With the WGA strike at an end, James Gunn is one step closer to bringing Superman: Legacy to theaters. The filmmaker and DC Studios CEO has been able to continue pre-production work as the movie director but it won't be until the SAG-AFTR strike is over that he can continue building his cast.
In the meantime, the r/DCEULeaks page has shared some insight intel from what they claim is a verified source. While we know many of you see Reddit and immediately call BS, it's worth noting that the page's moderators have shared a lot of reliable intel in the past.
Now, they've allegedly spoken to someone who claims to have seen and personally worked on some of Superman: Legacy's concept art.
According to this leaker, they've seen Jor-El and, "He's drawn as being tall, and I mean REALLY tall. Like, above 7 feet at least. His costume is sort of a mix between armor and fabric, with the armor bits being like a baby blue and the fabric being a crystal-y white. He has a blue House of El crest on his chest which glows, kind of like an LED."
"And here's the fun part. Take this with a grain of salt, as a ton of concept art uses random actors' faces on characters, but the specific art I've seen features Kurt Russell's face on Jor-El."
The actor worked with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 where he played Ego, so a cameo role as Jor-El wouldn't remotely surprise us.
Skyler Gisondo's face is said to have been added to Jimmy Olsen concept art, while this leaker also claims to have seen artwork depicting a Brainiac Drone. While that doesn't necessarily mean the villain will be in this movie, the groundwork may well be laid for a future appearance.
As for what that looks like, it's "a generic gray robot with green highlights" that features Brainiac's "signature headpiece." Needless to say, this is all very exciting and hopefully accurate information. Time will tell.
Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
David Corenswet is playing the Man of Steel, while Rachel Brosnahan has been tapped to star as Lois Lane. other recent casting additions include Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.
Superman: Legacy is set to be released in theaters on July 11. 2025.