The first trailer forJames GunnsSupermanis hereand, wow.
Heres our breakdown of the first trailer forSuperman.
This is Superman (David Corenswet) and hes messed up.
Let’s go piece by piece through this trailer.Image: Warner Bros.
Breathing heavy, bloodied, this is not what were used to seeing from the character.
Hes basically indestructible, is he not?
How did this happen?
Superman in the snow – WB
Thats quite the twist, is it not?
This isnt him being beaten up in the climax of the film.
Its where everything starts.
The Daily Planet – WB
Busted-up Superman is intercut with scenes of his alter ego, Clark Kent, entering the Daily Planet.
But in this film, as you’re able to see from the plaque, its Metropolis.
Either way, its a bustling newsroom.
The Daily Planet newsroom – WB
There we see Clark with his Earth father, Jonathan (Pruitt Taylor Vince).
Whats interesting about this shot is that Clark doesnt have the glasses.
He looks more like he does as Superman.
Clark and Jonathan Kent – WB
Maybe this speaks to the true Clark/Superman that only a few people know, like his parents.
All this still is intercutting with Superman bloodied in the snow.
Back there he whistles, and a figure runs through the powder.
Krypto! – WB
Its Krypto, Supermans dog!
Home, Superman says.
So he gives Krypto a sniff of his cape and off the two go.
Krypto and Superman – WB
Also, by the way, where did Krypto get his cape?
Does his origin fit into this?
What couldve gotten Superman so badly?
Superman saving a girl from a kaiju. – WB
Heres where things kick into high gear.
First, we see Superman save a girl from some kind of explosion of gas tanks.
The explosion comes during a massive kaiju battle.
Lex’s building inSuperman.– WB
you could see the monsters foot in the back here, and in full form later.
The next several shots focus on Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).
First, he sees Superman whiz by and turns around while rocking an earpiece.
Lex and a gun. – WB
That cuts to this image of Lexs building and company in the film, Luthorcorp.
Gunn confirmed to io9 she was in the trailer but hard to spot andsome fineX userspointed it outto us.
This next shot is curious.
Superman in glass. – WB
Its Lex, again, who seems interested and even confused by a seemingly normal-looking revolver.
We know from our chat with Gunn that Lex is a master of technology in this movie.
So much so hes basically a sorcerer.
Superman flag. – WB
Why is he so perplexed and fascinated by a gun that would fit in an old Western?
Thats followed by Superman punching out of some kind of glass enclosure.
Plus, at the VERY beginning of the shot, you see there are other people around him.
Superman the hated. – WB
From there, the trailer cuts to a foreign country where war is being waged.
Hes not just saving people in Metropolis.
And hes taking it.
Superman in the lobby – WB
Plus, you might see that his suit has been considerably dirtied up.
Hes been in quite a battle.
And its weird that Superman would be able to find refuge in this lobby, is it not?
Stagg Industries. – WB
Unless it was somewhere friendly.
This is the lobby of Stagg Industries, another reference to DC Comics.
Whether or not thats still the case here, is unclear.
Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern. – WB
So we have dejected Superman, standing the lobby of Stagg, who is then joined by several heroes.
The first is Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion).
The trailer gives Hawkgirl a nice hero shot through.
Hawkgirl flying in. – WB
We then see a much better shot of the mystery kaiju Superman was fighting and saving that girl from.
After a shot of Superman floating in that fire, things get even steamier.
First up, we get this shot of Superman and Lois.
Superman vs kaiju. – WB
And I say Superman specifically because you might track how Lois treats Superman one way and Clark the other.
Theres something there, but they are just getting close.
Alsoits that weird ball of energy that was in the first promo shot of the film.
Superman and Lois. – WB
Okay, so thats Lois and Superman.
Heres Lois and Clark.
And theyre fully making out.
Lois and Clark – WB
So are Clark and Lois dating but she doesnt know hes Superman?
I mean, come on.
Youre a smart woman, Lois!
Superman and robot. -WB
He sure looks like Superman, does he not?
Moving along, this is a fascinating one.
Here we see Superman sad about the death of a robot.
Metamorpho inSuperman. – WB
Thats then followed by our first look at Metamorpho played byBarrysAnthony Carrigan.
Okay, now things really kick into high gear with lots of very quick cuts.
First up, buildings toppling over like dominos.
Building dominos – WB
Possibly from the kaiju fight?
Either way, a very cool image.
And maybe Im seeing things but does the top of that last building look a little green to you?
Injured Lex. – WB
Lex Luthor is PISSED.
And not in his Luthorcorp building, it seems, because it looks more gold than silver.
Theres a lot going on in this next image so check it out and then well break it down.
A newscast inSuperman. – WB
First of all, whoever is watching this (unclear) owns a Luthorcorp TV (interesting).
Again, were seeing more footage from the conflict glimpsed earlier, properly confirmed as Boravia here.
Which, from earlier in the trailer, we know is hoping for Supermans help.
Baseball stadium fight – WB
In fact, it might even be the same kid.
Also, the channel is GBS News.
The G in there isnt an M so its probably not Metropolis.
Mister Terrific – WB
Someone might be watching this from Gotham City.
He could certainly be a challenge for Superman.
Or is it someone else?
Mister Terrific at war – WB
Someone in a suit Lex has developed perhaps?
Either way, the grounds crew for the Metropolis Meteors is gonna have a hell of a cleanup.
Finally, we get our best glimpse yet at Mister Terrific, played byFor All Mankinds Edi Gathegi.
Superman and Lois kissing. – WB
Gunn also revealed hes the leader of this group of heroes thatll be beside Superman in the movie.
The shot continues to reveal more about him.
with Jimmy Olsen (kneeling right) in tow.
Superman flying. – WB
Why are these people shooting at a journalist?
And hes kissing Lois in mid-air.
And just like that…
Superman flies off.
Super hug. – WB
Now, throughout this whole trailer, there have also been title cards.
Lets recap those for a second.
From James Gunn, director of theGuardians of the Galaxytrilogy, this summer, it begins.
DC Studios logo – WB
Thats followed by a ton of footage and then the release date, July 11.
Thats where the title of the movie should go, not the studio logo.
But we never are explicitly told this isSuperman.
This is DC Studios.
A few things here.
So this trailer isnt just forSuperman, its for the entire studio and universe.
We asked Gunn about the decision.
It just felt good, he said.
We had made these trailers and they did all this testing and I was like…
I believe in testing.
I believe in the testing process, and weve already testedSuperman.
We didnt spot her, but maybe it’s possible for you to?
[UPDATE: We did, see the Luthorcorp shot above.]
And finally, Gunn added that this trailer was specifically crafted to evoke the emotions of the movie.
And I think that it does that.
If the movie is as good as this trailer, were in for a treat.Supermanopens July 11.
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