SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director James Gunn Says He Was "Never Making A Young Superman Movie"

SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director James Gunn Says He Was "Never Making A Young Superman Movie"

Despite James Gunn stating that Superman: Legacy would focus on the early days of the Man of Steel, the director has now clarified that it was never his plan to make a "young Superman movie."

By MarkCassidy - Aug 17, 2023 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

When James Gunn officially announced that Henry Cavill would not be returning as Superman in the new DCU, he indicated that one of the main reasons why he was recasting the role was because his planned reboot would be "focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life."

Though the filmmaker never actually specified how much earlier, a lot of fans took this to mean that Superman: Legacy would introduce a younger Man of Steel who was just coming to grips with his dual life as Earth's primary protector and budding Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent.

We recently learned that the Blue Beetle movie will contain a Superman reference, and since we know Jaime Reyes will be a part of the DCU going forward, a fan asked Gunn on Threads if this confirmed that Legacy would take place in the past.

The Suicide Squad director responded that he was "never making a young Superman movie, just a Superman movie."

Though Gunn is right in that he technically never did say he was working on a young Superman movie, his comments have resulted in some jumping to the conclusion that there must be more to him replacing Cavill as the Man of Tomorrow than we've been led to believe.

What do you make of this clarification? Let us know in the usual spot, and check out some new Superman: Legacy fan-art below.

Superman: Legacy will star David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. The supporting cast includes Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern Guy Gardner, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.

Casting is currently underway for Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White.

Barring any delays, Production is scheduled to commence next January.

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AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/17/2023, 9:47 AM
If that's the case then why not just keep Cavill💁?



You're keeping everyone else💁





Seems like Gunn just doesn't like Cavill....
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 8/17/2023, 9:51 AM
Yeah… James Gunn hadn’t ever made a movie that makes me believe he’ll successfully write/direct/produce a great Superman movie. I hope I’m wrong, but his sophomoric humor doesn’t fit the character at all.

He previously stated that Cavill was too old, and now he’s saying he isn’t doing a younger Superman. I dunno if he knows what he’s doing at this point
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 8/17/2023, 10:04 AM
@ImBatman4realz - He said he isn't doing a "young" Superman movie, not that Superman wouldn't be younger.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 8/17/2023, 10:36 AM
@ImBatman4realz - it’s the latter of your statement that gives me concerns about Gunn. There has been some contradictions in his statements now and especially what’s happening with Gal as well.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/17/2023, 9:52 AM
Wow! What a lying dirtbag! What was the point of getting rid a fan favorite actor then? The DCU is already a failure and James Gunn is a fraud who speaks out of both sides of his mouth (or Twitter feed).
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/17/2023, 10:01 AM
@Forthas

When has “fan favorite” ever been a compliment?
Forthas
Forthas - 8/17/2023, 10:22 AM
@regularmovieguy - Hmmm? When Robert Downey Jr portrayed Iron Man, Chris Evans portrayed Captain America, Chadwick Boseman portrayed Black Panther, Christian Bale portrayed Batman, Hugh Jackman portrayed Wolverine etc etc.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/17/2023, 10:34 AM
@Forthas

When has Henry Cavill made his case to be compared to Hugh's Wolverine, Evans' Captain America, Downey's Iron Man, or Boseman's Black Panther. He hasn't.

I like Cavill - seems like a nice guy. Maybe he could've given us a better Superman under someone else's direction but I haven't seen it. It's also been 10 years since MOS first came out, lol.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 8/17/2023, 10:38 AM
@regularmovieguy - idk why people are holding onto that shit

I want some good DC movies if mfs gotta get recasted then so be it they don’t own the role and all but mostly 1 of the movies his version was in people hate

I get Cavill is probably the most Superman looking mf we ever got but we can leave that garbage behind
Forthas
Forthas - 8/17/2023, 10:42 AM
@regularmovieguy - After Man of Steel everyone was hungry for a Man of Steel 2. It was the studio that kept forcing him into bad films. Unlike Sony which is obviously not as stupid as the people at WB they did not ditch a fan favorite actor like Hugh Jackman even though he was in some bad films also. They could understand what he brought to the role.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/17/2023, 10:48 AM
@Forthas

What did Cavill bring to Supes? I'll ask that. What did you think it was he brought to the table that makes him irreplaceable?

Sony didn't make the X-MEN movies btw. Fox did. And Hugh was good even when he was in shit movies like XMEN 3 and Origins.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/17/2023, 11:03 AM
@regularmovieguy - Cavill brought a solid cohesive origin story that was layered, included compelling villains and side characters and a thought exploration into what it is like to struggle to be accepted in an alien world. The film was well acted and included an excellent supporting cast. Cavil represents a starting point to build on. When James Gunns Superman comedy fails to register with fans...are we going to reboot yet again. Why not work from a strong starting point as opposed to hope that people are going to accept James Gunns brand of films which they have not so far.
newhire13
newhire13 - 8/17/2023, 11:21 AM
@Forthas - I like Cavill but eh 😂 Hell, Clark Kent is dead if we go by what was established in Batman vs Superman so we wouldn’t even have that aspect of the character. If you want to blame anyone the people who put them in this position to begin with. This wouldn’t even be a conversation if they hadn’t dropped the ball.
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