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David Corenswet’s Superman Posters Just Dropped—And They’re Weaponized Nostalgia

They brought back the trunks. They added the dog. And now, two new Superman posters are selling something bigger than a reboot—hope.

Allan Ford June 9, 2025 Add a Comment
David Corenswet Superman Posters Released Internationally

David Corenswet Just Flexed as Superman—And the Internet Is Screaming in Kryptonese

The internet's collective jaw just hit the floor: David Corenswet's Superman is actually wearing the trunks—and striking the pose. Not once, but twice. Two new international posters dropped this week, and they're giving fans exactly what they've been begging for: a Superman who doesn't brood, doesn't sulk, and sure as hell doesn't sparkle in grayscale.

One of the posters is a Chinese one-sheet, which means Warner Bros. is making a big swing in a market that's been ghosting Hollywood harder than your last Tinder date. The other? A classic Superman hero shot. Think: Christopher Reeve by way of modern VFX and a gym regimen that could break steel beams.

Let's be real—this isn't just marketing. It's myth-making.


The Trunks Are Back—Here's Why That Changes Everything

Let's start with the red elephant in the room: the underwear is on the outside again. And it's not just a costume tweak—it's a cultural course correction. For a decade, the DCEU gave us a Superman who looked like he was about to drop a SoundCloud album called Man of Existential Dread. But James Gunn? He read the assignment.

Bringing back the trunks isn't nostalgia. It's defiance. It's saying: “We're not embarrassed to love Superman anymore.”

The stakes? Sky-high. With a release date of July 11, 2025, this is DC Studios' first big-screen outing in its new rebooted DCU. This isn't just a superhero movie—it's a billion-dollar test of faith. Can Gunn's throwback-yet-modern Superman conquer a landscape dominated by multiverse fatigue and Marvel hangovers?

Here's the kicker: the film secured a day-and-date release in China. That's rare. Especially post-pandemic, where even Marvel films have had to grovel for a slot. But Corenswet's Caped Crusader is getting the red carpet in the Middle Kingdom—a sign Warner Bros. is betting big on cross-cultural charisma. Even if Chinese audiences have been ghosting Hollywood blockbusters harder than they ghosted “Fast X.”


The Hidden Kryptonite: America Needs a Hero Right Now

Kevin Smith, a man who once wrote a Superman movie that never saw daylight, gets it: “People wanna hope right now. People just want to believe in a f*cking thing, man.” That line? It's not a soundbite—it's a diagnosis. And Superman, dressed like he leapt straight off a Golden Age comic cover, is the prescription.

This character has always thrived in dark times. Depression-era origins. Cold War reinventions. Post-9/11 reboots. He's less a hero and more a national weather vane. When Batman's winning, we're brooding. When Superman's back, we're craving light. Smith even says it outright: “Superman is ascendant whenever the country is doing poorly.”

So the posters aren't just visuals. They're signals. Red trunks. Confident pose. Sunlight. Krypto the Superdog. They're whispering something we haven't heard in years: It's okay to believe again.


Now Pick a Side: Sincere or Cynical?

So—are these posters genius mythmaking or just another nostalgia cash grab?

Would you rather watch Corenswet fly—or burn $20 and binge Man of Steel on mute?

(…Okay, some judgment.)

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