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Slated for streaming on HBO Max in 2026, Lanterns is a mystery series that follows Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and Jon Stewart (Aaron Pierre)—two of the most popular characters to have held the mantle of Earth's Green Lantern—as they investigate a murder in Nebraska.
David Corenswet's new "Superman" is a hit. So what's next? A look at other movies and TV shows coming to the DC universe.
Superman gave Clark Kent back his heart, but did James Gunn give our staffers back their hope for his comic world?
David Corenswet takes flight as the Man of Steel in the director James Gunn's "Superman."
The movie has a ways to go before it’s profitable. But importantly, the DC gang managed to make a superhero movie that fans actually enjoyed.
It feels like it’s missing a first act or even an entire preceding film; characters from the DC catalogue, including Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Green Lantern (Nathan Fillion) appear with minimal expository fanfare.
The ending of James Gunn's "Superman," including the post-credit scenes, liberate the DC Universe from taking superhero storytelling too seriously.
The director James Gunn reboots the DC Universe with "Superman," and smartly skips the character's over-told origin story.
It could be the charisma of Christopher Reeves’ Superman, or it could be the bruting aura of Henry Cavill. One thing is for sure, David Corenswet will officially go down as one of those iconic iterations of Superman that will be remembered for generations to come.
T he immense pressure on the box office performance of James Gunn's Superman has not exactly been a secret. A DC franchise reboot has been in the works now for two years – through the memorable flops of the final four DCEU titles that were released in 2023 – and the latest movie about the last son of Krypton was given the responsibility of getting audiences around the globe excited about what's in the works for DC Studios' nascent DC Universe.