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Credit: DC / Warner Bros.Superman (2025) has finally landed in theaters. Directed and written by DC Studios’ co-chairman and co-CEO James Gunn (the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy), it stars David Corenswet (Twisters) as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult (Nosferatu) as Lex Luthor.
Already established as a world-famous superhero from the outset, Clark Kent/Superman (Corenswet) must reconcile with his alien heritage and prove to the people of Earth that he’s their protector after evil billionaire Lex Luthor (Hoult) concocts an evil plan to convince humanity that the Kryptonian has been sent there to rule over them.
Superman (2025) Box Office and Reviews
Superman (2025) is receiving positive reviews from audiences and critics and has grossed $96.5 million worldwide against a $225 million budget so far, per Deadline.
Gunn’s film is wildly entertaining and a break from the norm where more traditional Superman movies are concerned. Superman (2025) does away with the origin story and gives us a vibrant, colorful Metropolis that looks like it’s been ripped from the pages of DC Comics. Unlike previous films, it’s also filled with many other “meta-human” characters, which helps set this new iteration of the Last Son of Krypton apart from its predecessors.
It might not hold a candle to the iconic 1978 film starring the late and legendary Christopher Reeve, however, Corenswet’s performance is worthy of the halls of the Fortress of Solitude.
Like the previous Superman reboot, Man of Steel (2013), which starred Henry Cavill in the lead role, the new reboot launches a new DC Universe, which renders the former DC Extended Universe (DCEU) defunct, meaning that mostly everything from Zack Snyder’s 2013 Superman film through Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) is no longer canon.
Certain actors and their on-screen counterparts, however, have been brought forward into the new continuity, such as John Cena as Peacemaker and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
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Future DCU Projects
While it remains to be seen whether Superman (2025) will be a big enough box office hit to allow DC Studios to move ahead with its planned DCU projects (which fall under the collective title “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters”), the latest entry confidently teases the next theatrical installment just before the credits roll.
*Spoilers ahead for Superman (2025)*
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Supergirl
At the end of the film, Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El/Supergirl (House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock) drunkenly arrives in the Fortress of Solitude to pick up her dog, Krypto.
Alcock was cast in the upcoming film Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow last year. Set to be the second theatrical entry in the all-new DCU, it’s being directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) and is scheduled for theatrical release on June 26, 2026.
Previous iterations of the female Kryptonian in live action include Helen Slater in the 1984 film Supergirl, Melissa Benoist’s portrayal in the popular The CW series (originally CBS), and Sasha Calle’s version in the DCEU film, The Flash (2023).
Superman (2025) is in theaters now.
Superman (2025) stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt/Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason/Metamorpho, María Gabriela de Faría as Angela Spica/The Engineer, and Krypto the Dog.
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