2 weeks Ago
Earlier this week, James Gunn released the very first teaser for his take on the Man of Steel at CinemaCon 2025. The trailer was supposed to mark a new era for Superman. There was a time when the phrase “Superman trailer drop" would send the internet into a frenzy—fan forums would go silent in anticipation, and tweets would turn reverent.
But times have changed. Earlier this week, James Gunn unveiled the first teaser for his Man of Steel reboot at CinemaCon 2025. With red carpets, flashing cameras, and the grand debut of David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan as Clark Kent and Lois Lane, the excitement was undeniable.
Hype? Through the roof. The trailer was supposed to mark a new era for Superman. And it did.
Just not in the way everyone expected. At CinemaCon, those lucky enough to catch the premiere reacted with enthusiasm. There were cheers.
Whispers of “finally!" But once the teaser made its way online, a storm began brewing and the skies over Metropolis weren’t the only thing turning grey. Because when the wider DC fandom saw Gunn’s bright, comedic, oddly chipper take on the beloved hero..
. well, let’s just say it didn’t exactly unite the Justice League. Fans online, particularly the DC die-hards, didn’t hold back.
One person on X hit the nail on the head saying “Welcome to Marvel Superman. Bright colours, comedy dog, darkness is gone!" They were not alone. The sentiment echoed far and wide across the internet, where fans questioned whether the gritty depth of earlier iterations was being replaced with slapstick and sunshine.
And it didn’t stop there. “sigh Why can we just not get a good Superman film?" wrote another user, clearly disappointed. Some took aim at visual storytelling.
One bluntly put, “Cinematography looks so ass omg." Another comment criticised the tone: “Weird choice to focus on the cheesy stuff for so long at the beginning (dogs, robots). Made it seem cheap.
Don’t think cheap really suits the character. The rest looked decent." The harshest of them all? “Man of Steel was peak, it’s been only downhill ever since.
How low will this slop go?" read a comment. And just when you think it couldn’t get worse: “Lame. So long DC universe.
Gunn has officially killed it." But before we start digging Superman’s grave, there’s another side to this story. Not everyone’s mad.
In fact, a solid chunk of the internet is intrigued—maybe even a little delighted. Some fans are ready to trade in the gloom for something warmer and lighter. One viewer shared, “I was worried about the humour being a little MCUified, but this seems to be more fun and playful and less ‘he’s right behind me isn’t he’ obligatory schlock.
" Superman will hit the theatres on July 11..
