Superman Battles Brutal Villain in New Teaser
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This Wednesday, we're supposed to be getting a new full trailer for "Superman", but in the meantime, James Gunn treated us to a little taste of what we should expect. The filmmaker released a 15-second preview of the trailer, featuring footage of a battle between Superman and a mechanized villain named the Hammer of Boravia. You can watch the teaser below.
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The Hammer of Boravia is an original villain, i.e., he has not appeared in the comics, though the fictional nation from which he hails is from the source material. In fact, Boravia first appeared all the way back in 1939's "Superman" #2. We've also seen Boravia in bits and pieces of the TV spots and teaser trailers released so far.
David Corenswet in "Superman."
David Corenswet in "Superman."
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This won't be the first time Superman has fought an original villain of this caliber on the big screen. In 1987's "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace", Christopher Reeve's Superman fought the Nuclear Man, a rival who would only show up in the comics much later. Of course, we all hope James Gunn's "Superman" does better than the flop that ended that film series.
Superman certainly does seem to have his hands full in this film. So far, we've seen him fighting fire-breathing kaiju, a black clad villain who may or may not be Ultraman, and now the Hammer of Boravia.
It's no wonder he's got Krypto and heroes like Metamorpho, Hawkgirl, Guy Gardner, and Mister Terrific watching his back. No matter what else you can say about "Superman", it certainly doesn't look like it's going to be lacking in the action department.
The promotional lead-up to "Superman" is ramping up nicely ahead of tomorrow's trailer. Along with this new teaser, we've seen new posters for the film, including a motion poster, Krypto playing with Superman and Mister Terrific in a Milk Bone commercial, and even a new video ad in New York City's Times Square.
With Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" now in the rear view mirror, expect the weeks leading up to July 11 to bring us all plenty of "Superman" advertisements, for better or worse.
"Superman" releases in theaters on July 11. The film is written and directed by James Gunn. "Superman" stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced.
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