A review of Superman 2025

Written and directed by James Gunn, this reboot of Superman is the first film produced by the new DC Studios, which Gunn and Peter Safran head. As can be expected, a lot is riding on this film, given that the superhero film genre is in dire need of the proverbial 'shot in the arm'. With an armful of experience in the genre, Gunn is the anticipated genre savior - he

- By PHILIP CU UNJIENG

was behind the three Guardians of the Galaxy films of Marvel's MCU, then took on Suicide Squad and Peacemaker for DC Comics.

Distributed globally by Warner Bros., Superman opens today in cinemas, and the advanced screening I attended was the 'filmed in IMAX' 3-D version. I would recommend this as the best way to enjoy the film's technical aspects. Other than a few sentences flashed onscreen to set the stage as a prologue, Gunn gets us right into the action, informing us that Superman has just been defeated, and we see him crashing to Earth, somewhere in the Antarctic.