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198: Redoing My Life, Superman Trailer
🕑 Added 2025-04-30 11:08:14 +0000 UTC
[0:00 – 0:26]
SFX: A low, ambient hum. A faint digital beep-beep-beep grows louder.
VISUAL:
Close-up: a digital alarm clock flashes red digits.
SFX:
Click! — the alarm shuts off.
Music: Background music begins.
VISUALS:
CLARK KENT bolts upright in bed — rumpled hair, glasses slightly askew.
He looks at the clock; his eyes widen.
Suddenly clumsy, he hurries: a toothbrush hangs from his mouth, mismatched socks on, knocking over a lamp as he grabs his bag.
Quick cuts:
A shirt button pops off.
He accidentally breaks one of his door handles.
He rushes out the door.
[0:26 – 0:40]
Music shifts to a low, building string hum.
VISUAL:
Wide shot: Metropolis in daylight.
MONTAGE:
Clark in a crowd, head down, unnoticed.
DAILY PLANET letters gleaming on the building.
Inside: ringing phones, shouting editors, busy journalists.
LOIS LANE, confident and sharp, strides past.
LOIS (wry, passing):
“You’re late, Smallville.”
Clark gives a shy smile and awkwardly sits down, adjusting his glasses.
[0:41 – 0:55]
VISUAL:
On a giant city screen: LexCorp ad—gleaming tech, a clinical steel-blue palette.
LEX LUTHOR (voice-over):
“We don’t wait for the future. We are building it now.”
JOHN CORBEN stands beside GENERAL SAM LANE at a military press event.
LOIS and CLARK walk through the city near the Lexcorp tower.
LOIS:
“There’s something — or someone — out there, Clark…”
[0:56 – 1:10]
SFX: A deep sonic WHOOSH. The wind shifts.
VISUALS:
People on the street stop, looking upward.
A red-blue blur zips between skyscrapers.
A breathless woman stands outside a burning building.
WOMAN (to camera):
“It was like… an angel. I swear.”
[1:11 – 1:20]
VISUAL:
A laboratory.
CORBEN, strapped to a rig, has silver armor locked into place.
A green light pulses in his chest.
GENERAL LANE watches, jaw clenched.
[1:21 – 1:36]
Subtle build of John Williams’s “Superman Theme” — soft string intro.
High above the clouds, Superman floats — arms at his sides, cape billowing.
Suddenly—BOOM! He rockets downward.
[1:37 – 1:58]
Theme swells.
MONTAGE:
A jet spirals toward downtown Metropolis.
Lois stares up, shocked.
Superman soars upward, intercepts, and catches the plane.
He gently lowers it to safety.
Cheers erupt.
JIMMY OLSEN lifts his camera
CLICK.
MONTAGE CONT :
Young Clark plays catch with JONATHAN KENT.
Clark hugs MARTHA on the farm.
Superman glides low through the city.
A glowing Fortress of Solitude: Superman walks solemnly through crystalline corridors.
[1:59 – 2:06]
Lois stands on a high-rise balcony.
Superman floats just outside.
LOIS (V.O.):
“Why me?”
SUPERMAN (V.O.):
“Because you weren’t afraid.”
[2:07 – 2:12]
In darkness, the green glow of Metallo’s core illuminates his steel frame — only a silhouette.
Superman, bruised and bleeding, stumbles to his knees.
Police rush civilians away.
Lois screams from behind debris.
Superman shields children from an explosion with his body.
JOR-EL (V.O., echoing):
“You will give them an ideal to strive toward…”
[2:13 – 2:18]
Theme reaches its emotional peak.
Black screen. Silence for half a beat.
[2:19 – 2:24]
The Superman logo fades in slowly.
Text below:
NOVEMBER 2015
Comments :
Johncerdic22:
I’ve watched this eight times already. Been waiting for a Superman movie for years.
Elownaa33:
Is that the John Williams score? Is he back for this movie?
Lotbqon65:
Whoever cast this Lois deserves a raise — she looks exactly how I imagined her.
Emilycricket:
Can we talk about Henry though?? Like, damn — hope there are some shirtless scenes. I want to see it all.
