The man of steel is back — almost, at least. The latest trailer for James Gunn’s upcoming film Superman has been released ahead of its July launch, and it’s brimming with excitement. Lead actor David Corenswet's performance, along with the dynamic presence of Superman's beloved dog Krypto, promises a thrilling experience. However, the trailer has sparked a significant amount of curiosity among fans, particularly about the film's packed storyline and how it plans to handle all the elements cohesively.

“Strong start to the trailer,” one Redditor commented on an r/Superman post shortly after the trailer's release. “But then practically every shot was another new character and I started worrying how the movie was going to tell a coherent story.” Another fan expressed, “I’m gonna love it, he looks great as Superman, he looks great as Clark Kent, but the movie looks like it might be a bit busy, there's a lot going on here.”

“Now this, I love this trailer. From someone who never really liked the dark DC vibe, I’m excited to experience a true comic superhero movie. But am I the only one who is worried for all the cameos that are in the trailer?” another fan questioned in the comments. “Like I swear I was counting like 8 friends and foes in this movie. I know they want to set up James Gunn’s DCU with this, but I would prefer it to be less heavy on cameo fodder and take more time to develop the characters that are needed to tell the story that they’re trying to tell.”

To be fair, the trailer does showcase a variety of characters, including Clark Kent’s Earth parents, love interest Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), and several different sets of formidable villains, with the central antagonist being Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult). Despite concerns about the film possibly being a bit bloated, many fans are thrilled at the prospect of these character introductions.

All the characters revealed so far in Superman:

Superman
Lois Lane
Lex Luthor
Mister Terrific
Guy Gardner
Hawkgirl
Metamorpho
The Engineer
The Hammer of Boravia
Ultraman
Rick Flag Sr.
Supergirl
Maxwell Lord
Kryptonian robots, including Kelex
Krypto
Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent
Perry White
Jimmy Olsen
Steve Lombard
Cat Grant
Ron Troupe
Eve Teschmacher
Otis

“I'm glad there's a lot going on. We've seen him fight Lex & Zod countless times at this point, I want to see him completely overwhelmed and emerge as a symbol of hope,” one user responded to the concerns, while another added, “It’s side characters, less cameos. Like Iron Man had several side characters.”

A third fan also noted that this is fairly typical. “I don't feel like it's such a big deal honestly. Movies usually need secondary/side characters,” the person commented. “Gunn here is just filling in those spots with rather big names, but I doubt he'll give them more than what they need.”

Superman: Behind the Scenes Cast and Character Images

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Despite the concern that the movie might be a bit overstuffed, fans are eagerly anticipating its release. “It looks good but wondering how they’re going to shoehorn so many different characters into one movie,” one user wrote, to which another fan replied, “It's not any more characters than the average comic book movie. It's fine.” A third user even quipped: “Kinda like Guardians of the Galaxy…?” Honestly? Touché.

Ultimately, Gunn has emphasized multiple times that the film is not an ensemble piece. “At the middle of everything is Clark, Lois, and Lex,” he stated at the beginning of 2025 during an Instagram Live session. “It’s about these three characters.” It remains to be seen how, exactly, he pulls that off.

Superman flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.