A lawsuit brought by the estate of Superman co-creator Joseph Schuster which attempted to block the film’s release in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom—thanks to an old law kink that could have prevented James Gunn’s film from opening in any country that was once ruled by the British Crown—will not be moving forward. […]
A New Superman Featurette Puts Faith in Its Hero and James Gunn
Even before we first saw a trailer or learned about its cast, expectations for James Gunn’s Superman movie were sky-high. As the starting point for a new slate of DC projects, and the first solo movie for the superhero in over a decade, everyone knows there’s a lot of pressure here. To help celebrate Superman Day—the […]
Warner Bros. Pictures Co-Heads Praise the ‘Epic Sci-Fi’ of James Gunn’s Superman
Minecraft is a viral smash hit, but the auteur-drive Mickey 17 very much was not—and now, the top executives at Warner Bros. Pictures are looking to franchise popularity to allow them to continue to balance out original swings. With strong pre-opening buzz for next week’s Sinners, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy hope Ryan Coogler’s […]
Now You Can See Krypto Be a Very Good Boy in New Superman Footage
io9 was at CinemaCon 2025’s Warner Bros. presentation and got eyes on the latest Superman sneak peek first—we described it for you in a post earlier this week. Now, everyone can enjoy this extended look at James Gunn’s July 11 DC Studios release, and particularly the antics of the movie’s true star: Superman’s loyal (if […]
Krypto Shines in Brand New Footage From James Gunn’s Superman
This week at CinemaCon movie studios are putting on a show for movie theater representatives and invited media. And at tonight’s Warner Bros. presentation, James Gunn and DC Studios closed things out with a look at this summer’s Superman. James Gunn referred to this summer as “the summer of Superman” but after the extended footage he […]
David Ayer Still Has Hope His Suicide Squad Cut Will Be Released
Comic book movies have long had a weird legacy; as io9 pointed out recently, Fantastic Four reboots have been happening approximately once a decade since the 1990s. But the case of DC’s The Suicide Squad is an oddity all its own. David Ayer’s film arrived in 2016 and yielded underwhelming results; then, James Gunn made […]
James Gunn Addresses That Controversial Superman Flying Shot
A new look at James Gunn’s Superman has the internet in a tizzy. This weekend, Warner Bros. released a new TV spot for the film during the NFL games and while it’s mostly footage from the teaser trailer, there are a few new shots, including one of Superman flying across a snowy plain. The camera […]