Whether it was coincidence or just happenstance, 2025 in the 75th anniversary of director Spencer Gordon Bennet’s 15-chapter serial, Atom Man vs. Superman, starring the original Superman, Kirk Alyn. 2025 is also the release year of the latest Superman feature film, writer/director James Gunn’s Superman, toplining David Corenswet as the alien good guy from the planet Krypton.After Kirk Alyn, George Reeves was the television Superman, but he also did one feature film in 1951, Superman and the Mole Men, and then there was a 27-year break until Christopher Reeve relaunched the series with four films, beginning with Superman in 1978 (’78 to 1987).
Brandon Routh did a one-off in 2006, Superman Returns, and then Henry Cavill did two “Superman” films and appeared in two “Justice League” entries as the “Man of Steel.” So doing the math, Corenswet is the sixth Superman to appear on film theatrically … Dean Cain, Tom Welling and Tyler Hoechlin were TV versions. Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has selected Sept. 23 as the street date for a full-spread physical media rollout of Gunn’s Superman. That yields an ARR of 74 days … the domestic box office haul stands at an impressive $349 million.
There will be four physical media purchasing options. There are DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD stand-alone selections, as well as a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook Combo Pack (with Blu-ray) edition.
Bonus features, which are limited to the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray SKUs are the feature-length making-of presentation titled Adventures in Making Superman and an astounding nine featurettes — “Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle,” “Icons Forever: Superman’s Enduring Legacy,” “Lex Luthor: The Mind of a Master Villain,” “Kryptunes: The Music of Superman,” “Paws to Pixels: Krypto is Born,” “Breaking News: The Daily Planet Returns,” “The Ultimate Villain,” “The Justice Gang” and “A New Era: DC Takes Off.” Note: Atom Man vs. Superman is also available from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
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