Although not unheard of, it is, nonetheless, very rare for me to pull the car over, get out and take a photograph of a billboard. But that's precisely what I did this morning. I know there's probably more superheroes than plumbers in the phonebook but there was something about this particular image that stopped me in my tracks. Literally.
I thought for a minute I'd torn the very fabric of the space-time continuum and gone back to a world where the Odeon and the ABC had never been demolished and Christopher Reeve was still flying. Then I looked more closely and could see it was just some interloper (David Corenswet) passing himself off as Clark Kent's alter ego. A man can dream, can't he?
As to whether this Superman reboot is a classic or a turkey I have no idea; our visitor from the planet Krypton has been with us in various guises (beginning with his inaugural appearance in Action Comics - published by DC Comics - in June 1938), some better than others (like Dr. Who), so I guess there's only one way to find out. Up, up, and awaaaay.
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Superman - Official Trailer (2025)
Gosh that does take you back. We too had an Odeon and ABC but long gone.
ReplyDeleteDid we need yet another incarnation? Not sure.
The trailer would indicate he's now got a mutt; this may or may not sway your decision to hotfoot it to whichever picture palace replaced your long gone ABC and Odeon.
DeleteI'm very hopeful about this film. It certainly can't be as bad as the Zack Snyder ones.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested to hear what you think...
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