Zack Snyder once had a sweeping vision for the cinematic DC Universe beginning with Man of Steel, but that vision is now officially dead.

The Superman origin story is practically a modern myth at this point. He rockets in from Krypton, lands in Kansas, and is the face of hope since 1938.

For a movie that's meant to represent the birth of a brand-new cinematic universe (the DCU), James Gunn's slight and slaphappy take on "Superman" doesn't feel much like the start of anything.  In part,

Below, we have our ranking of the nine modern, live-action Superman films, as well as the extended version of one that debuted on streaming. We’re skipping a few of the extended serials from the 1950s because, frankly, we haven’t seen them, but our friends at Screencrush say they’re pretty good. Do you agree with these rankings? Let us know below.

Zack Snyder gives James Gunn some unsolicited advice about his 'Superman' movie as the two cameo on 'Rick and Morty': 'He's the Man of Steel, not the Man of Conversation.'

In 2022, David Zaslav became CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns DC Studios. He shelved the completed film “Batgirl” that August, and DC Films head Walter Hamada resigned shortly after. Hamada left his post just two days before the October release of “Black Adam.”

James Gunn's DCU movie reboot takes a strong and solid step, and while there are some complaints, it looks to be a solid experience.

Superman's been a movie and TV staple since the 1940s. With David Corenswet as the new guy in the cape, we're ranking every screen Man of Steel.

Superman's Rotten Tomatoes score beats Man of Steel. Scroll to see how high Gunn's reboot is flying in critics’ eyes!