Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT James Gunn's Superman is set to bring a faithful new adaptation of the Man of Steel to the big screen in July 2025, and hopeful fans have a few particular hopes for the film. Previously known as Superman: Legacy, the film will be the first flagship movie of the brand-new DC Universe, though other projects currently exist in DCU canon.
9 Zero Presence Of Evil Supermen From Invincible to the Boys, it's safe to say the trope is played out The concept of an evil Superman has always been fascinating, played around with in the past by off-shoot DC storylines like the Injustice series and even horror movies like Brightburn. However, it's safe to say that the concept has been thoroughly run into the ground in the modern day.
7 Jimmy Olsen Being An Actual Character Clark Kent's best friend always deserved better One of the most undersung characters in the Superman mythos, it's easy to see why Jimmy Olsen hasn't gotten his just deserts. The peppy photographer of the Daily Planet isn't exactly worthy hero or even sidekick for impressionable audiences to imprint on, coming across as a nebbish foil to the all-powerful Superman in most versions of his story.
5 A Genuine Superman That Doesn't See Himself As God Clark Kent is a Kansas-raised farmboy first, alien messiah second In nearly every iteration of Superman in film ever since the original in 1978, the character has been described with some degree of Christ-like qualities, acting as more of a holier-than-thou messiah figure rather than a down-to-earth hero.