[People] hear these numbers that the movie’s only going to be successful if it makes $700 million or something and it’s just complete and utter nonsense. It doesn’t need to be as big of a situation as people are saying."

When it comes to the awards race,...

A number of tunes from the official Superman score by John Murphy & David Fleming have been shared online, and Track 7 has left some fans convinced that Robert Pattinson's take on the Dark Knight from Matt Reeves' The Batman will either appear or be teased in some way.

Spoilers follow.

The track does sound somewhat similar to Michael Giacchino's haunting main theme from the movie, but - either fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your hopes for Reeves' BatVerse potentially being folded into the Dcu - the music does not signify anything to do with Pattinson's Caped Crusader.

No version of Batman is mentioned or hinted at in any way during the movie, and once you see it, you should have a better idea of why the notion of Pattinson's take on the character making the jump into this universe simply doesn't make much sense. Indeed, it's almost difficult to...

James Gunn has done it, and done it with aplomb. He’s pulled off the impossible. He’s made Superman feel new, classic, and completely alive all at once, making it the cinematic feat of the summer. With his debut as part of the newly formed DC Studios and its “Gods and Monsters” chapter, Gunn doesn’t just reboot the beloved character—he reinvigorates him, launching the Dcu with heart, humour and heroism, all soaring on a big red cape of hope.

From the very first scene, you can feel that this is something special. The film opens with Superman already established – no origin story rehash here. Instead, we dive straight into Clark Kent’s daily struggle to balance life as the most powerful being on Earth with that of a humble reporter, a caring son, and a hopeful beacon in a world full of cynicism, tense political battles and...

Fans of Robert Pattinson's The Batman movie think they may have just uncovered a massive Easter Egg in the score for James Gunn's new Superman movie. The film's score has premiered online ahead of its theatrical release on Jul. 11.

The part of Superman's score in question is Track 7, which was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Dcu Superman News and has a darker, more somber vibe perfectly fitting Pattinson's Dark Knight. Superman's score is being handled by John Murphy and David Fleming, but there's easy to hear similarities with Michael Giacchino's The Batman score on Track #7. Because of this, fans have been flooding the comments on X, convinced that this might be a clue that Batman will be appearing in the new Superman flick.

"Man lemme find out all that 'he's not gonna be Dcu Batman' was a false flag," one commentor wrote, referring to Gunn's...

DC Universe fans are convinced that a certain cameo has been spoiled through the Superman movie soundtrack. After the world premiere of David Corenswet's Dcu debut last night, from which the first Superman movie reactions have debuted, the world is closer than ever to finally witnessing James Gunn's highly anticipated film.

During the premiere in Los Angeles for the Superman movie, bits of the soundtrack by John Murphy and David Fleming played, and were posted on social media by @DCUSuperNews. However, one particular clip is currently gaining a lot of attention, with fans theorizing that it is actually foreshadowing a cameo. Listen to it below:

Track 7 pic.twitter.com/CGGoNoIe8g— Dcu Superman News (@DCUSuperNews) July 8, 2025

The track sounds similar to Robert Pattinson's The Batman theme, which had an original score by Michael Giacchino. This has led Dcu fans to speculate that Pattinson's Batman has a secret cameo in the movie.

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In one week on July 11, the entire world will look up.

“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

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While we often take it for granted during the rushed blur of our daily lives, a single glance up at the sky should make it pretty obvious why primitive cultures once worshipped the sun. That’s why it’s no surprise that our nearest star has been a prominent figure in storytelling all the way from Egyptian mythology up to modern-day Superman flicks.

While the sun is usually seen as a symbol of life and hope, our solar dependency has also inspired several stories about the terror of no longer being able to rely on its warmth. When it comes to movies, there’s a certain underrated Sci-Fi flick that expertly explores this specific kind of cosmic horror while also serving as an entertaining dive into the darker side of space travel. Naturally, I’m referring to Danny Boyle’s 2007 thriller Sunshine, which is currently celebrating its 18th anniversary.

