It’s a chook … it’s a aircraft … it’s a Tremendous Snub.
James Gunn’s “Superman,” the anticipated DCEU reboot starring David Corenswet because the Man of Metal, opens nationwide July 11.
Warner Bros. has spent months leaking teasers, film snippets and different advertising and marketing morsels to make this the cinematic occasion of the summer season.
Denver-based movie critics gained’t get to see “Superman” till everybody else does.
There are presently no press screenings set for “Superman” within the higher Denver space. A PR consultant tells HiT her crew wasn’t “activated” on the title.
Which means members of the Denver Movie Critics Society gained’t get an opportunity to preview a movie with monumental implications to the trade, the summer season film season and the way forward for superhero movies.
If Clark Kent’s alter ego can’t draw a crowd, superhero fatigue is all too actual.
The movie opens in a bit over every week. It’s value noting the overwhelming majority of movies each giant and small display within the higher Denver space. Denver isn’t Chicago or Los Angeles, however studios aggressively display titles within the Mile Excessive Metropolis, and that’s been the case for years.
Not this time. A supply tells HiT the movie will probably be proven a number of occasions to New York-based movie critics. We’ll assume Los Angeles-based movie scribes may even get a sneak peek earlier than July 11.
What about Flyover Nation?
“Superman” stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luther and Milly Alcock as Supergirl. Gunn brings severe superhero credentials to the undertaking. He beforehand directed three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies and helmed “The Suicide Squad” reboot in 2021.
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Studios usually aggressively display motion pictures they think about. The logic is straightforward: Begin that phrase of mouth buzz early, and movies stand a greater probability of hovering on the field workplace.
Not this time.
Is that this an indication or only a advertising and marketing hiccup? We could all discover out come July 11.
UPDATE: A movie critic in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah says “Superman” isn’t being screened there, both.