New Superman Trailer Has The Best Look Yet At David Corenswet’s Man Of Steel Flying In New Footage

In a new clip, Lex Luthor is seen arriving in the Arctic, possibly to locate Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. Shots from the last trailer include a fire-breathing monster attacking Metropolis, Superman punching through what appears to be a glass cage, a young boy raising a Superman flag, Superman holding a damaged robot, him fighting on a baseball field, Krypto rescuing Clark, and Superman and Lois sharing a dance as they lift off of the ground, among others.

Perhaps the standout moment from this new TV spot is the footage of Superman flying. As with the shot of Lex, Superman is shown in the Arctic, and he is seen flying both from behind and facing forward as he weaves around glaciers. The new Superman footage lasts for about 4 seconds, giving a short but valuable look at what Clark’s flying will look like in the film.

According to Gunn, Superman’s flying scenes took inspiration from those of Top Gun: Maverick. In order to achieve a more realistic flying effect, the production employed the use of drones. Per Gunn, “being able to shoot stuff in the sky like that is really hard,” but the modern technique helped sell the illusion that a man could fly.

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In the brief scene, two perspectives of Superman’s flight are shown, from the front and the back. The ability to show multiple angles as well as motion is likely the effect of using drones. Additionally, Corenswet’s appearance is fairly normal, avoiding a common pitfall of CGI flight sequences that can look uncanny or like a PlayStation 2 render. No mid-flight fight sequences were shown during the spot, however, so it remains to be seen how the drone method impacts action sequences.

Our Take On Superman’s New TV Spot

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Superman’s flight ability is an essential part of the character, and for a film about him to succeed, the audience must be able to suspend their disbelief. A key example of this is Christopher Reeve’s take on the character. Though the visual effects of his era were far from convincing, the actor drew from his experience as a pilot to sell the illusion that he was flying, and it worked. Judging by the positivity in the YouTube comments for the TV spot, Gunn might just do the same with the modern techniques used in Superman.