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DAVID CORENSWET as Superman Superman Featurette - Behind the Scenes Look
i fear they may have put some kind of addictive drug in twisters because every single man in that movie is killing me 🥵
the cast of Hollywood = PERFECTION
look at them CLOIS NATION WE ARE SO BACK
Superman, basically:
Superman (2025) | Dir. James Gunn
the comic nerd within me has awoken
Thoughts on the poster and score?
Let's dive in!
First off the poster? Magnificent. Easily the best DC one since The Batman. Evokes Alex Ross, the original Donner film posters, and Star Trek all in one.
"Look up" is easily the best Superman tagline since "You'll believe a man can fly"
Moving on to theme, at first I wasn't happy. Really, we're using Williams theme again? Sure it's iconic but so is Elfman's Batman and Spider-Man themes. Chasing nostalgia has no appeal for me, but y'know what? I'm warming up to it, mainly because Gunn put his own spin on it. The open hymn take on the opening notes is beautiful and I do love using electric guitars in lieu of the traditional orchestra
Murphy better have only brought back the main Superman theme though, I want new music for everything else. Especially Lex, he deserves his own killer theme
Now the main event: the trailer. Short version is I like it! It feels like it's taking the best from Donner and Snyder while doing it's own thing. In fact what the "feel" of it reminds me most of is the Raimi Spider-Man films which are still my favorite superhero movies
Superman bleeding and bruised is what I specifically mean. What I loved about the Raimi Spidey films is how Spidey was always torn up, bloodied, and bruised by the end. It showed that he went through hell, and made you root for him. I think a lot of complaints about Cavill in MoS would have been mitigated if he hadn't looked totally untouched after destroying Metropolis fighting Zod. Here seeing Superman all beaten up does a lot to make you empathize with him, it makes him feel scrappy instead of OP
Something else that feels reminiscent of Raimi's films is the love for the civilian cast specifically in the focus on the Daily Planet crew. Everyone other than Lois was window dressing in the DCEU but I've got high hopes for this incarnation
Funnily enough there's still plenty of "Snyder" here. Lots of somber shots of Corenswet looking glum, the public cursing him while the oppressed cry out for a savior, in fact I don't think he smiles ONCE, but y'know why people aren't complaining? There's color for one. There's a touch of whimsy and fantastical with Krypto, the kaiju, and the Superman robot. This feels like a world not mired in misery, a world that's not as carefree as the one Reeve lived in, but not nihilistic like Cavill's. In fact you know what? This feels like the movie the third MoS trailer teased but didn't deliver.
Corenswet is the first actor since Reeve where I buy that people don't recognize his Clark and Superman aren't the same guy, they "look" different
Superman saving people! Shouldn't be something you praise but after the last guy we need to
Lex looks unhinged and I love it. I think Hoult's going to be a generational Lex Luthor
Mr. Terrific looks badass but I don't care about the rest of them to be honest. Guy looks like a total dweeb and I'm amused Gunn chose to be comic accurate with him seemingly
Ok so the orb and the kaiju are different entities. Orb is potentially Solaris? I'm fine with a different design and origin for him (his origin especially was never getting adapted as it was in the comics) but I hope he has more agency than merely being a grunt for Lex given that's Ultraman's apparent role
Pa is totally going to die and I bet that scene with him and Clark is Clark realizing Pa doesn't have much time
Yeah Gunn moved that Middle Eastern country to Eastern Europe to reduce the controversy, still think that could backfire even with a location change everyone can tell what it's a stand in for
Fortress is very reminiscent of Donner. I was hoping for the All-Star mountain but I can't complain since the Robots being there means it should be more than barren hallways inside
Left me feeling excited as hell. It didn't erase all my doubts and concerns, but it left me with faith that this will finally be the first Superman movie since Donner to truly capture who the character is in all his essence, especially given:
Anonymous asked: Did you see that amongst other things, Gunn gave his take on real self Vs mask
Gunn is going the third route to the "who's real?" question by saying neither are who Superman is in his entirety. Great, I'm a fan of the modern approach which acknowledges that both are masks to an extent, and the "real" Clark is only shown to those who know his secret. Everything I'm seeing makes me believe this is going to be a Superman whom the audience can root for, empathize with, and witness that Superman is a character with just as much complexity as Batman and Spider-Man. Perhaps I'll be mistaken but right now I feel the most optimistic I've ever been about Superman's future.
