Earlier this year, Warner Bros. and DC Studios announced that David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been tapped to play Superman and Lois Lane in the new film, Superman: Legacy, and now more actors are joining the star-studded cast.
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan is playing Lois Lane to David Corenswet's Clark Kent/Superman when "Superman: Legacy" flies into theaters July 11, 2025.
Superman: Legacy cast. After months of searching and secret auditions, Gunn finally announced his two leads for Superman: Legacy in late June 2023. Newcomer David Corenswet will be our new Clark Kent, Kal-El and Superman, while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan will be his Lois Lane.
James Gunn's upcoming film, Superman: Legacy, will feature the obscure DC Comics character, The Engineer, as an antagonist. The Engineer, aka Angela Spica, is a member of The Authority and possesses the ability to shape-shift and weaponize herself due to nanotechnology.
Nicholas Hoult will be the latest actor to bring Superman's archenemy to the big screen. According to Deadline, Hoult has been cast as Lex Luthor in writer/director James Gunn's upcoming film Superman: Legacy.
Back in February, Gunn posted the comics that will inspire this first slate of films. Among them, serving as the basis for Superman Legacy, was All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison. Superman fans consistently list Morrison's book among the best in the hero's long and storied roster.
While reports of the team appearing in Superman: Legacy is new, fans have known since January 2023 that the Authority was part of Gunn's plans for the rebooted DCU timeline.
1 Injustice Superman. This version of Superman first debuted in Netherrealm's Injustice video game series and eventually made it into his own comic storyline.
One of the most interesting of the bunch is the Knightmare sequence in which Bruce Wayne has visions of an evil Superman, and Snyder has officially taken to social media to confirm that Supes turns evil in this sequence because of Darkseid's Anti-Life Equation.
Is Henry Cavill in Superman: Legacy? Superman: Legacy has chosen David Corenswet to step into the role previously held by Cavill. In this DC Universe iteration, Clark Kent will be portrayed as a younger character compared to the DCEU version.
DC Universe Infinite recently revealed that four titles that inspired James Gunn's forthcoming film reboot, Superman: Legacy: Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu and Gerry Alanguilan's Superman: Birthright (2003-04), Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's All-Star Superman (2005-06), Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Superman: ...
James Gunn confirms 'Superman: Legacy' will film worldwide, with Atlanta as the main location, while most other DCU projects will focus on filming in London.
Where Do You Know Superman: Legacy's Metamorpho Actor From? Anthony Carrigan has been cast as Rex Mason for Superman: Legacy. Getting to play a superhero goes against type for Carrigan who is frequently cast as villains in his roles.
The tragic result of a bizarre science experiment gone horribly wrong, Bizarro is an imperfect duplicate of Kal-El, with none of his intelligence or self-control. Looking like a pasty white, zombie-like version of the Last Son of Krypton, he invariably strikes fear into those he encounters.
In Kingdom Come, Superman wears a black and red, simplified version following his return. After the Imperiex War, Superman wore the black and red variant to signify his mourning of the losses during the war. The Eradicator, for a time, wore a red and blacked, curvier version of the S-Shield.
With Jordan and Jonathan Kent being fraternal twins, the development of their powers comes about quite differently. For Jordan, he simply began manifesting Kryptonian abilities, possibly with X-Kryptonite as a catalyst, and at a lower level than those of his father.
A Superman movie reboot, a Supergirl film, a sequel to The Batman, a Wonder Woman-based HBO Max series, and more are included in the line-up. Titled Superman: Legacy, the new Man of Steel flick will hit theaters on July 11, 2025.
After the Justice League succeeded in resurrecting Superman, he is very disoriented. Clark looked around the fragments of the statue, trying to gather his thoughts. The Justice League then arrived behind him, knowing that the Man of Steel is back.
While David Corenswet's Clark Kent is going to be younger than Henry Cavill's version of the hero from the DCEU, Superman: Legacy is skipping Clark's origin story.
That's when Superman makes his appearance, walking up to Freddy's lunch table with a tray full of food - but he's only shown from the neck down. Yes, while Superman does have a cameo in Shazam, Henry Cavill doesn't.
The future self of this Superman is virtually identical to Superman Prime of DC One Million, that version of Superman (also created by Grant Morrison, who noted in the backmatter of Absolute All-Star Superman that it was intended to be the same character) himself inhabiting the sun for a prolonged period of time, ...
Lex Luthor's hatred for Superman is legendary – but in one classic comic, he confesses that he's always really liked Clark Kent! The rivalry between Superman and Lex Luthor is the stuff of legend.
