Overview

• The new clip opens with Superman (David Corenswet) bursting into Lex Luthor’s office to demand the location of his kidnapped dog, Krypto.
• Unfazed, Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) calmly sips coffee and whispers “ugly dog in a cape” to reveal his orchestration of the abduction and cast Superman as unstable.
• The confrontation underscores James Gunn’s aim to humanize Superman by emphasizing his emotional ties and the tension between his Kryptonian heritage and human upbringing.
• Superman’s story unfolds within a populated DC Universe that includes Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s Mister Terrific.
• Set to premiere July 11, 2025, Superman inaugurates DC Studios’ ‘Gods and Monsters’ chapter by skipping origin retelling and launching a fully formed metahuman community.