We’re just over one month away from the true beginning of the new DC Universe of films with James Gunn’s Superman. Over the last two days, Warner Bros. Pictures released a slew of character posters, officially revealing the roster of metahumans and villains in the film. It’s a considerable list, with 11 character posters in all, including the likes of Hawkgirl and Mr. Terrific on the heroes side, and Lex Luthor and the Engineer on the villainous side.
The posters are all styled in the Superman colors and light, glowing background. First up, there are six character posters for Superman and his allies: Superman, Krypto, Superman Robot #4 (who is apparently not Kelex?), Guy Gardener, Mr. Terrific and Hawkgirl.
My personal favorite is Edi Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific, a largely underrated character who could be a huge fan favorite if done well. I’m also excited to see Gunn’s version of Hawkgirl, played by Isabela Merced, who most recently appeared in the hit HBO series, The Last of Us.
Today, Warner Bros. Pictures released five new character posters, which James Gunn described as “Frenemies & Enemies.” This batch included Lex Luthor, The Engineer, Eve Teschmacher, Metamorpho and Rick Flag, Sr.
The standout here is definitely Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, who is a really interesting character in the comics with a variety of possibilities. He looks extremely comic accurate as well in the posters. There is a part of me that wishes they inverted or darkened the colors of the “frenemies and enemies” posters to give them a distinct look from the others. But I imagine that doesn’t quite work as well in the larger marketing scheme.
Overall, it’s great to see the large number of character posters and get a better sense of the depth of characters in this film.
Superman releases July 11, 2025!
About Superman:
“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
The film stars David Corenswet (“Twisters,” “Hollywood”) in the dual role of Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult (the “X-Men” movies, “Juror #2”) as Lex Luthor. The film also stars Edi Gathegi (“For All Mankind”), Anthony Carrigan (“Barry,” “Gotham”), Nathan Fillion (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, “The Suicide Squad”), Isabela Merced (“Alien Romulus”), Skyler Gisondo (“Licorice Pizza,” “Booksmart”), Sara Sampaio (“At Midnight”), María Gabriela de Faría (“The Moodys”), Wendell Pierce (“Selma,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”), Alan Tudyk (“Andor”), Pruitt Taylor Vince (“Bird Box”) and Neva Howell (“Greedy People”).
“Superman” is executive produced by Nikolas Korda, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars Winther. Behind the camera, Gunn is joined by frequent collaborators, including director of photography Henry Braham, production designer Beth Mickle, costume designer Judianna Makovsky and composer John Murphy, along with composer David Fleming (“The Last of Us”) and editors William Hoy (“The Batman”) and Craig Alpert (“Deadpool 2,” “Blue Beetle”).
DC Studios Presents a Troll Court Entertainment/The Safran Company Production, A James Gunn Film, “Superman,” which will be in theaters and IMAX® nationwide on July 11, 2025, and internationally beginning 9 July 2025, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Ron is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of POC Culture. He is a big believer in the power and impact of pop culture and the importance of representation in media.
