It seems like everyone has very strong feelings, whether positive or not, about the Superman (2025) costume reveal that James Gunn finally shared with David Corenswet a few days ago Still negative. The thing is…we’ve been here before, but everyone seems to have forgotten about the old announcement.
Of course, the first costume reveal that comes to mind is the “this is your first time you’ll see the new Superman moments” from 2011’s Man of Steel. I distinctly remember all the harsh criticism of a single image before we saw this film. first. Mind you, Zack Snyder’s DC movies haven’t been universally loved, contrary to what recent revisionism might suggest, but over the years just about everyone has been dissatisfied with Henry Cavill’s portrayal of the character and his Dress to feel enthusiastic. Now, after asking for an early viewing of Supes (which was just a slightly polished production) a few months ago, everyone seems to be going crazy. I guess comic book fans will never change.
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There’s a reason some studios have chosen to play it safe over the years and keep the debut of new costumes and characters under wraps for as long as possible. While an early glimpse of the show’s stars before the trailer is released may help with the hype, an uncontrolled hate campaign organized by the worst fan base could spread like wildfire and knee-jerk projects before the actual release, Regardless of the final quality. The marketing campaign begins.
In the case of Superman, both Zack Snyder’s most venomous followers (a small but noisy group) and those optimistic about James Gunn’s renewed DC continuity on screen are now one question. The first group clearly wanted to tone down the mood no matter what, as they viewed the entire enterprise as a “betrayal” of Snyder’s vision and the legacy of Henry Cavill as Kal-El. The thing is, Snyder has several scenes to hold the audience’s attention; he’s no weakling. While the financial results weren’t bad, Warner Bros. executives decided to screw him halfway through the DCEU’s planned start of filming, which is terrible no matter how you feel about his movie. If anything, James Gunn (Snyder’s friend and former collaborator) is picking up the pieces of a fight he certainly had no part in and trying to piece together the future of the DC brand on the big and small screens .
As for those who are openly excited about the prospect of a Gunn-led DC Universe, they’re disappointed that Columbine Sweet looks too pessimistic in the photo instead of being as optimistic and inspiring as we’ve been told. Also: What’s up with the Met being destroyed in the background as he slowly gets dressed? It doesn’t matter. This is most likely not a scene you see in a movie. They just need to print something that looks good. do not think too much.
Neither DC nor Marvel are immune to scrutiny whenever these revelations come out, and things only get worse when the superhero in question is Spider-Man, Batman, or Superman (arguably the “Big Three” of comic book media) More intense. To some extent, I’m sure these companies are counting on something that will help in the long run, for better or worse, but, as explained before, we’ve seen this backfire before. A perfect example of this is another 2011 reveal, with obsessive fans scrambling to devote entire articles about a yet-to-be-announced project based solely on production stills: The Amazing Spider-Man , which stands for Another fresh take on the famous Spider-Man. .
Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker will have to fight an even tougher battle as Sony Pictures moves away from Spider-Man 4 (which would have given Sam Raimi (Sam Raimi and his team are back) and it’s a little frustrating to quickly pivot to a reboot that felt pointless at the time. A headache. Eventually, the film did well enough to spawn a sequel, which also featured a major costume change. The cycle repeats itself.
Marvel Studios’ movies have been popular until recently when public opinion began to shift, but there has also been a history of trying to avoid such premature discussions. From Spider-Man’s redesign of Tom Holland’s character just three years after Andrew Garfield’s exit, to Wolverine’s new, “accurate” comic book style in Deadpool vs. Wolverine, based on footage Being picky always attracts attention. dominating pop culture headlines for weeks on end. Some of the complaints about Logan’s long-awaited classic look were particularly interesting, as they centered on the fact that the top half of the costume wasn’t sleeveless, only for the second trailer to quickly show off Hugh Jackman showing off those bulky biceps muscle. be patient!
It’s hard to imagine comic book fanatics and eventually online moviegoers no longer grumbling about movies and shows based on famous IPs. I saw someone complaining about “Bart Fleck’s bat ears being too short, only for the BvS costume to be praised months later”. The same goes for seeing Robert Pattinson play the iconic character for the first time. This will happen again when DC Studios casts the next shared universe Caped Crusader. I know that’s how things work.but i hope people At least I understand these early images are hardly representative of the entire project. So no, I don’t think James Gunn’s take on the Kryptonian reporter is going to be a brutal snoozefest. Just let him cook and wait for the real thing to happen. Then we can talk.
