Superman looks like a depressed construction worker getting ready for a job he hates at 4 am...

I will NEVER forgive Hollywood for NOT giving me a Cavill Superman that was a positive and happy Superman. He was so PERFECT. If only he had been given a script where Superman actually LIKED being Superman.

Remember when Cavill said the new Superman would be patriotic, positive and uplifting, then he was fired. Remember that? Now this Gunn sneak peek.

a brand new already-defeated looking Superman.....

Guy has that depressed, defeated Luke Skywalker Last Jedi 1000 yard stare.

Let's pick Cavill's stunt double instead of Henry himself.

What we wanted: Alex Ross painting of Superman smiling as he rips open his shirt to reveal the S.,..what we got:"sigh, gotta make the donuts, again...."

So this is what the Temu version of Henry Cavill looks like, I see...

Cavill was perfect for the role .. Huge mistake not giving him another shot at it ..

It looks like he hates his 9-5 job. That’s something we do. We don’t want to see that in our superheroes

If they had replaced the image in the window with a solid block of Chroma-Key green or old blue screen it would have told viewers it was a behind the scenes image and it wouldn't be taken so badly.

Can't take a 50 years old dude acting like a teenager seriously. James Gunn, Taika Waititi and Zack Synder.

It looks like someone asked an AI to draw "brooding Superman" and then tried to replicate that with a real actor, a store-bought costume, and Adobe Photoshop.

He's perfectly captured the "I hate my job" look that Superman is renowned for..... Oh wait a minute!

James Gunn’s run will go down as one of the most epic failures in cinema history.

Cavill was the best Superman after Christopher Reeve

Generous interpretation: Superman's having a Mr. Incredible moment. "No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. I feel like the maid. I just cleaned up this mess, can't you keep it clean for ten minutes?!"

James needs a better PR/ marketing team. Assuming he has one. Every decision he has made since announcing Henry's firing has been polarizing.

There's been too many "disastrous" things that turned out okay and too many "amazing" first looks that turned out to be total trash...it's too early to tell anything.

I don't why people are losing their minds off of this image.It's just an image.When the full trailer get release.People will see the suit in action.

Drinker is right. We dont need another Taika Waititi like Superhero movie where you have an apocalyptic setting and the hero makes jokes. Superman was always a serious hero who carried the whole weight of the earth on his shoulders. Literally.

Man looks tired and like he hates his life.

You have it backwards. After convincing a jellyfish to suck up all the pink light from Metropolis, a tired Superman is taking off his boots.

We’ve been here before with Daniel Craig as James Bond and Heath Ledger as Joker I’m gonna reserve judgment till I’ve seen it tbh sick of people getting their tits in a tangle and then getting proved wrong time and again

(Killer Klowns from Outer Space are destroying the city) Woman: ''Help! someone save us! Is there a hero out there who can help?'' Superman: (putting on his boots) ''Hold on, I'm coming'' Henry Cavil: I would but.. James Gunn fired me

Funny how people complained about Cavill's Superman looking too serious and depressed. So James Gunn gives us a dollar store version of Henry Cavill but even worse.

While he didnt look it, i thought the actor in the CW series carries the charm and correct mannerisms for a good Superman

This is how we put on our shoes. Put on our shoes. Put on our shoes.

He has that look on his face like an Amazon Warehouse employee on a Monday morning getting ready for his 12 hour shift.

This joke might have worked with Peter Quill. James Gunn is the wrong guy for a Superman movie.

I still want to give this movie a chance. People said the same thing about Robert Pattinson’s Batman and that movie ended up being great.

Why is evryone nitpicking a single picture thats clearly just Gunn wanting to show us what the suit looks like and clearly has nothing to do with the actual movie? they probably just had Cornswet put on the suit with something in the background to make it look more visual interesting... The suit is inspired by the new 52 and the original superman suit... literally just hating to hate...

The depiction of Superman in this photo seems to portray him as a reluctant and a sad character. DC already has a dark and brooding hero. His name is Batman. To morph Superman into a morose character simply makes him redundant. There is a reason, nearly 50 years since Christopher Reeve first donned the tights, that people still look so fondly on his portrayal of Superman. He represented the exact antithesis of this cynicism. It is time that DC recapture the optimism that Reeve so fully embodied when they portray Superman.

You know the people that dress up outside the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and pose for photos and "ask" for tips, who look like they sleep in said costumes? This guy.

Someone made an edit to this picture making Superman look happier with a cleaner suit with a sunny day in the window with "SUPERMAN" proudly showing in letters along the top and it looks genuinely inspiring like a true Superman getting ready to be the hero of the people on a low stakes day.