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Mercury Prize-winning trio Young Fathers have stepped from indie stages to the scoring booth with the release of their 24-track soundtrack for 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle’s long-gestating sequel to his genre-defining 2002 zombie thriller 28 Days Later

. The Scottish group’s brooding mix of choral chants, lo-fi beats and serrated synths marks the first time Boyle has entrusted a full feature score to artists who, as he puts it, had “never done a movie before — a huge risk, but our instinct was to go to new places”.

Boyle’s gamble reflects a wider creative pivot: while John Murphy’s adrenaline-soaked cues helped etch the original film into pop-culture memory, the director says he wanted a sound “fresh and different” to match a world three decades deeper into viral collapse. Young Fathers were already on his radar after their songs powered key moments in T2 Trainspotting and, according to the filmmaker,...

Danny Boyle is a director known for his exceptional use of music to score key — and now iconic — scenes in his films. Think Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” in “Trainspotting” as Ewan McGregor pounded the streets of Edinburgh or the movie’s euphoric closing moments as Underworld’s era-defining track “Born Slippy” played. In fact, think most of the “Trainspotting” soundtrack. Then there was A.R Rahman’s hands-in-the-air anthem “Jai Ho!” from the “Slumdog Millionaire finale, John Murphy’s rousing “Adagio in D Minor” from “Sunshine” (and numerous other subsequent films) and God Speed You Black Emperor’s “East Hastings,” heard as as Cillian Murphy famously wandered the streets of a deserted London at the start of “28 Days Later.”

According to Scottish band Young Fathers, Boyle is the “King of the Needle Drops,” and someone who can throw music — and sometimes not the music you’d expect — into...

James Gunn’s reputation as one of the best soundtrack curators in Hollywood is no accident. His films aren’t just remembered for their characters and visuals, they’re remembered for the songs. Whether it’s Peter Quill vibing to Redbone or a perfectly timed Bowie track elevating a scene’s emotion, Gunn’s music choices feel surgically precise.

But what fans may not realize is how much time, energy, and obsession go into curating those playlists. While most directors consider music in the post-production stage, Gunn builds soundtracks into his films from the earliest writing sessions. And now, he’s finally revealed the surprising method behind how he keeps his music picks fresh and inspired.

James Gunn has a music-first approach

In a recent interview on Max’s YouTube channel, James Gunn shared that he is a huge fan of music: “I’m pretty obsessive about music.” He listens to a lot of music,...

We've heard bits of the new Superman theme in trailers and TV spots for the first DC Studios movie, but a longer version has been revealed at a press event in Manila.

It's essentially just a remix of John Williams' Superman: The Movie theme, albeit with a little electric guitar thrown in for good measure. While some fans have argued that it's a little reductive to reuse this rather than coming up with something new, it's also hard to top a classic.

Like many filmmakers, Superman helmer James Gunn has been inspired by Richard Donner and Christopher Reeve's movies revolving around the beloved superhero, and he's wearing that on his sleeve with this music.

Gunn has previously addressed the decision to implement Williams' theme in Superman, confirming he was always eager to include it in the Dcu's reimagining of the Man of Tomorrow.

"I knew from the beginning what...

Plot: Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus escaped from a medical research laboratory, the United Kingdom has been decimated and completely removed from civilization. Yet, small pockets of humanity have learned to adapt and live among the infected. When a young survivor, Spike (Alfie Williams), journeys to the mainland for the first time, he believes he may have discovered a way to save his mother, who’s been stricken with a mysterious illness. This leads him to leave the safety of his village in a Hail Mary attempt to get her some help.

Review: I recently rewatched 28 Days Later, and it’s not a stretch to say that—even more than George A. Romero’s classic Dead trilogy—it directly led to the amazing resurgence in zombie content we’ve seen over the last two decades. Without 28 Days Later, there’s no way AMC would have greenlit The Walking Dead,...

Among the many elements that cemented director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland‘s 28 Days Later as a contemporary horror classic was John Murphy‘s unforgettable score, especially standout track “In The House – In A Heartbeat.”

