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Superman is an upcoming superhero film directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as the DC Comics character Superman. In December 2024, the first trailer for the film premiered, spawning various memes and discussions on social media.

History

In February 2024, filming of the superhero film Superman, based on the eponymous comic books character, began, with James Gunn directing. The film stars American actor David Corenswet as Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, with Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan and Nathan Fillion attached. The film is set to become the first film in the upcoming DC Universe, a reboot of the DC Extended Universe franchise that run from 2013 to 2023.

On December 19th, 2024, the official teaser trailer for the film premiered. The trailer (shown below) accumulated over 18 million views on YouTube^[1] in less than 15 hours.

Online Reactions

The December 2024 trailer was followed by online discussions and various memes. The visual similarity between character Lex Luthor, portrayed by Nicolas Hoult, and comedian Den Henschel, whose characters went viral in 2024, became a popular subject for jokes. For example, on December 19th, 2024, X^[2] user @Shinkageryo made a post highlighting the similarity that received over 8,400 reposts and 202,000 likes in one day (shown below).

Hoult's Lex Luthor has also been compared to Agent 47, the protagonist of Hitman video game series (example^[3] shown below).

The goofy appearance of character Guy Gardner, portrayed by Nathan Fillion also attracted significant attention, with some users pointing out that the character was adapted accurately from the comics. For example, a December 19th, 2024, X^[4] post by user @nuffsaidny (shown below) received over 480 reposts and 11,000 likes in one day.

Flying Superman Close-up

Flying Superman Close-up refers to a series of memes based on a three-second clip of Superman flying in a teaser for the film. As many users deemed the appearance of the character in the shot to be uncanny, the clip sparked a viral debate and was compared to scenes of characters flying that became memes in past years, such as Flying Adam Warlock and Flying Black Adam.

Search Interest

External References

^[1] YouTube – Superman | Official Teaser Trailer

^[2] X – @Shinkageryo

^[3] X – @Lunwi67

^[4] X – @nuffsaidny