A New Superman Featurette Places Religion in Its Hero and James Gunn

Even earlier than we first noticed a trailer or discovered about its forged, expectations for James Gunn’s Superman film had been sky-high. As the start line for a brand new slate of DC initiatives, and the primary solo film for the superhero in over a decade, everybody is aware of there’s a lot of pressure right here.

To assist rejoice Superman Day—the character debuted April 18, 1938 in Motion Comics #1—and to construct up hype, Warner Bros. launched a featurette for the upcoming movie. In case you’re invested within the film’s manufacturing, the video is price , however its larger level is to point out how a lot the forged and producer Peter Safran consider in Gunn. Rachel Brosnahan, Lois Lane herself, saying “In James Gunn we belief!” on the finish couldn’t be any clearer and is already a sentiment in some areas.

Nearly everybody’s coming into Superman with pleasure or some curiosity about Gunn’s goals. For its stars, this film gave them the chance to work with a filmmaker who they’ve teamed with beforehand or whose output they simply take pleasure in: each Nathan Fillion (Man Gardner) and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor) praised Gunn’s writing and the “coronary heart” present in his earlier films. Others signed on as a result of they’re followers of Superman himself and dig no matter Gunn’s bought cooking now or in the future. Fillion, Edi Gathegi (Mr. Terrific), and Frank Grillo (Rick Flag Sr.) speak up its potential greatness, with Grillo proudly predicting it will likely be a “sport changer.”

We’ll see if Superman achieves that standing when it hits theaters on July 11.

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