For its sequel, new trilogy-starter 28 Years Later, Danny Boyle wanted to shift gears and give the film its own identity. That meant taking the unexpected route in nearly every way, from storytelling to technique to even the film’s sound.

It’s been nearly three decades since the rage virus first escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and the passage of time has drastically altered life within the quarantine zone.

Boyle tells Bloody Disgusting why he went in a completely new direction for 28 Years Later. “We tried to create a different landscape, really, because I think the idea of the film was that we were doing, although it would have a debt to the first film,...

Sequels are a tricky business. For every Aliens, there’s a Speed 2. So when 28 Weeks Later arrived five years after Danny Boyle’s genre-redefining 28 Days Later, scepticism was understandable. Now, years later, and ahead of the release of the next film in the series, there seems to be more of an appreciation for the second part. One could argue that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s follow-up doesn’t just survive the comparison with the first film, it thrives on it, delivering a film that’s sharper, leaner, and in some ways even more brutal than its predecessor.

From the moment the opening sequence throws us into a rural farmhouse siege, it’s clear Fresnadillo understands what made the first film so potent: urgency. But where 28 Days Later built terror out of silence and isolation, 28 Weeks Later trades in chaos. Robert Carlyle’s Don, caught between a horde of infected and a split-second moral choice,...

Less than a month away and the amazing promotional campaign for James Gunn’s Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Superman!

Check out the Big Blue all over the world in the latest marketing of the film, hitting cinemas on July 11. Looking forward to the logo showing up stateside – the shield would look perfect on The St. Louis Arch, The Empire State Building, The Golden Gate Bridge and the ultimate – The Statue of Liberty!

Even in darkness, light prevails, #Superman – only in theaters July 11.@Superman @DCComics @warnerbros pic.twitter.com/TIYOvzHKeb

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) June 12, 2025

Spotted: hope rising. #Superman – only in cinemas this July. pic.twitter.com/C0H3aEdXsu

— Superman (@Superman) June 12, 2025

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Starting Tuesday, June 10, Amazon Prime members across the U.S. can purchase tickets on Fandango for exclusive early screenings of DC Studios’ Superman in select theaters on July 8 at 7 p.m. local time—three days before the film’s nationwide release in theaters and IMAX on July 11.

Members can also make their ticket purchase count for a good cause through Fandango’s roundup program. While giving fans first access to one of the most anticipated films of the year, these Prime Early Screenings will allow customers to round up their movie ticket purchase to the nearest dollar and donate the balance to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

These exclusive early member screenings are part of a larger “Anyone Can Be Super” campaign developed by Amazon Ads Brand Innovation Lab, which immerses fans in Superman-inspired experiences across Amazon, allowing them to discover how their simple actions can create a meaningful impact.

The all new character posters for the Metahumans have landed and they’re Super! Superman, Krypto, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific and Superman Robot #4 have their own posters for Superman, in theaters July 11.

Director James Gunn has been posting on his socials to promote the upcoming film. Threads, Instagram, Facebook, X – the marketing campaign is in high gear and fans have been blitzed with new posters and videos and images almost daily.

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (From L-r) Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi as Mr. Terrific in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Superman,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

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James Gunn explains how he makes the magic of Metropolis come to life. #Superman – only in theaters July 11. pic.twitter.com/HA94T38F3p

— Superman (@Superman) May 30, 2025

Even the billboards have arrived in Los Angeles.

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James Gunn’s Superman reboot might be flying a little too close to the MCU sun. While fans are hyped to see Clark Kent back in action, some are already side-eyeing what feels like a classic Marvel misstep – overstuffing the universe before the foundation is even solid.

With projects like Creature Commandos and Supergirl already lined up, it’s giving a major Phase 4 vibe. Toss in confusing canon choices, and things feel messy. If Gunn wants DC to soar, he’ll need to avoid Marvel’s biggest flaw, forgetting that less sometimes really is more.

