Geekville Radio #381: Examining the Superman Trailer

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The Superman trailer has taken the world by storm. It’s already the most-viewed trailer in DC Comics movie history, which is saying something since it’s only been out for two days.

Naturally, we here at Geekville Radio will do what every other superhero nerd does when a trailer comes out: Overanalyze every frame and present wild speculation as absolute fact!

1:30 – What we know going in

  • James Gunn confirms this movie will not be a comedy like his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy
  • The soundtrack will be primarily an orchestral score
  • It will not be an origin story, nor will it be a setup for movies with other characters
  • The Mark Waid Superman story Birthright is an inspiration for the film

7:45 – Going through the screencaps

A probe droid on the planet Hoth?
No, it’s SUPERMAN!
A very tall Clark Kent going to work
A battered and bloody Superman
Lois Lane is NOT impressed
An awkward Clark Kent moment
Clark and his father in an emotional moment, perhaps in mourning.
A rumbling storm in the distance?…
No! It’s KRYPTO to the rescue!
Superman protecting a young girl from instant death
Now THAT’S Superman!
Luthorcorp, not Lexcorp
Lex Luther, perhaps ina flashback, sporting a signle-action revolver
Superman imprisoned in a cube that’s perhaps depowering him via red sun energy
Supes busts out of the cell, maybe after getting a dose of yellow sun energy
Civil unrest where a kid raises a flag for Superman for hope
Superman turning himself in to Stagg Insustries
The public hates Superman
Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner
The other superheroes, perhaps part of The Justice Society
Hawkgirl soars into action!
Where did this monster come from? And is it a the main threat? Or a distraction?
Superman mourning a loss at The Fortress of Solitude
Metamorpho!
An anger and bloody Lex Luthor
SUperman fending back the kaiju beast
Superman’s Best Friend carries him to safety
Superman tackled in the Metropolis Meteors’ baseball park
Mr. Terrific

19:30 – Predictions on the story

Lex and Braniac orchestrate strikes on Metropolis and perhaps other cities/countries with the goal of linking Superman to them. This may be part of the opening act with Supes fighting the kaiju monster, but it will be done to make it appear like he is faking being a hero and that he is actually leading an invitation. Mr Terrific, Hawkgirl, and Guy Gardner are tasked by Stagg Industries to apprehend Superman. Eventiually, Supes is handed over to Braniac, who imprisons him in a cube infused with red sun energy to depower him. Eventually, the truth comes out, possibly because of Lois’s work, which clears Supes’s name and rallies him for the final showdown against Braniac’s forces.