SUPERMAN: LEGACY - We May Now Know Which Members Of The Authority Will Appear

SUPERMAN: LEGACY - We May Now Know Which Members Of The Authority Will Appear

Following the recent news that members of The Authority will make their DCU debut in James Gunn's Superman: Legacy, we may now know which characters will appear, and it probably won't be who you expected.

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 12, 2023 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

This past Friday, we got word that members of the supergroup known as The Authority will make their big-screen debut in James Gunn's Superman: Legacy, and we may now know which characters will appear.

Though there was a lot of speculation that the likes of Jenny Sparks, Midnighter and Apollo would be introduced to lay the groundwork for the eventual Authority movie, it seems Gunn has decided to go in a slightly different direction when it comes to which members of the team he wants audiences to meet first.

According to scooper Daniel Richtman (via Patreon), casting is currently underway for Jack Hawksmoor, aka The God of Cities; The Doctor (we don't know if it'll be Jeroen Thornedike or Habib ben Hassan), and the team's second Engineer, Angela Spica.

A Black actor is reportedly being sought for Hawksmoor, but we don't have any info on the others. We're also hearing that Eve Teschmacher will be Lex Luthor's "influencer" assistant.

We have no idea how The Authority will factor into the story, but given the morally grey nature of the group, there's a very good chance they'll start out as antagonists to the Man of Steel.

It's looking like our new Superman will be either Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet or Tom Brittney, while Emma Mackey, Rachel Brosnahan and Phoebe Dynevor are said to be in the running for Lois.

Gunn reportedly turned in the first draft of his script before the writers' strike, but that doesn't mean the production won't be impacted going forward.

“Superman: Legacy is the true foundation of our creative vision for the DC Universe. Not only is Superman an iconic part of DC lore, he is also a favorite character for comic book readers, viewers of earlier movies, and fans around the world," said Gunn during the DCU slate announcement. "I can’t wait to introduce our version of Superman who audiences will be able to follow and get to know across films, movies, animation and gaming.”

Superman: Legacy is set to hit theaters in 2025.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/12/2023, 3:05 PM
Honesty rather them be teased and have Supes be the sole big dog but I’m game to see what Gunn is cooking.

Take some of these scoops with a huge grain of salt too
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/12/2023, 4:59 PM
@GhostDog - Nicholas Hoult needs a W lol
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 6/12/2023, 6:21 PM
@bobevanz - bro I was just waiting X-Men days of future past great actor but can hee pur on the bulk needed for Supes? Although with roids I mean a personal trainer you could how tall his he?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/12/2023, 3:06 PM
So maybe Superman is actually the century baby.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 6/12/2023, 3:14 PM
Fake News until official confirmation
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 6/12/2023, 3:16 PM
Midnighter
The1st
The1st - 6/12/2023, 4:11 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - He would make a good Luthor
Saga
Saga - 6/12/2023, 4:17 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - excellent choice, Matt Bomer as Apollo
dracula
dracula - 6/12/2023, 3:26 PM
What if they did like a reverse kingdom come for the first justice league

have the authority be the worlds first superhero team, have them loose their way and go too far (go a bit more justice lord than injustice) and have the new generation rise up to fight back
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/12/2023, 3:27 PM


I think it is a big mistake if they hijack Superman to start up the Authority.

The one thing Snyder got right was making Man of Steel all about Superman without cramming in other characters to jumpstart his JL fiasco.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 6/12/2023, 3:29 PM
@DocSpock - I get the feeling that legacy will be the equal opposite to MOS
SethBullock
SethBullock - 6/12/2023, 4:35 PM
@DocSpock - Yeah, this movie should focus just in Superman.

