“I wanted a Superman who could be beaten,” Superman writer-director and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn told Rolling Stone before the release of his film. David Corenswet’s Kal-El does take more than his share of punches in the film, but he turns it around in the end —and the movie …
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At this point, in the Year of Our Lord 2025, everyone can recite the origin story of Superman. Born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. Sent to Earth by his parents before that world goes boom. Grew up in a typical middle-American small town named [checks notes] Smallville. Moves to Metropolis …
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Creature Commandos might seem like an odd choice to be the first new project of James Gunn’s tenure running DC’s film and TV operations. Why kick off this post-Snyderverse era with a gory and frequently sad animated spinoff of Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, populated largely by DC Z-listers like GI …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Have a DC Comics fan in your life? Welcome; you’ve come to the right place. Since 1934, DC Comics has been one of the largest comic book companies …
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DC Studios and Warner Bros will release Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow in theaters on June 26, 2026. The film is being directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman known as Supergirl. This is the second film after 2025’s Superman to receive a …
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We were supposed to get our first trans Joker 35 years ago. In 1989, DC Comics published Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a narrative exploration of Batman’s psychological problems, as well as those of his foes. Its scribe was an up-and-coming Scot by the name of Grant …
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Jason Momoa revealed that his take on Aquaman, who first appeared in 2017’s Justice League, has rock origins. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor told host Jimmy Kimmel that he built his DC Comics superhero “a little bit off of Slash.” “Look at the first Justice League,” …
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Anthony Carrigan was supposed to die in the first episode of Barry. And yet, his cheerful Chechen mobster in the crime-comedy series managed to survive for four seasons. “I was really rewarded with the opportunity to have this arc with Hank in which he starts off as this lovable goofball …
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