Like many others, I eagerly await James Gunn’s presentation Superman to the point that I think I may have figured out when the film’s first trailer will arrive. While I was a huge fan of Henry Cavill’s Superman during his tenure in the DCEU film timeline, I thought the films he was a part of didn’t serve the character very well. As a result, I was very excited about the prospect of a new Superman who is more faithful to the comics when Gunn announced the slate of films and TV shows for Chapter One of the DCU.
Everything that has been released about James Gunn’s DCU Superman it only increased my anticipation, from the announcement of the cast and the tone of the film to the first look at the costumes and the revelation that Krypto, the Superdog, will be part of the story. Naturally, the next thing on my mind is seeing the first official look at the film with Supermantrailer. Based on James Gunn’s comments and a major DCU event taking place in December, I may have figured out when SupermanThe company’s marketing will actually begin.
James Gunn was actively working on the Superman movie trailer in October
Gunn has been hard at work marketing Superman
Firstly, it’s worth going over the comments that James Gunn made about this Supermantrailer. The film is currently set for a July 2025 release date, meaning many are expecting the first official look at the story to arrive anytime in the latter months of 2024 or early 2025. As expected, Gunn has faced many questions. online about the film’s trailer. In October 2024, James Gunn’s update on the Superman The trailer gave many, including myself, hope that it would arrive in the next quarter of the year.
On October 27, 2024, a fan asked Shooting Topics if SupermanThe trailer was still finished. Gunn responded that he hadn’t, but that he was working hard on it that weekend. For those eagerly awaiting their first look SupermanWith the cast of characters in action, this news was incredibly exciting, if not expected. Production for Superman finished in July 2024, with post-production beginning thereafter. Three months later, it’s not surprising that the film is finished enough for Gunn to start putting together a trailer.
James Gunn Promised Superman Movie Trailer Isn’t Too Far Away
Just a week before the interaction mentioned in TopicsGunn made an appearance at New York Comic-Con 2024 to promote the first official DCU project, Creature Commands. There Gunn was naturally asked about other projects in the DCU Superman being chief among them. During this panel, Gunn was asked about Supermantrailer, with the filmmaker cryptically stating “It won’t be long, but it won’t be anytime soon.”
This is a typically diplomatic response from the head of DC Studios, with the filmmaker careful not to raise too many hopes while also not completely destroying them. This comment from Gunn probably meant that the trailer for Superman wouldn’t be released for another few weeks, aka too soon, but it also wouldn’t be more than six months away in the second quarter of 2025. With this update in mind, it became a little easier for me to predict when I’d get my first look at Superman would debut.
Creature Commandos Finale Is the Perfect Time to Release Superman’s DC Universe Trailer
The first stage of the DCU leads to a wider universe
After all is said and done, I believe the end of Creature Commands would be the perfect time to fall Supermanfirst trailer. As I alluded to, Creature Commands is the first official DCU project, despite Superman being positioned as the true beginning of the franchise. Creature Commands begins airing on MAX on December 5, 2024, with seven episodes. As such, the finale will air on January 16, 2025, nearly six months from the date of Supermanis July 11, 2025, release date. This would be an opportune time for Gunn to debut the first trailer for Superman.
On the one hand, this date would line up with Gunn’s comments. This would happen about three months after Gunn’s death “Not too much, but not too soon” update and explain why the filmmaker was working on the trailer in October 2024. Secondly, many will be tuning in Creature Commands‘ finale, not just for the conclusion of the show itself, but also to see if there will be any hints and teases about the future of the DC Universe. Gunn can capitalize on both sides of this large audience by abandoning the Superman trailer after the episode ends.
Finally, the last element that supports the idea of Gunn releasing Supermantrailer with the Creature Commands final links to Superman and Lois. The final season of the highly rated show is currently airing, and Gunn isn’t one to overshadow one project in favor of another. The end of Superman and Lois will air on December 2, 2024, which means audiences will have over a month to digest and discuss it before attention turns to the DCU Superman. All this points to SupermanThe trailer will be released on January 16, 2025, kicking off the exciting DCU film timeline.
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