The James Gunn film, starring David Corenswet as the superhero, releases in theaters July 11. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor At the film’s L.A. premiere on Monday, Gunn mentioned what he hoped to ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Also written by Gunn — based on the iconic DC Comics character created by Jerry Siegel and ...
Critics, more than ever these days, tend to lean into the same opinion of a movie. More and more, the collective wisdom rules. "Superman," however, may be a singular exception. It's not just that a ...
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows David Corenswet in a scene from "Superman." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) James Gunn’s busy, hit-and-miss “Superman” is a lively summer ride, but it ...
On Monday night, July 7, the highly anticipated James Gunn-directed Superman movie began making waves on social media. Not only was the film itself rapidly picking up steam, but David Corenswet and ...
David Corenswet's slightly puppyish Superman radiates a joy in what he’s doing, but he’s far from invincible. That lends the film emotional stakes. In certain ways, the film fits snugly into familiar ...
The decadelong Extended DC Universe, which began with 2013’s far-too-serious “Man of Steel” and closed with 2023’s shockingly lackluster “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” was generally a dour, gritty ...
One of them — my “Superman” — is a ripping good yarn, a brash, jaunty, clever, sweet, rooted-just-enough-in-the-real-world adventure that conjures some of the deadpan serial nuttiness of the Superman ...