Superman Trailer Easter Egg Teases Massive Display screen Debut of Iconic Flash Villain

James Gunn’s highly anticipated ‘Superman’ (watch the first trailer) remains to be greater than six months away from theatrical launch. This implies we’re presently on the stage the place, as with all massive summer time film this far in, studios are likely to tease fairly than give away a lot of substance. For now, you simply wish to get the movie on moviegoers’ radars with eye-catching visuals, maybe a villain reveal, after which save the rather more revealing official trailer for March or April.

However Gunn’s “Superman” would not play like that. I do not know if it is as a result of Warner Bros. and DC Studios have been taking it totally on the chin since Christopher Nolan concluded his Batman trilogy, or the truth that the final two standalone Superman movies – “Superman Returns” and, to a lesser extent, “Man of Metal” – have been industrial disappointments, however each corporations are in hard-sell mode eight months from now. The brand new ‘Superman’ trailer is filled with character reveals and motion. Lois Lane! Lex Luthor! Krytpo! Guy Gardner? Damn it, Guy Gardner! The movie as a complete will not be as stuffed with jaw-dropping moments, but it surely’s reassuring that a lot of the movie is brightly coloured and, you understand, enjoyable! Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” was strong and “The Penguin” was surprisingly nice, however we sorely want a respite from the darkness. “Superman” appears to vow simply that.

It is also a promising introduction to the secondary villains who will possible characteristic in future DC Universe movies like “The Courageous and the Daring” and “Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow.” A few of these intros are buried within the trailer, however the eagle-eyed members of the DC Comics fandom have taken the trailer body by body and highlighted them for us to ponder. And a kind of villains is an previous pal of the Scarlet Speedster himself.

It is only a solitary picture printed on a newspaper, but it surely seems like Gunn’s DC Universe will characteristic some type of involvement from the good and highly effective Gorilla Grodd. See for your self beneath (courtesy of Comicodigy on Twitter/X):

Gorilla Grodd additionally appeared in a newspaper in #Superman trailer pic.twitter.com/KgRqeRYAC4

– Comicodigy (@comicodigy) December 19, 2024

Who’s Gorilla Grodd? Why he is only a hyper-intelligent ape able to thoughts management and hell-bent on world domination. He is been working by way of DC’s comics, animated sequence, and TV reveals since 1959, and whereas he is largely prompted bother for The Flash (a personality whose position in Gunn’s DCU has but to be decided), he is additionally prompted issues for Superman, Batman, Martian. Manhunter and Ambush Bug, amongst others.

We do not know what Grodd will do in Gunn’s DCU, however the truth that his movies can have room, as soon as once more, for a gorilla with psychic powers is a balm for the soul. Superhero films want characters as well-known as Gorilla Grodd. They have to be brimming with foolish, front-page inventiveness. Grodd introduced exactly that the DC animated universe(by way of the voice of the good Powers Boothe), so I can not wait to see what sort of havoc he wreaks in a live-action movie.

“Superman” might be launched in theaters on July 11, 2025.