Watch the official trailer for 'Superman' starring David Corenswet

By Sophia Soto | Last updated May 14, 2025 2:26 PM ET

The trailer for James Gunn's Superman has officially landed! Based on characters from DC, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn produce the movie, with Gunn directing from his own screenplay. Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Mariìa Gabriela de Fariìa, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell make up the rest of the cast.

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.

As for what makes it different than other takes on Superman's story, the director expressed during a Q&A event, "It’s about Superman’s external struggle, but it’s also about his internal struggle. It’s about who he is as a person, where he comes from, his parents—both his Kryptonian parents, and his, human parents. And we get to know who this guy is on a real elemental level. And that brings in all those other elements too."

Corenswet's performance will also differ from past portrayals. "I really loved working with David Corenswet. David both has that optimistic boy scout quality that Superman has, both on screen and in real life, frankly, and a real down to earth-ness. Besides the fact that he’s this incredibly good-looking guy, he doesn’t have any sort of arrogance or ego in that way. But he is a really phenomenally trained actor who went to school at Juilliard and is just one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with," he shared. "He’s incredibly nuanced, incredibly questioning all the time, figuring out how he can give the best performance. And there’s never a take that I look at after the dailies, and think he isn’t fully authentically Superman. He is Superman every moment he’s in the movie. And even the stuff where I’m cutting together the best performance is possible, his worst take is still great."

Nikolas Korda, Chantal Nong Vo, and Lars Winther serve as executive producers. DC Studios' first feature film, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, hits the big screen on July 11.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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