As Superman crashes to a snowy Earth in right now’s trailer for Superman, we see a bloodied Man of Steel, trying nearly damaged. In one other shot, Superman is getting trash thrown at him by a slew of individuals — not precisely the normal picture we’re use to for a man who saves lives.
There’s a giant symbolism behind that for the pic’s author and director James Gunn.
“We do have a battered Superman initially, and I believe that’s our nation,” stated the filmmaker at a presser for the trailer Monday.
One of the overarching themes within the reboot of the DC superhero on the massive display for Gunn is that it’s “a film about kindness. It was a film about being good.”
“I imagine within the goodness of human beings, and I imagine that most individuals on this nation regardless of their ideological beliefs or politics are doing their finest to get by and try to be good folks regardless of what it’d appear to be to the opposite aspect or what that different aspect is likely to be, and I believe this film is about that.”
Back in July 2018 Gunn got here beneath hearth on social media by proper wing commentator Mike Cernovich who went after the director for his controversial, years-old jokes about pedophilia, however extra so, as a result of the filmmaker was an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. Gunn’s remarks prompted Disney to initially lower ties with him on the third Guardians of the Galaxy film till the director was reinstated on account of overwhelming assist from trade colleagues.
Continued Gunn concerning the takeaway for Superman: “It’s concerning the primary kindness of human beings and that it may be seen as uncool and it may be seen as beneath siege when among the darker voices are among the louder voices”.
Said Gunn, “I reside in a really rural a part of Georgia and I see the kindness and the great thing about the folks every single day who don’t share all the identical world beliefs as I do, however I believe that’s what the film is about: the fundamental elementary decency of human beings everywhere in the world.”
Superman occurs on July 11, 2025.
Here’s the trailer once more to observe:
