This means that future DCU movies and series don’t need to only move the story forward. They can also take things back in time. A period story about a metahuman from 100, 200, or 300 years ago is perfectly acceptable. This opens up possibilities for different sorts of stories in a way that the MCU has largely had to rely on the multiverse to tell.

The new "Superman" movie features three surprising cameos from major stars. Two of the cameos are in quite surprising scenes. The third sets up the next movie in the DC Universe. Here's what happens.

James Gunn’s Superman made its official theater debut on July 11, the first in the new DC Universe reboot and the second big reboot of the Superman movie franchise. David Corenswet stars as Clark Kent,

Yes, Superman has a post-credits scene. Two, in fact. One around the mid-credits and a second at the very end. The scenes featured don't exactly tease anything or set up future DC projects, and that's how writer/director/studio head James Gunn wants it.

Superman, the first feature film released by James Gunn and his newly rebranded DC Studios -- which he runs with producing partner Peter Safran -- reintroduces the Man of Steel to movie-going audiences. And it does so in a delightfully, dare I say, punk rock way.

Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why it’s surprising that his nemesis is Lex Luthor, a man without any superpowers.