BomTupcorn:
Okay, but real ones noticed Tommy Lee Jones in that quick shot! Man’s in both Marvel and DC now. Respect.
superfan:
That shot of Supes saving the plane… goosebumps.
Iamthedanger:
Thor 2 just packed its bags. November is owned by the House of El.
PlanetGeekery:
This looks incredible. The DCU is not all shots and no misses.
Jameswalt:
From the looks of things, there are more Clark Kent adventures in this. I’d love to see Lois and him teaming up for some investigations or something.
Marion344:
Daniel Adler, give me more sexy Henry Cavill and my soul is yours.
Comicslins:
Fortress of Solitude spotted!
Krutptonsavior:
Looks like they’re doing the Lois and Superman interview scene from the old movies. I kinda like that.
Junkie88:
The flying looks great! Maybe just a bit more work needed on the CGI in some parts.
Kryaaew:
Clark being clumsy and late is adorable.
OmeOnline:
Can’t believe Williams is actually doing the score again!
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@DanielAdler:
The official trailer for SUPERMAN. Had an incredible time writing this with the brilliant Scott Snyder. Hope you like it.
Up, up, and away.
[YouTube link]
Top Replies:
@markroberts
Just watched it three times. This might be the greatest superhero movie of all time.
@tchirnilers
This Rachel chick as Lois. IS. EVERYTHING. She already owns this movie.
@Marvelupdates
No one’s gonna watch this, lol. Superman is boring. This isn’t Batman or Wonder Woman. Good-boy Superman is simply boring. Thor 2 is going to blow this movie away.
@adamwestguy
Replying to @Marvelupdates
Bro, come on.
@terrylee
“Superman is boring”? This guy’s first experience in the fandom is only the Marvel movies.
@vwierakan
Thor 2 is gonna what??? What the fuck.
@hammertime
Don’t feed the troll, guys.
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“I still can’t believe you convinced Tommy Lee Jones,” I said to Brad Bird, shaking my head with a half-smile.
We were at the Superman trailer launch party—yes, apparently that’s a thing now. I stood out more than usual, dressed for a red carpet in a deep-navy suit, while most people around me looked like they’d just left brunch.
Brad looked smug. “Well, I won’t say ‘told you so’… actually, no—I will, since you gave me so much grief.”
I laughed, just a little. “Hey, if he hadn’t signed, we’d be in a bind. We might have had to cut Perry from the movie entirely.”
“Wrong. We would’ve just reduced his role and used the second choice,” Brad retorted.
“Still, glad it worked out.”
Just then Dave walked over, two drinks in hand. He offered me one.
I waved it off. “Can’t risk spilling on this suit.”
Dave sipped his and smirked. “Fair. But are you sure you should be here? Shouldn’t you be at the premiere right now?”
Yes—the premiere. The premiere of Fast 5. I was the screenwriter, after all. I hadn’t planned to attend, but Vin basically ordered me to come. I was also trying to free myself from the franchise before the inevitable clash of egos between The Rock and Vin. I simply didn’t want to be the guy writing the movies when it happened.
One of the reasons I stayed was, well, the money—but also Paul Walker. He’d died tragically in my previous life, and I wanted to see if I could stop that from happening here. The thing was, I couldn’t remember the exact date of his death; I only knew it was in 2013.
And now it was 2014 and he was still alive. I didn’t know whether I’d done something to prevent it or if fate had taken a different turn. Maybe it was the fact that he’d been too busy last year, and this year Vin had it in his head to start Fast & Furious 6 as soon as Fast 5 wrapped. Maybe an offhand comment I made inspired him. Whatever the reason, the hectic schedule might have saved Paul’s life.
Still, maybe the universe would correct itself….
“Danny?” Dave said, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“Yeah, yeah,” I replied, blinking back to the moment. “I just got a text—the car’s here. I’m heading out.”
“I’ll see you in three weeks, after I get back from Australia.”
With that, I left, heading straight to the car waiting to take me to the premiere—part of me genuinely looking forward to hanging out with Vin. The guy was strange but sometimes kind of great to just chill with.
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199 later today.
Comments
Jarod Lane
Man I would be more excited for Man of Steel
Tyler Karp
Thank you for the chapter
