{"id":84202,"date":"2025-07-07T15:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=84202"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:53:20","slug":"james-gunns-superman-debuted-with-a-whopping-91-score-on-rotten-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/james-gunns-superman-debuted-with-a-whopping-91-score-on-rotten-tomatoes\/84202\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn\u2019s Superman debuted with a whopping 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first wave of reviews for <em>Superman<\/em> (2025) suggests a major win for the DC Universe, with critics largely praising James Gunn\u2019s reboot of the iconic superhero. The film debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a strong 91% rating based on 55 reviews, earning it the coveted \u201cCertified Fresh\u201d status. Although the score later dipped to 85% after more than 150 reviews came in, it still remains one of the highest-rated Superman films to date. This marks a sharp contrast to earlier portrayals such as <em>Man of Steel<\/em> at 57%, <em>Superman Returns<\/em> at 72%, and <em>Batman v Superman<\/em> at just 28%.<\/p>\n<p>The praise appears to center around Gunn\u2019s ability to reframe the Superman mythos through a more hopeful lens, steering away from Zack Snyder\u2019s darker vision. Reviewers highlighted David Corenswet\u2019s performance as Clark Kent, calling it both grounded and charismatic. Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane reportedly brings intelligence and charm, while Nicholas Hoult\u2019s portrayal of Lex Luthor adds a calculating and modern edge to the villain. Critics have noted the film\u2019s ability to balance emotional storytelling with the grand spectacle expected from a superhero blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>While the film has not managed to surpass certain classics like Richard Donner\u2019s 1978 <em>Superman<\/em>, which still holds a slightly higher score of 86%, or James Gunn\u2019s own <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> at 92%, it has placed itself well above most recent DC entries. Films like <em>The Batman<\/em> and <em>Batman Begins<\/em> also share the same 85% score, showing that Gunn\u2019s Superman holds its ground among the more respected entries in the genre.<\/p>\n<p>The movie\u2019s positive reception is being seen as a potential turning point for DC Studios, which has struggled to maintain consistency in both tone and critical acclaim over the years. With the official release scheduled for July 11, 2025, the strong early reviews are raising expectations for its box office performance and future within the restructured DC cinematic universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first wave of reviews for Superman (2025) suggests a major win for the DC Universe, with critics largely praising\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":84203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[3584],"class_list":["post-84202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-superman"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}