At a certain point, after spending years and years panning various comic book movies, it feels nice actually to be excited for one. For all the endless talk about Marvel over the last decade, their competition seems to have found their footing finally. These days, it seems increasingly likely that DC Studios has captured the Anti-Slop Zeitgeist. Between The Batman and now James Gunn’s Superman, could Warner Bros. have found the kind of hit on their hands that might get them out of debt?
Well, no, but David Zaslav can dream, can’t he? Anyway, as evidenced in this new “final” trailer, Superman continues to look incredible, regardless of what the tribes of warring fanboys say (god forbid someone thinks that both this and Fantastic Four look like good times at the movies). All we know is that if buying a ticket to this helps keep the lights on at Turner Classic Movies, we’ll see it eight times.
Peep it:
Here’s a synopsis for Superman, though it’s really not like you need one:
“‘Superman,’ DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero 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.“
Superman will hit theaters on July 11, and, as the trailer really wants you to know, you can go ahead and buy your tickets starting right now. And, as promised, we bought eight tickets. That should surely get us a really great Gloria Grahame marathon on TCM in a few months. And we want Ben Mankiewicz to do the intros, dammit!