James Gunn’s Superman takes a sharp turn after test screening backlash James Gunn | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

James Gunn’s Superman may be soaring toward release, but behind the scenes, the road’s been anything but smooth. Despite the runtime reveal, insiders say the real story is...

The next big-screen outing for the Man of Steel was always going to be heavily scrutinized in the build up to its release, and James Gunn's Dcu reboot arrives under the weight of enormous expectations. Gunn himself has admitted that the future of an entire franchise rests on Superman's shoulders, so it's hardly surprising that those involved with bringing the movie to the screen are doing their utmost to deliver a film that appeals to the widest possible audience.

Last-minute changes for any major studio tentpole are normal, but we have heard that some pretty major alterations were made following the most recent test-screening, with up to 25 minutes trimmed from an earlier version of the movie, that was said to "lean heavier on humor." There have also been reports of editor and composer shuffles, and a significant restructure of the plot.

THR has now weighed in to clarify a few things,...

There’s been a lot of noise online lately about James Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie. Some people were worried, pointing out changes behind the scenes like shifts in the composer and editor positions. But according to those close to the production, it’s nothing out of the ordinary, and actually, everything seems to be on track.

Director James Gunn has been testing the film, making edits, and fine-tuning it, which insiders say is just part of the normal process. One person familiar with how things work at DC said, “I’m no defender of Gunn, but none of this is unusual. It’s part of honing the movie. Any movie.” Another added, “Gunn absolutely tests, he absolutely tinkers. He’s not one of those directors who can’t take suggestions.”

The movie recently wrapped a quick three-day pickup shoot in Atlanta, not a full reshoot, which is also pretty standard.

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The promotional campaign for Superman is in high gear, and this time you can win two Fandango tickets to see the film!

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Magically baked by Ernie and the elves in the Hollow Tree, these mouthwatering Strong Berry Fudge Stripes Cookies are drizzled with stripes of mixed-berry fudge and feature four unique designs that reflect the DC Super Hero, including the Superman S-Shield as depicted in the new film.

“We know our Fudge Stripes cookies help create special moments for families – from after-school snacks to weekend movie nights. That’s why we’re introducing this new summer flavor, giving families and Superman fans of every generation another delicious way to connect and create sweet memories,...

“I wasn’t representing anyone except for me, and doing good! People were going to die.”

In theaters and IMAX nationwide on July 11, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a fantastic 2nd trailer and new poster for Superman.

Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

Check out the new trailer and get ready for the movie event of the summer!

And listen to the emotional score, filled with so much of composer John Williams’ iconic theme from 1978’s Superman The Movie.

Music by John Murphy & David Fleming. Available now: https://lnk.

Look up, Superman fans, because the first full trailer for the movie, directed by James Gunn, starring David Corenswet, has landed like a meteor, igniting a spark of hope in a world craving heroes. Released on YouTube, this three-minute visual appetizer into the DC Universe’s bold new era is a masterclass in balancing heart, spectacle, and purpose.

Gone is the brooding cynicism of past iterations; in its place is a vibrant, optimistic vision of the Man of Steel that feels both timeless and modern. Corenswet’s Clark Kent doesn’t just soar, he radiates a quiet strength and earnest humanity that makes you believe in heroes again. Plus, who can miss the cutest super-powered dog in the DC Universe, alongside the Man himself?

James Gunn’s Superman sets the stage right with its no-nonsense trailer Superman Reboot directed by James Gunn | Credit: DC Studios

DC has just dropped the full trailer for Superman,...

DC Studios’ official Superman trailer is loaded with action but still makes time for multiple clips of Lois Lane conducting a contentious interview with the superhero. Lois’ questions lead to Superman insisting he didn’t illegally enter a country but instead stopped a war and saved countless lives. The three-minute trailer also features a little Krypto action, Green Lantern swatting an enemy, Hawkgirl ready for a fight, and a lot of Lex Luthor smirking.

