Three blockbusters will soon be competing. Universal, Warner Bros., and Disney have understood that the summer season is perfect for flooding theaters with blockbusters, and they're not holding back. Fantastic Four, Jurassic World Renaissance, and especially Superman—geek culture fans will have plenty to do in July. The hostilities will begin on July 9 with the return of the son of Krypton. More than a decade after Zach Snyder's Man of Steel, James Gunn offers a new adaptation of the DC comics.
This film should define the future of the stable's superheroes in cinema, after the disappointing DCEU developed under the aegis of Walter Hamada. A new beginning that brings changes in casting, creative teams, and above all, ambition. Gunn, who is also president of DC Studios with Peter Safran, hopes to convince viewers that the game is worth the effort and that they would be wrong to miss out on the early adventures of his Clark Kent. Before its release in a few weeks, the film is making headlines again. The running time was shared on social media, after the film's page was published on the AMC website. James Gunn confirmed the information while specifying that it was the total running time of the screening, including the credits but... not only that. At 2 hours and 9 minutes, Superman will include at least one post-credits scene.
A tradition that goes around in circles
Marvel popularized this process, which consists of offering one or more additional scenes to viewers after the credits. Since the first Iron Man, the House of Ideas has made it its trademark. She had announced Avengers in this way, by bringing in Nick Fury in the final minutes. The entire Thanos threat had also been constructed in this way, with the purple titan making multiple appearances before the room lit up again. But this gimmick has been used to the limit, and not just at Marvel, and often stands out as a rather unsubtle way of connecting the dots between several productions in a universe.
James Gunn, for his part, had cultivated the mystery surrounding the finale of Superman. Speaking to content creator Brandon Davis last December, he explained that the format hadn't always worked for him. He notably mentioned the arrival of Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2. While the director hoped to add his stone to the building of Avengers: Infinity War by assigning an Infinity Stone to the character, the production delays of his third film put an end to his ambitions and Adam Warlock never had the opportunity to be the bearer of a gem coveted by Thanos. "If you look at the post-credits scenes at Marvel, the only time I messed up was when I put Adam Warlock."
He then added that these sequences would not be of capital interest for the future of his franchise. "I'm not going to set up entire universes with post-credits scenes." We should therefore not expect the arrival of a major villain to confront the Justice League or crucial information for the continuation of Superman's adventures. In truth, DC would benefit from not rushing into reuniting its iconic figures, as was the case with Batman v Superman and then Snyder's Justice League (even if other external factors explain this failure). The director and producer must first focus on building the foundations before trying to reach the top, we hope he has solid craftsmen at his side.
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