Polygon.com / 10.07.25
Superman's post-credits scenes are so dumb, they feel like a gag aimed at Marvel
James Gunns Superman isnt the first project released in the new DC cinematic universe he and DC co-chair/CEO Peter Safran are building that honor went to Creature Commandos in late 2024. But Superman is certainly a decisive moment for the new DCU, both a statement of intent for DCs new tone, and a big, splashy testing of the waters, to see whether Gunns vision can find a foothold in a cinematic landscape already so thoroughly occupied both by Marvel Studios output and by Gunns predecessor in the DC-defining role, Zack Snyder. All of which makes Supermans post-credits scenes feel more important than they would be otherwise: This is Gunns chance to tease the next project in his planned DCU lineup, to build anticipation as the post-credits scenes in his Marvel Studios movies were meant to. Or its a chance to define nü-DC movies on his own terms, flouting the credits-scenes fad entirely, and letting his movie stand on its own. Or something else entirely. Will it surprise anyone to kno...
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