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On the one hand... It's JUST a picture.... On the other.... It's not a positive picture... I think they definitely misjudged this from a marketing pov

Replaced cavil with a clone, replaced Superman with IMSOBASEDMAN, Gunn really is a supervillain to fandom by being Dr.opposite

To be fair i remember there was quite a lot of backlash to rhat first image of Brandon Routh being released to promote Superman Returns. People were complaining that the red was too dark. The S was too small. He looked too young. People will always gripe.

thats actually how i picture drinker every time a new movie comes out these days

*thumbnail* Superman just putting on his supersuit while Vegeta uses Galick Gun.

WB Execs: Zack, your budget for the supersuit is $350,000 WB Execs 2024: Sooooo things have been rough. Your budget for the suit is $68.03….

They’re just playing on that old saying: “a villain can laser around the world before the Superman can get its boots on.”

You know, I've been thinking about this lately. Maybe, it's just a reflection of our times. The divisiveness that's coursing through the veins of our society in the social media age. The devotion to one actor. One director. One, particular, version of Superman. It is, truly, bizarre to me. I don't get it. I love Superman. He is my favorite comic book character of all time. However, I'm not bonded to a specific portrayal. Christopher Reeve was my, first, introduction to the character. So, he will forever have a place in my heart and mind. I love the character of Superman and everything he embodies. More than I love George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Tim Daly, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill, Tyler Hoechlin, David Corenswet. Or, whoever else puts on his cape and boots. I'm looking forward to this movie and James Gunn's interpretation of it. I will be going into it with an open mind. That's all anyone can ask of us, right?

Couldn’t they get a suit to fit him?

Just casually putting his boots on while Metropolis is being destroyed.

This version of Superman will suffer the same fate as Shazam... They casted people that don't have the physical build/screen presence to play these characters... Zach Levy in the obvious muscle suit looked weird and distracting... Same will hold true with this Superman movie.

They went with Corenswet because he is like, a decade younger than Cavill. They needed someone who can promise a RDJ-length tenure in this role, which Henry couldn't do at this point. Had they hired Henry back they would've gotten 5 - 7 more years out of him, tops.

Henry's Superman = Buffed AF. David's Superman = Padded AF.

Super depression man, doesn't won't to fight another pink sky beam

He looks like he's contemplating whether he has enough milk left in his fridge to go with his cereal tomorrow morning.

remember the cavil shots that were shown online and the biggest complaint was the lack of red undies? the dude was smiling like a dork (lovingly) and of course the awesome shot behind the bent safe door where he looked like he was ready to throw down. this though? doesn't matter who's playing him, its a bad look for superman overall.

Looks like superman just watch rebel moon part 2.

Audience: We don't like brooding superman. DC/WB: We replaced Henry Cavill with a new brooding superman.

This image of Superman is reflecting the feelings of the individual movie goer preparing to go watch the umpteenth reboot of a character they once loved. Mustering the smallest incling of hope that it may be good but deep down knowing that dissapointment awaits

I love this picture i see so much good stuff here. 1. You can tell he has been in a fight, he is tired, weary, maybe hurt and looks even a little on edge/worried and yet there is a threat and the world needs him so he is putting the boots back on to be the world the hero needs. ther is nothing more superman then that. 2. I love the outfit it is incorpurating the shoulder cape, the henry cavel waffle pattern, a little bit of injustice, the shoulder pads are sick. (PS) James Gun said there is no padding he actully got in good shape for this film. 3.I love the threat in the background looks like a real enemy of the city, maybe braniac?

Giant pink jellyfish laser destroying the city: "Let me slowly put on my boots even though I'm faster than a speeding bullet." 😑

Everyone in Scotland: "Chill son, it's just the Northern Lights."

Corenswet is 6ft4in tall and actually very buff. He will be more like the comic book SM actually. That image looks a lot like the SM version of the most recent The Batman.

Well, this picture got you guys talking about it, right? Think a "standard" photo shoot would have garnered as much attention? And he did this all with an "off-the-shelf" snapshot and essentially a free release.

Shouldve released an image where he is flying in the sky and looking down and giving a subtle smile. That wouldve been better.

It’s hilarious that Gunn thinks that admitting that this is was a candid on set photo taken between takes justifies why it looks bad… the nature of the photo isn’t even what people have a problem with… it’s the suit… it’s hot garbage… plus, if you’re admitting “hey, this isn’t a promotional picture” then why use it for promotion… Not only that.. but how can anyone hope this is a good movie with a suit like that.. you can’t have a good movie when you’re starting off and moving forward with a suit that objectively bad. And no, most people aren’t hating because they don’t wanna see another Superman movie. Most people are hating because the suit is horrible and now we’re not looking forward to a movie that we already weren’t looking forward to.. but we had hope, but now that hope is gone cause clearly Gunn doesn’t understand Superman based on what he’s shown here

Its definetly a photo made for magazine promotion, but what James Gunn has made clear on what comic runs are inspiring this movie, particularly All Star Superman make me feel like this Superman movie will head in the correct direction, especially when we see it in action through Trailers.

My money's on they're going to "deconstruct" again

Superdisappointmentman.