Also not a fan of The Authority sharing the same universe with the Justice League when the first is so obviously inspired in the second, I'd rather have them in a different universe/timeline inside the DC multiverse where the JL didn't exist.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/12/2023, 7:35 PM
@SethBullock -

I could not agree more. I prefer the Boys knock offs not be in this.
Th3Batman
Th3Batman - 6/12/2023, 3:28 PM
The first Superman movie in 12 years, and he has to share the screen with 3 other heroes. Heroes who will likely take up plenty of screen time to set up their own movie, screen time that the new rebooted Superman and his cast of regular characters need. Great start.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 6/12/2023, 6:00 PM
@Th3Batman - well said, I was hyped at first now I'm getting worried
Forthas
Forthas - 6/12/2023, 3:29 PM
The Authority....
TheLight
TheLight - 6/12/2023, 7:40 PM
@Forthas - Seriously. This doesn't make me excited for this movie at all. It's just saying to the fans that Superman as a character is not strong enough to be on his own in his own movie. And mind you, this is a clean slate. It should only be about Big Blue. Superman is the Pantheon to all of the modern superheroes we have today and Gunn using a cheap tactic to usher in another group of misfits working together because its all he knows. The only difference here is that he's using Superman as a scapegoat.
Forthas
Forthas - 6/13/2023, 6:16 PM
@TheLight - I could not agree with you more or stated any better than you did. That is EXACTLY right. Unfortunately those of us that love the DC characters especially Superman may have to wait even longer to get a proper Superman film.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/12/2023, 3:35 PM
Superman is being used as a stepping stone to introduce more spin-offs 😑.....
Th3Batman
Th3Batman - 6/12/2023, 4:01 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - Let's give them the benefit of the doubt, it's not like they did the exact same thing 7 years ago and it ended up crashing their shared universe.
KWilly
KWilly - 6/12/2023, 4:32 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - And The Authority of all characters? Imagine being the most iconic superhero ever... Just to lay the groundwork for some D-List anti-heroes lol.
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 6/12/2023, 6:23 PM
@Th3Batman - lol a chance no such thing as wait and see on here
TheLight
TheLight - 6/12/2023, 7:30 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - Exactly. It's embarrassing and just sad that Superman will most likely be sidelined in his own movie...AGAIN. And by the Authority of all people??
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 6/12/2023, 3:39 PM
How cool would it be to get a good Superman? About Superman.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 6/12/2023, 6:01 PM
@PlusUltra - dude get that shit out-of here. It makes sense, they don't like that kind of logic at DC.. just stop it
LeonNova
LeonNova - 6/12/2023, 3:42 PM
I know little-to-nothing about The Authority, so I don’t know how they’d fit in a Superman film. As long as it’s in service of Kal-el’s story, I’m down.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/12/2023, 3:49 PM
So that is why the panels I kept seeing about this Hawksmoor all involved cities, it was a depiction of his power.

I'm whatever about The Authority so far and unless something happens that is how I'll remain. Maybe the plan is to make them be the first modern "bronze" age superhero team (because if they make them THE first then that literally go against the JSA being it) and like @dracula said, they lose their path until later the Justice League has to step up.

The issues are still that, like everyone else is saying, using the new Superman movie to set up these fellas is already not a good idea because it'll take focus away from Clark.

If Gunn really wants this fresh-out-of-Smaville Clark that just moved to Metropolis to go up against morally grey people then that's what The Elite is for.



Also if Gunn's intention by the end of this movie or future Superman is to make him the leader of the group then that is a long and huge committment to do. The whole idea is to move away from DCEU's version that flirted with giving up on hope and all that. They really want him to hang out with morally grey anti-heroes now here as well?
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/12/2023, 4:00 PM
"We're also hearing that Eve Teschmacher will be Lex Luthor's "influencer" assistant."

Guess Eve will have a lot of SM presence and might even "bump" into Clark during his first days in Metropolis.

This would be the 3rd Teschmacher iteration of the character after Supergirl's in 2019 after they cleverly retconned the character from being the sweet and innocent assistant of Cat Grant and Jimmy Olsen at CatCo into Lex's loyal and deadly right-hand.



Gunn better do his own take of the "MISS TESCHMACHER!" thing.



Unless he's going for something different like S&L's Lex and his personal physician, Gretchen Kelly, in the upcoming final 2 episodes of S3.



@KingPatel
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