With only 14 months left before the inaugural film of Warner Bros.’ reimagined DC Comics film slate, director James Gunn shared a first look at at his Superman movie in the traditional way, by showing off a new take on the hero’s costume.
But that’s not the only traditional thing about it. Actor David Corenswet appears in a dusty version of the classic red and blue look, with an angular, seemingly Kingdom Come-inspired chest emblem, and its own set of modern texture lines.
But if examined closely (ignore that glowing ball of energy outside, it’s probably fine) the photo also boasts a throwback detail not seen on a big screen Superman since before 2013’s Man of Steel: Red trunks.
A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) When Superman set the standard that all future superhero costumes would definitionally reflect, it was in the imitation of athletic stage costumes of the 1930s: Brightly colored, form fitting, and with a set of trunks for modesty.
But Superman spent most of the 2010s trunkless after a 2011 costume redesign; his costume just a textured blue sheath from neck to boot, broken only by a mostly ornamental red belt.