Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), and Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi) will play a big role in James Gunn's DC superhero tale.

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For Gunn, that’s enough to distinguish his DC Universe from its predecessor. After all, as he pointed out to EW, “There is no Justice League in this world… not yet.” Superman flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.

We get new shots of Superman saving people, fighting the fire-breathing kaiju we’d already seen in previous trailers, getting revived by a blast of the sun, and what looks like a… disagreement with Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, who quips: “Make a move, Big Blue.” I’m sure they’re fast friends in the end.

Ten of DC's "Super" stars — including director James Gunn, stars Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult, and Clark Kent himself, David Corenswet — take EW inside the first feature film of the newly revamped franchise.

The Man of Steel is back! After nearly a decade of a darker, more brooding cinematic Superman in the form of Henry Cavill's Kal-El, a new, brighter Superman — as played by David Corenswet — is headed for the big screen faster than a speeding bullet.