David Corenswet stars as Superman / Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan is Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult is Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion is Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, Isabela Merced is Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl, and Skyler Gisondo plays Jimmy Olsen. Edi Gathegi is Mister Terrific, Anthony Carrigan is Rex Mason / Metamorpho, María Gabriela de Faría is Angela Spica / The Engineer, Sara Sampaio plays Eve Teschmacher, Wendell Pierce is Perry White, Pruitt Taylor Vince is Pa Kent, and Neva Howell is Ma Kent.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the new Superman trailer and poster, which preview the highly anticipated movie opening in theaters and IMAX on July 11. Superman is DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor, and heart, delivering a Superman driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his screenplay, based on characters from DC. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman.

The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

Superman also stars Edi Gathegi (For All Mankind), Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced (Alien Romulus), and Skyler Gisondo.

Elizabeth Murphy Burns, who served as president and CEO of family-owned broadcasting and media company Morgan Murphy Media for 43 years, has died. She was 79.

Her death was announced Friday by Morgan Murphy Media. The company did not provide details on the cause of her death.

Murphy Burns last month stepped down as CEO to become chair of the Madison, Wisconsin-based company’s board. She was a pioneer in American broadcasting who transformed her family’s business into a multiplatform media company while breaking barriers for women in the industry.

“Elizabeth Murphy Burns was a visionary leader whose influence extended far beyond our company,” Morgan Murphy president and CEO Brian Burns, Murphy Burns’ stepson, said in a statement. “Her commitment to journalistic integrity, technological innovation, and community service shaped not only Morgan Murphy Media but the entire broadcasting industry. Her legacy will continue to guide us as we move forward.”

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First appearing in Action Comics #1 (1938), today fans throughout the world are celebrating the Man of Steel, the last son of Krypton, Smallville’s Clark Kent and DC’s iconic superhero.

Announced earlier this year, DC Comics announced 2025 as the Summer of Superman.

Featuring an incredible lineup of comic books and graphic novels for fans of all ages, ”Summer of Superman” celebrates the Man of Steel’s enduring legacy as a pop culture icon, and a symbol of “truth, justice, and the American Way.” Today, the world needs hope.

Director James Gunn announced the new Superman comic books where once again “You’ll Believe A Man Can Fly.”

DC just announced seven new “#Superman Movie” inspired variant covers for comic books publishing between May and July. Artists include Nicola Scott, Jim Lee, Dan Jurgens, Dan Mora, Jerry Ordway, Jorge Jiménez, Kevin Maguire, and Frank Quitely. pic.twitter.com/frbBuF6F6V...

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Superman movie, which will open in theaters and IMAX on July 11, 2025.

Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor, and heart, delivering a Superman driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his screenplay, based on characters from DC. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman.

The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

The Superman movie also...

If you take away nothing else from the Superman sneak peek, at least appreciate that Krypto acts like every other dog would when their owner’s lying on the ground. The nearly five-minute video shows Krypto jumping all over an injured Superman and then dragging him into the Fortress of Solitude. The sneak peek also shows a little Superman and Lois Lane action, a few snippets of Lex Luthor, and robots healing the critically injured superhero.

David Corenswet (Twisters) leads the cast as Superman / Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) plays Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu) stars as Lex Luthor. Edi Gathegi (For All Mankind) plays Mr. Terrific, Isabela Merced (Alien Romulus) is Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion (The Rookie) is Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, Skyler Gisondo (Licorice Pizza) is Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio (At Midnight) is Eve Teschmacher, María Gabriela de Faría (The Moodys) is Angela Spica / The Engineer,...

Warner Bros. Pictures has brought online the extended Superman sneak peek that was first shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. The clip features Superman crash-landing and his dog, Krypto, coming to the rescue. Krypto takes Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where robots help him recover.

Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor, and heart, delivering a Superman driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his screenplay, based on characters from DC. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman.

The film stars David Corenswet in the...

A quest of happiness and anchorage belies the visitors checking in at the massive ex-Soviet Kuyalnk wellness resort in Ukraine’s Odesa. While the spectacular brutalist domes will take your breath away, Gar O’Rourke’s Sanatorium foregrounds snippets of stories shared by both the resort’s staff and guests. You’re gently beckoned to witness them over the span of a summer.

