James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

James Gunn’s Superman was pushed out of the top five at the box office this past weekend, marking the beginning of the end of its box office run. It’s been a good one, with over $330 million in the U.S. so far and another $250 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing Superman film ever, domestically not adjusted for inflation, and now the journey takes its next step.

Gunn took to social media Tuesday to announce his DC Universe film will be available on digital August 15. That’s this week. It’s also just about a month after the film hit theaters, which is both incredibly quick but also becoming more and more standard. The film, which is available for pre-order now, will cost $30 wherever you choose to download your movies legally. No official word on any specific special features as of publication, but The Wrap teases that there will be “an hour-long making-of documentary, various featurettes, a commentary with James Gunn, a gag reel and some deleted scenes.” If we get the official list, we’ll update this article. The trade also says the physical release is on September 23. The Prime Video version also teases a “Bonus X-Ray Edition,” too, which sounds fun.

As fans start to break down the film frame by frame, TikTok by TikTok, as often happens upon digital release, Gunn is already onto the next thing. He’s writing a follow-up to Superman that’s not exactly “Superman 2,” but prominently features the character. His boss, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, described it as “the next installment in the Super-Family,” which either means Superman will team up with Supergirl, or it’s some other general collection of superheroes.

Whatever the case, the film is a ways off. Next up for Gunn’s DC Universe is Peacemaker Season 2, which Gunn partially directed and wrote, and ties directly into Superman. Things then cool off for a few months leading into Supergirl, which is out summer 2026, followed by Clayface in October 2026. Also, the Lanterns TV show will be in there at some point too. Likely early next year.

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