For the past 15 years the superhero genre has dominated the big screen in the form of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From Iron Man to the Avengers as whole, you would be hard pressed to meet anyone under the age of 40 who isn’t at least somewhat familiar with the concept of superheroes and their presence on the big screen.

Gone are the days where a kid has to explain to his dad why that nerd kid has spider powers.

Most of the world is now aware that with great power comes great responsibility.

Unfortunately however, many people see superheroes the same way your grandparent may see video games.

Just like grandpa thinks a PlayStation or an Xbox is just a “Nintendo”, most think any hero is a just a by product of Marvel.

The MCU has had such a stranglehold on the genre that many out of the loop fans may have forgotten the differences between who’s a Marvel character and who is a DC comics character.

Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman and the Justice League as a whole have watched as Marvel has upstaged them time and time again when it comes to the cinema experience.

After all, according to boudingintocomics.com, Wonder Woman, the most successful movie of the DCEU, DC’s answer to the MCU, would be only the 8th most successful Marvel movie from an earnings perspective.

Wonder Woman made $412 million, Marvel’s top dog, Avengers Endgame, made $858 Million. (boundingintocomics.com)

DC has now abandoned the DCEU and entrusted James Gunn, a staple of the MCU with his “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy to reset the hierarchy of superhero films as the creative head of DC studios.

Gunn’s first major motion picture attempt to put DC back on the map with moviegoers will take place on July 11th of 2025 with the big blue boy scout himself, Superman.

The Man of Steel will have his movie directed and written by Gunn while being produced by Peter Safran.

Starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane the film will be the first theatrical taste of what Gunn can bring to the table with beloved characters who have been in less than loved movies as of late.

The first official look at the movie will be released in teaser trailer form this Thursday, the 19th of December, and fans will be searching it diligently to see if it can provide hope for DC movies to rise up again.

Th first synopsis already has fans feeling optimistic describing the man faster than a speeding bullet as one “driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.”

With the tagline “Look Up” fans are excited to be looking forward to the first teaser of the film this Thursday at 7:00 Utah time.

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