During the Superman teaser trailer event, the cast and writer/director James Gunn discuss creating David Corenswet’s Superman suit, and their reactions to it.

One of the most important things when creating a “comic book movie” is the suit. Say what you will, this is something the fans are going to latch on to, for good or for bad. Of course, the story must also be great, but making sure the suits look like they should is top of the list.

I was invited to a special event for the Superman teaser trailer, which included a Q&A session with James Gunn (writer/director), David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luther).

One of the topics that came up was David Corenswet’s Superman suit. He explained how he never really put the suit on for the first time because it was built through a lengthy process. Writer/director James Gunn weighs in and reveals what Corenswet said to make him change his mind about this version of the suit being so colorful. Nicholas Hoult also confesses his reaction to seeing Corenswet in the suit on set.

Cast & Filmmaker Reactions To Superman’s Suit

David Corenswet: People ask about the first time you put on the suit. When you have the amazing chance to build the suit from the ground up with an amazing costume department, you don’t put on the suit for the first time. You put on parts of it and then it gets fitted and more pieces get put in. 

So for me, it was the first time that other people saw me in the suit. It’s like when you get a nice haircut and you forget about it but then you walk around and everybody’s like, whoa you look great for once. I walked on set and I had other people who saw me in the suit for the first time. So I got to see other people see Superman.

I didn’t feel like Superman, but it was so amazing watching my cast mates and the crew members, who are also getting to work on this amazing historic piece of media. The moments when they saw it for the first time or when they saw Superman fly for the first time, getting to witness them witness it. 

The best thing is seeing kids see it. When people would bring their kids to set. Getting to see, first person, five, six-year-old kids see Superman. There’s nothing like it. It’s amazing.

Nicholas Hoult: When I saw David in the costume, and I hate to admit it, it made me feel warm and fuzzy. Like a kid again. There was one scene where he flies into the set and I was watching and I had a little grin, a little private grin on my face, and I was like this is amazing. I turned around and I saw everyone else in the room with the same look on their face watching him. That’s the effect that he’s talking about, and it’s really special.

James Gunn: The thing that I think of so much is when we were designing the costume, I knew certain things were going to be different and I knew that I didn’t want to have it look like a wet t-shirt. I didn’t want to have a bunch of thick muscles in it. I didn’t want to have airbrushed abs on it. But it was really a long process of development.

We were standing in the room and it was freaking colorful and had the underwear and the whole thing and I was like, ugh, I don’t know. I said it’s so colorful and [David Corenswet] goes, yeah, he’s an alien from outer space who’s super powerful. He doesn’t want children to be afraid of him. And it touched me in the moment and it touches me now as I say it, is that is who he is and that’s where the costume comes from and that goes along with Jerry and Joe’s original vision hardening back to wrestlers and the circus and these other things.

That’s who Superman is. His costume is so colorful because he doesn’t want to scare children. He’s got red beams that come out of his eyes and he can blow over things with his breath.

See the suit in action for yourself when Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

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About Superman

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

Rachel Brosnahan confesses that Superman and Lois are soulmates and that they both work hard, play hard, and love hard.

Lois Lane and Superman will always be connected in the DC Universe, just as MJ and Spider-Man are. In James Gunn’s upcoming Superman, the extremely talented Rachel Brosnahan portrays Lois Lane. In the recently released teaser trailer, we see that her and Superman have a relationship, and even catch a glimpse at a kiss while floating in the air (their equivalent of Spidey’s upsidedown kiss).

I was invited to a special event for the Superman teaser trailer, which included a Q&A session with James Gunn (writer/director), David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luther).

Rachel Brosnahan admittedly cannot say much about Lois Lane’s relationship with Clark Kent/Superman, but she does confess that she thinks they are soulmates, and that they both have the same goals in mind.

Rachel Brosnahan Says Superman & Lois Are “Soulmates”

Rachel Brosnahan: They’re soulmates. They’re united in the fact that they are both in the relentless pursuit of truth and justice, but they approach the world in totally different ways. 

She’s somebody, because of her profession but also because of who she is, she questions everything. She questions everyone. She’s trying to see around every corner and that’s the way that she faces the world.

And Superman is just radically present in every moment. He solves every issue that’s directly in front of him. I think the ways that they are opposite is something that is fun to watch. It’s fun to watch them bump up against each other sometimes…in more than one way. And then it’s fun to watch the way in which they really are united. That’s a little bit of a nothing burger of an answer but they both work hard and play hard and love hard.

See their relationship first hand when Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

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About Superman

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

During the Superman teaser trailer event, writer/director and DC CEO James Gunn explains that the 2025 film is about kindness.

I was invited to a special event for the Superman teaser trailer, which included a Q&A session with James Gunn (writer/director), David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luther). Gunn described the film as being about kindness and how everyone should be just that, kind.