James Gunn's Superman: The Teaser And The Trunks
BW Media Spotlight takes a hard look at James Gunn's Superman: The Teaser And The Trunks
The teaser for James Gunn’s Superman came out today. It’s only a teaser so I wouldn’t have bothered otherwise. Then came an article from Variety about the movie that would be an interesting discussion, but a short one. Put the two together and you have a full article. Superman is my favorite superhero, and seeing the continued crapping on it by…pretty much everyone of this “modern age” really…
Confession
When I first read David Corenswet's name in correlation with Superman/Clark Kent my brain automatically autocorrected it to Corn Sweet because....... Kansas Farm Boy..... And I know that's not really his name but I will probably forever see him and he will be My Cornsweet Superman
SUPERMAN, 2025
Don't talk to me or my dog Krypto ever again, this is the only thing I'm going to talk about for the next week. Unfollow me block my tags ask me about my superman obsession but don't expect anything except this man and this dog on your dashboard. Ok thanks. Back to watching the trailer 47 more times because the actual loml is coming to theatres in 6 months ok? Cool. This is the best thing to happen since I watched all the seasons of Smallville in high school. Like the other superman movies? They were ok. I watched them I liked them. Henry Cavill was hot but his storylines were dark and idk. THIS MOTHER TRUCKING TREE OF A MAN IS A HUNK AND A NERD AND THE EMBODIMENT OF CLARK KENT I CAN JUST TELL. FARM GROWN AWKWARD CLARK WHO SOMEHOW PULLS LOIS ANYWAY. I will never not talk about Superman and my love for his boyscout goodness and his adorable puppy dog love and CAN WD TALK ABOUT KRYPTO? Because HIS PUPPY!! Ok? FUCK. ME. UP.
clark kent, i love you with all my heart
STARLIGHT // SUPERMAN HEADCANONS. CLARK KENT & JOURNALIST!READER.
content: just fluff, pure pure fluff. It's the biggest vomit of love lmao im sorry but i'm in love at this time so deal with it. I don't dare to write smut yet (i'm very rusty lol), + we don't accept snyder fans!clark here — sorry not sorry — this is the clark who would rescue a kitten from a tree so....
word count: 0,4k (almost 500 words)
notes: i'm testing the waters in the dc fandom, even though it's been too long since I've written in it, but the superman trailer is my new obsession and I can't wait for july. the brat summer hits hard, but the superman summer hits harder.
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☆ You keep pretending not to notice when he leaves your apartment, and five minutes later "Superman" shows up to make sure you got home safe from your late assignment.
☆ Clark literally melts whenever you call him "Superman" in a teasing tone. like—he’s supposed to be the man of steel, but his knees go weak the second you smirk and say, “What’s the plan now, Superman?"
☆ You learned pretty quickly that dating the man of tomorrow comes with random date night interruptions. But he always makes it up to you. Like one time he flew in from stopping a train derailment with pastries from Paris and an "I'm sorry I missed our dinner" post-it stuck to your laptop".
☆ He’s so soft for you. Like, he’ll listen to you rant about Lex Luthor and his stupid company for an hour and then say, “You’re incredible. Do you know that?” with the most adoring look in his eyes.
☆ He's ridiculously good at remembering everything. birthdays, deadlines, how you take your coffee, and your favourite quote. He once quoted your own article back to you when you were doubting yourself, and you cried. He freaked out. tried to fly to get flowers or something.
☆ One time you tried to surprise him by bringing him lunch to the Daily Planet, and he got so flustered he nearly knocked over his desk. “You... you brought me food?” He blinked like krypto when he acts like never been fed before. Now he talks about it like it was a grand romantic gesture and not just an stupid sandwich.
☆ You once told him, half-asleep, that flying with him felt like dreaming while awake. Now he always asks, “Wanna go dream?” before lifting you into the sky.
☆ He sometimes reads over your drafts while you're out cold on the couch. leaves little notes in the margins like “love this part,” “so proud of you,” or “you spelt ‘crimes’ wrong, but you’re still my favourite reporter.”
☆ He lives for when you adjust his glasses or fix his tie before a press conference. It’s the only time he lets the whole “Clark Kent” act drop just a little and looks at you like you’re his whole world.
☆ Sometimes when you’re deep into writing, completely zoned out, he lands silently on your balcony and just watches you work for a minute—arms crossed, head tilted, that soft “I can’t believe she’s mine” smile on his face. When you finally notice him, he acts like he hasn’t been standing there like a lovesick puppy for the last five minutes.
☆ On your worst days at the paper, when deadlines crush you and the world feels heavy, he wordlessly picks you up and flies you above the clouds. No noise, no pressure—just the two of you, floating in golden light. “All of that can wait,” he whispers. “You can’t.”