Superman Movie Logo Unveiled by James Gunn

DC Studios' James Gunn-directed Superman reboot takes flight July 11th, 2025.

Like Clark Kent ripping open his button-down shirt to reveal the Man of Steel's symbol, James Gunn unveiled a shiny new Superman logo. The director and co-chair of DC Studios on Thursday took to social media to post a one-sheet for the upcoming reboot formerly known as Superman: Legacy — the first film in the new DC Universe taking flight into theaters one year from today on July 11th, 2025.

"In exactly one year #Superman opens all over the world," Gunn wrote when sharing the new Superman poster on Instagram. 

Gunn's first DC movie since 2021's The Suicide Squad "tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas," the official synopsis states. "He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned."

 The Superman release date has its own legacy: it's a tribute to Gunn's late father.

"My brother Matt told me when he saw the release date he started to cry. I asked him why. He said, 'Dude, it's Dad's birthday.' I hadn't realized," Gunn previously shared on social media. "I lost my dad almost three years ago. He was my best friend. He didn't understand me as a kid, but he supported my love of comics and my love of film and I wouldn't be making this movie now without him."

"It has been a long road to this point. I was offered Superman years ago — I initially said no because I didn't have a way in that felt unique and fun and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved," the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker added. "Then a bit less than a year ago I saw a way in, in many ways centering around Superman's heritage — how both his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and his Kansas farmer parents inform who he is and the choices he makes."

David Corenswet stars in the title role opposite Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, and Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as Clark Kent's adoptive parents. The movie also features a superhero ensemble that includes Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as the Guy Gardner Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Frank Grillo as his Creature Commandos character Rick Flag Sr., and María Gabriela de Faría as The Authority's Angela Spica.

DC Studios' Superman soars into theaters July 11th, 2025.