‘Superman’ Is Here to Save the Day. Are We Saved?

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it's the 'Superman' episode! Sean and Amanda dive deep into James Gunn’s highly anticipated ‘Superman,’ starring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan (3:11). They discuss why they were pleasantly surprised and why they think the film works, explain why Corenswet was an excellent casting decision for a modernized version of the Superman character, and share the things they felt were ultimately not successful, like landing some of the story’s bigger themes. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY. ORDER NOW | STARBUCKS.COM/MENU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Big Picture is presented by Starbucks.
0:03.4	The unofficial drink of summer is here, and it's just as good as I remembered.
0:07.1	Starbucks summer berry refresher is everything you'd want from a summer beverage.
0:11.1	A blend of berry notes shaken with ice and poured over a layer of new raspberry-flavored pearls.
0:16.8	And personally, my favorite refresher is the summer berry lemonade.
0:20.5	It just tastes like summer in a cup and adds a whole other level of fresh flavors.
0:24.9	We are on the brink of a major heat wave here in Los Angeles,
0:27.9	and nothing would be more refreshing than a Starbucks summer berry lemonade refresher.
0:33.0	Available for a limited time only, your summer berry refresher is ready at Starbucks.
0:47.7	Music for a limited time only, your summer berry refresher is ready at Starbucks. I'm Sean Fennessey. I'm Amanda Dobbins. And this is the big picture, a conversation
0:51.3	show about Superman. There is a new Superman movie in the world directed by James Gunn. We will talk about it on this episode before we get into our conversation about the movie, which we've just seen last night. There was a small bit of movie news, which is that Dune Part 3 is real. It is happening. It is not called Dune Messiah. It is called Dune, Cologne, Park 3. Timothy Shalmay is in the movie.
1:12.2	Okay.
1:12.5	It's starting production. And it has been dated officially for December 16th, 2026.
1:17.6	Okay.
1:18.0	This is notable because it is the same day as Avengers Doomsday, which is after Fantastic
1:24.6	Four of the First Steps, the next Marvel movie, there will be an 18-month
1:27.9	gap between Marvel movies. And these two movies, which are both huge in their own way,
1:32.2	are going toe to toe to. For now.
1:34.6	For now.
1:35.2	This is like, this is a real, like you can't, this is corporate spreadsheets.
1:39.8	And that's fine. And it's our job, I guess, to like pay attention to their press releases.
1:44.3	But yeah, this is 18 months away. I would imagine that there will be some synergies or, you know, best opportunities. If you had to guess one of the movie's moves, which one moves? Avengers. I agree. Yeah. Because of the- But can it afford to move? Can they go two years without a movie?
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