Krypto steals the show (again) in Superman trailer

A heart to heart with Jonathan Kent (Pruitt Taylor Vince).

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A heart to heart with Jonathan Kent (Pruitt Taylor Vince).

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Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) asks some tough questions during a mock interview with Clark.

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Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) asks some tough questions during a mock interview with Clark.

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A Superhero and his dog. D’aww.

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A Superhero and his dog. D’aww.

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Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) asks some tough questions during a mock interview with Clark.

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A Superhero and his dog. D’aww.

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You stop a war and people still complain….

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Lex Luthor hates it when people talk about Superman rather than him.

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The Engineer (María Gabriela de Faría) has some slick moves.

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The Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific join the fray.

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A kaiju? Why not?

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Love blooms.

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An initial teaser dropped last December, featuring glimpses of the cast in action, although the undisputed highlight was Superman’s little white dog, Krypto, who dragged the badly wounded superhero to the safety of the Fortress of Solitude. Honestly? Krypto steals the show again in the full trailer, taking on Lex Luthor and Angela Spica/the Engineer (in black spandex and wielding rotating blades) as the duo invades the Fortress.

But it’s the relationship between Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane that anchors everything. The trailer opens with Lois sitting down to practice a mock interview with “Superman,” with her Daily Planet colleague, Clark, taking on the role of the Man of Steel. (Lois doesn’t know they are one and the same yet.) [UPDATE: Some outlets have taken an alternate interpretation of this framing, insisting that Lois does know his secret. The footage in the trailer is carefully edited and is, at best, ambiguous on that score. I’m sticking with my original take for now based on the tonal inflections and facial expressions of the actors. If I’m wrong—well, that’s a very interesting twist for the franchise. Win/win.]

Lois asks tough questions about how his actions are being perceived by, among others, the US secretary of defense, and Clark doesn’t hesitate to push back and defend himself (“People were going to die!”). There’s tons of action, of course (including shots of Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific), as well as plenty of humor and heart—right down to the final shot of Superman lying down in his bedroom with a contented Krypto resting on his chest. D’awww.

Superman hits theaters on July 11, 2025.