James Gunn's new Superman film has garnered positive early reviews, emphasizing a fresh and entertaining approach to the character. It features David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, set to release as part of the DCU's "Gods and Monsters" phase. Critics appreciate the humorous inclusion of Superman's dog, Krypto, and the film's lighter tone amidst serious themes. Although some find the plot crowded with metahuman foes, the overall sentiment is one of excitement for this new superhero saga.
"[James Gunn] may love this source material, but he approaches it with a mixture of sincerity and irreverence that makes his new movie feel like a window being thrown open to a sunny day after years of oppressively dour DC action. He doesn't politicize Superman, exactly. He just returns the character to his roots as the creation of two Jewish American men whose families fled the pogroms and who gave their extraterrestrial defender of the planet a background as a refugee himself." -Alison Willmore
"Gunn constructs an intricate game of a superhero saga that's arresting and touching, and occasionally exhausting, in equal measure. Audiences should flock to it, though a question still hovers over the larger DC Universe: Even if you build it this well, will they come?" -Owen Gleiberman
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