Superman, Nicholas Hoult and Lex Luthor
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Superman, DC Film and Post-Credits Scene
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Lex Luthor? When it comes to the positive takes critics have shared about James Gunn’s Superman, a considerable amount of praise has been pushed towards the ensemble cast. Lead actor David Corenswet has been praised for his winning performance as the Man of Steel but,
Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.
"Superman" reboots the DC Universe by throwing audiences right into the action. If you got a bit lost towards the end, we're here to help.
In Superman (2025), we see that the message sent by Superman's parents asked him to take over Earth, but was the message altered by Luthor?
James Gunn may be taking things back to the comics, but Superman already proves the DCU isn’t afraid to make big departures
Since his debut in 1940's Action Comics #23, Luthor has evolved from a somewhat gimmicky Golden Age bad guy into one of the most iconic supervillains of all time, with decades of history as Superman's chief nemesis and one of the de facto leaders of DC's various villains.
Superman is here and it has definitely met many of the expectations that were set for it. It has everything you could want from a summer blockbuster movie, and its biggest strength is its characters.
The Superman ending is pretty busy, so you might still have questions about what exactly went down.The new movie has arrived as part of DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, with James Gunn in the director's chair.
Director James Gunn used a number of Cleveland landmarks while filming "Superman" last year in Ohio. Did you spot them?
David Corenswet's Superman reboot is a box office hit, with projections of $115–$120 million for its opening weekend.