O’Rourke’s gaze shimmers with tenderness, affection and utter, magnanimous regard for the motley bunch of characters. Each has their own eccentricities, loneliness, private grief and ache, all coming to find shelter in the resort. As someone remarks late in the film, there are times when we open up to a bunch of strangers things we have long wrestled with and baulked at confiding in those close to us. Sanatorium lets you inhabit intimate spaces of humanity, seeped in a depth of trust. Here are people with...

Cph:dox, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, kicked off on Friday with a mix of docs from around the globe about a broad selection of topics in line with the fest’s reputation among attendees. A colossal ex-Soviet wellness center in Odesa, Ukraine is one of the locations and topics getting the Copenhagen spotlight this year, thanks to Sanatorium, the new observational doc from Irish filmmaker Gar O’Rourke (Kachalka).

It world premieres at Copenhagen on Monday, with additional screenings over the course of the following days.

“Both patients and staff search for health, happiness, and love while the [Russia-started] war echoes through the lime green corridors” of Kuyalnyk Sanatorium, notes a film synopsis. “Every summer, people of all ages arrive in their thousands at a huge ex-Soviet treatment center in Odesa on the southern coast of Ukraine. A time capsule from the ’70s, built in the brutalist style of the era,...

The 100follows the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse who return to Earth from the Ark, a space station orbiting the planet, 97 years after the fallout. They send 100 juvenile detainees to the surface to determine if the planet can be reinhabited. The Hundred soon discover they are not alone and find themselves confronted by war and devastation, forced to make impossible choices and sacrifices.

Over seven seasons, the show had many ground-breaking episodes that kept audiences on the edge of their seats. With many heart-pounding battles and tear-jerking losses, the best episodes of The 100 tend to have a little of everything. The main characters experience love, beauty, sacrifice, and war growing up in this high-stakes post-apocalyptic future.

This article was updated on February 6, 2025, by Christopher Raley: From 2014 to 2020, The 100 took viewers on a wild ride through post-apocalyptic Earth, the far reaches of space to another planet, and back again.

Subscribers to DC Studios Fan First were the first to see the new TV spot for Superman.

“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, will be in theaters and IMAX nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The...

Warner Bros. Pictures has brought online a new TV spot for Superman, the action-adventure opening in theaters on July 11, 2025. The spot has some new footage, including a good look at Superman flying in the film.

In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his screenplay, based on characters from DC. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman.

The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

The movie also stars Edi Gathegi (For All Mankind), Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced (Alien Romulus), Skyler Gisondo,...

Our next look at Superman should be with us as soon as next month (you can read more about that here) but a new standee has been spotted today at the Bengaluru Comic Con in India.

The 3D effect appears to be a nod to Superman: The Movie as filmmaker James Gunn continues to wear that inspiration on his sleeve with the first DC Studios movie.

Richard Donner's beloved classic has been pivotal in the journeys of many comic book movie writers and directors; it's no secret that it ranks among Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige's favourite movies, for example.

When it comes to Superman, Gunn embracing the 1978 classic's tone for his movie will be welcomed by those who didn't appreciate Zack Snyder's moodier take on the Man of Steel in the Dceu. After all, the "S" on the hero's chest is meant to stand for hope!

James Gunn's Superman trailer included a beautiful tribute to John Williams' iconic theme, but I hope Gunn doesn't ignore another composer who has an important role in Superman's DC legacy. 1978's Superman: The Movie is arguably the birth of the superhero genre. Christopher Reeve's live-action version of Superman made viewers believe a man could fly, and the film is still seen as a landmark of cinematic spectacle. One of the film's most memorable aspects is its excellent score, created by Williams, adding to his legendary discography.

His theme is still synonymous with the hero almost 50 years later. It was reused in 2006's Superman Returns and an essential part of Superman's first trailer. However, it wasn't used in 2013's Man of Steel, as Zack Snyder's films in the Dceu timeline had a different tone than the Richard Donner Superman films. Hans Zimmer composed the score for Man of Steel,...