Interesting on the candid take and something James Gunn saw in the photo you guys mentioned. Despite the world threatening situations he goes out to work against, Superman puts his boots on one at a time just like everyone else?

It’s a perfect photo as it represents modern audiences and how they are tired of the end of the world scenario in every super hero movie.

The problem is, this is something we should NEVER see! Especially with a laser in the background, he would be moving so quick he'd NEVER be in focus. There has to be some indication he's moving at an insane speed or he just seems like he doesn't care.

Discount Henry Cavill in a cheap Halloween suit with padding. No, thank you.

Even when we’re getting a great Superman movie with a new kick ass suit you can’t make these people happy

I think the way to have a fresh new take on the character that's still faithful to the source material would be to have the world around him be cynical and jaded and all nihilistic but he is still unwavering and hopeful so gradually over time people start to believe in Superman and what he represents.

That look " Is this world really worth saving?"

"Metropolis getting destroyed by a purple beam? Wait lemme just put on my boots first slowly." Dude. You have super speed. You can put your boots in less than a second.

Superman moves at hyper sonic speeds, so while he looks non chalant, he is probably moving at the speed of light

4:30 If that's the case, then why were so many people lining up and excited to see Robert Pattinson's Batman movie even though he's like the hundredth dude to don the cowl?

Don’t like it. Can’t imagine anyone does.

What's hilarious is there's a sky laser of doom in the background. So not only does everything we can see in regards to the costume look awful, but it's sky lasers again.

James Gunn had a beautiful Superman story about his childhood. It's a long story so I'm going to boil down to my fav point. One of Gunn's happiest moments was the day he caught his dad reading one of his Superman comics. I hope that's his passion and the studio doesn't get in his way.

I don't have any pros or cons to the actors since I didn't know he existed till just a few days ago,so I have no bias The image they revealed just reminded me of that one scene from Spider-Man 3 when peter was taking off the boot after fighting sandman Idk just the idea of doing something simple as suiting up or taking parts off to clean out is just funny in a way

Many, many years ago I always said they should make a "World's Finest" style Superman/Batman movie that takes place in the 40's and has a very optimistic (and cheesy) tone, where Supes and Bats call each other "Chap" or something. Jon Hamm as Supes, and Michael Fassbender as Bats, both bulking up 25-30 pounds of muscle for the role.

He looks like he has a hang over and struggling out of bed 😂

Very clever reveal, that isn't how the suit will look during the film, nobody knows the context of the scene, people need to chill over a still image jesus.

Yeah, it looks like sh*t.

This picture sums up Gunn. Big shiny action happening in the background. Moody, everyday man hero in the fore. That’s Gunn. It’s not subversion. It’s disrespect. Subversion would be that all that’s happening in the background isn’t actually happening. Disrespect is a character going against their own goals, ideals, or motivations for no good reason.

Nobody in the real world looked at this and said "why is he ignoring the giant laser in the background" or "why does he look like he doesn't give a shit". What I and many others immediately thought was "cool that's what his suit will look like" and "oh it looks like he's suggesting that there's something going on in the city that has nothing to do with Superman". As well as the general color grading we'll probably see in the movie. The one dude even acknowledged that this is a candid photo taken on set to show off the suit. But then they just move past that and treat it like it's practically a painting that represents the entire movie. There's is no teaser image that could've been released that these guys wouldn't have looked this deep into.

His face just screams "Sigh, time to rescue Metropolis...again."

Burnet’s explanation was insane it doesn’t matter they released it and it sucks.

Just give me a minute! (I'm getting my boots on...)

Why would Superman have to put on his boots. In the original Chris Reeve as he was falling his costume would just change into as he falls.

Man, I'm old enough to remember when SUPERMAN RETURNS opened to some harsh backlash, but the backlash wasn't THIS severe compared to what later/upcoming versions have faced.

Cant wait until they reveal the kryptonian sky beam DUBSTEP machine 😂

This discussion reminds me of the first official photo of Jared Leto as Joker.

The little platoon guy said that this wasn’t their intent… oh yes it was

I think it's great. The actor is very beautiful, and the photo looks sad and realistic

I mean, at least he has the curl and the red trunks, but I desperately wanted a more traditional costume, like Brandon Routh's suits. Peacemaker looks comic accurate, Supes should, too. Almost makes me think they wanna tie it into Pattinson's Batman, since that also goes for a more "realistic" look.

That one edit of superman looking clean and bright light makes it infinitely better

The only thing that would justify a tired superman in my mind is if they go for the angle of caretaker fatigue, which is a phenomenon that happens when you emotionally, mentally, and/or physically exhaust yourself while trying to constantly take care of someone else's needs.

It looks like you asked AI to generate a picture of superman suiting up to a battle, also hence the lack of care for the background

It's synthetic Kryptonite Superman from Superman 3. Don't worry. He always gets there in time.

Hired Stanley Anvil instead of Henry Cavil