Even if we do not agree with others, there is no need to be mean to them. This is something that the world could certainly use more of these days.

James Gunn Says Superman Is “A Movie About Being Good”

I think that it is a movie about kindness. It is a movie about being good. I remember talking to these guys when we had our cast dinner the night before we started shooting, and I’m like, at the end of the day, the world doesn’t always seem to have so much good in it. And this movie has to truly be that. And for it to truly be that means that we had to be good to each other, we had to be good to the crew, and then it had to be that authentically. So for me, the movie is about that more than anything else.

I think that’s what “taking me home” is all about. When I watched the trailer and the movie, we do have a battered version of Superman at the beginning. I think that that is our country. I believe in the goodness of human beings and I believe that most people in this country, despite their ideological beliefs and their politics, are doing their best to get by and trying to be good people. 

Despite what it may seem like for the other side, no matter what that other side might be. I think this movie is about that. It’s about the basic kindness of human beings. And that can be seen as uncool, and it can be seen as under siege when some of the darker voices are some of the louder voices. That’s what happens when you let the internet seem like it’s the world, when it’s not the world, the world is us.

I live in a very rural part of Georgia and I see the kindness and the beauty of the people every day who don’t share all the same political beliefs as I do. But I think that’s what the movie is about, the basic fundamentals of human beings all over the world.

See what James Gunn means when Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

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About Superman

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

At the Superman teaser trailer event, James Gunn reveals that Superman’s relationship with Krypto is “complicated.”

The opening sequence of the Superman teaser trailer shows Superman falling from the sky, clearly having been beaten up during a fight. He is battered, bruised, and beaten, mustering all the energy he can to whistle for man’s best friend, his dog Krypto. He then asks Krypto to take him home and hands him a piece of his cape to pull him by.

I was invited to a special event for the Superman teaser trailer, which included a Q&A session with James Gunn (writer/director), David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luther).

Superman’s Relationship With Krypto Is “Complicated”

When asked about the decision to open the teaser trailer with this shot, Gunn explains “We’re seeing a little bit of a different side of Superman than what we’ve seen normally on screen and this movie, at the end of the day, is not about power.”

He goes on to detail that Clark Kent is a person who is struggling with his day-to-day life, something that Gunn thought would be a cool place to start. In terms of his superdog, however, Gunn says “his relationship with Krypto is complicated. He’s not nearly the best dog you’ve seen. There’s a lot more to Krypto.”

As a dog lover, this is a tough sentence to swallow. Krypto is a dog with superpowers. He can fly. Surely, that would make his relationship with Clark different from any other pet-owner relationship, but I would be devastated to see him turn his back on Superman. We all go to our animals for comfort. They are a part of the family and are always there when we need them most.

Gunn continues, “I also thought that it was a way to say that yes, we’re embracing all of the Superman mythology. There’s a way that superhero movies have taken these characters and said okay, yeah, it’s Batman but it’s not any of the other stuff. It’s Superman but it’s not any of the other stuff. It’s boom, boom, boom, boom.”

“But he lives in a world with superheroes. This is an alternative history fantasy world where superheroes exist but it’s also incredibly grounded. It’s about real people having real lives who just happen to be metahumans. Superman exists. He has friends who are other superheroes. He has people he doesn’t get along as well with who are other superheroes. He’s got a flying dog.”

All will be revealed about Superman and Krypto’s relationship when Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025. I was already excited, but the new teaser trailer has me all in.

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About Superman

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

Nicholas Hoult confesses his reaction when he first read the Superman script and it is priceless – “I felt giddy.”

Nicholas Hoult is going to make the perfect Lex Luther. We only see him a few times in the Superman teaser trailer, but take a look back at his career and it is apparent that he commits to a role when given it. Just in the last few months, he has delivered three masterful performances in The Order, Juror No. 2, and Nosferatu.

I was invited to a special event for the Superman teaser trailer, which included a Q&A session with James Gunn (writer/director), David Corenswet (Clark Kent / Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luther).

During the event, Nicholas Hoult reflected back on when he first read the script for Superman. Writer/director James Gunn is also a master of his art, so it should come as no surprise that Hoult claims he “felt giddy.”

Nicholas Hoult’s Reaction To First Reading The Superman Script Is Priceless

Nicholas Hoult: The script to begin with was so unique and fun. The world was vivid and just full of so many exciting characters, moments, and emotions. Reading it I felt giddy. I was like this is exciting, this is new and a different take. Then, on set with all of James Gunn’s collaborators, he’s inviting and warm. He knows exactly what he wants and is clear on that, but also is open to ideas with everyone. It’s a wonderful environment to work in because no matter who you, are if you bring a good idea and James likes it, then it will be incorporated.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.

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About Superman

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

Superman comes to theaters on July 11, 2025.