James Gunn. Cut his teeth at Troma; got his feet in the door as a scriptwriter for Scooby-Doo and the Dawn of the Dead remake; established himself with Slither and Super before becoming the saving grace in Marvel's starting-to-stagnate superhero slate with the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Now, Gunn is the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios and has grand plans for the DCU. His opening salvo for the DCU? Superman. And we have a teaser for it. (A teaser for the teaser was released yesterday, which shows just how hard the hype machine is functioning.)

Starring David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as a war boy Lex Luthor, we see other familiar faces in the teaser like Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner and Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen. But there's one cast member that we are more than happy to open our hearts to: Krypto, Superman's superpet.

Inspired by Gunn's own dog (similar in appearance and breed), the teaser reveals the superpet heeding his master's call and dragging Superman by his cape to safety.

Not much is known about the plot of Superman but the storyline draws from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's All-Star Superman run. The teaser painted with broad strokes and didn't yield much story-wise but when the John William's "Superman March" kicks in, my cold near-dead heart skips a beat. It captures that feeling when I first watched the first Superman (1978) film.

Is it nostalgia? Maybe. But it actually feels more like hope. Hope that this is a film that would turn the fortunes of DCU; hope that the superhero genre is getting a second wind.

Snyder and Donner left their marks on their own versions of the last son of Krypton; James Gunn is setting the stage for a DCU that can rival the MCU.

Look up. Superman will be released in theatres 10 July