The highly anticipated “Superman” hits theaters and IMAX nationwide on July 11th, and internationally beginning July 9th.
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, soars into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.
In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original Super Hero 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.
When Superman is drawn into conflicts both abroad and at home, his actions to protect humankind are questioned, and his vulnerability allows tech billionaire and master deceiver Lex Luthor to leverage the opportunity to get Superman out of the way for good.
Will the Daily Planet’s intrepid reporter Lois Lane, together with the aid of Metropolis’s other metahumans and Superman’s own four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help Superman before Luthor can completely destroy him?
The film follows Superman’s journey to reconcile his heritage as the Kryptonian Kal-El with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas, and his selfless determination to use his power for good as humanity’s protector.
Guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned, he is the embodiment of truth, justice and a better tomorrow.
The film stars David Corenswet in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
The film also stars Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell.
For this film, James Gunn was also inspired by both Game of Thrones and Star Wars.
The Film has a sense of timelessness. The colors, technology and design all lend itself to different possible time frames.
Every business sign in the arcade is either a comic reference or a nod to Jerry Siegel’s family.
Both Michael and James Larson, Jerry Siegel’s grandsons, can be seen during an interior Daily Planet scene.
DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
“Superman” is executive produced by Nikolas Korda, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars Winther. Behind the camera, Gunn is joined by frequent collaborators, including director of photography Henry Braham, production designer Beth Mickle, costume designer Judianna Makovsky and composer John Murphy, along with composer David Fleming and editors William Hoy and Craig Alpert.
Seasoned actor Wendell Pierce portrays Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet newspaper in “Superman.”
It’s a little scary, states Wendell. “Because newspapers are going out in this digital world and in the world of the movie. We meet him right there, in the newsroom, with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen and this relatively new reporter, Clark Kent.”
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