With the recent announcement that actors have been cast in the roles of Green Lantern/Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, Mr. Terrific and Metamorpho for “Superman: Legacy,” many fans have aired their concerns that the film will be nothing more than a set up vehicle for other characters to launch DC Studios’ new wave of films.
According to co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, that’s not the case. Responding to those concerns on his Threads social media account, Gunn wrote, “I’ve never used one movie to set up another movie. The characters are there because they help to tell Superman’s story better, not so we can set up separate projects in the franchise. Superman and Lois are the very clear protagonists.”
Just how those characters will help Gunn better tell Superman’s story will be interesting to see.
“Superman: Legacy”, which will star David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, is scheduled to be released July 11, 2025.
I’ll take him at his word, but this plot is starting to sound a lot like black Adam.
I’m not sure so far,.. that I see much of a plot. I did see Black Atom about a month ago, and I gotta say, I thought despite the under whelming reviews, it was pretty good! It irritated me that it was another WB/DC movie that didn’t generate big box office numbers. I haven’t seen The Flash yet, but it to fell into the same, but maybe for different reason(s), financial disappointment.
I think that it’s unfair that David Corenswet is getting some criticism for his Superman when he hasn’t even stepped into the suit and cape yet. While he wasn’t the actor that I had hoped to get the part of Superman, I’m still going to be fair and give his movie a chance. He did go to Juilliard for acting. The same school that Christopher Reeve went for acting. So he has that going for him. And while I do admit that when I look at him from clips on YouTube of other roles that he’s been in, I’m not… Read more »