SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director James Gunn Shares Casting Update; Confirms Warner Bros. Has No Power Over DC Studios

SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director James Gunn Shares Casting Update; Confirms Warner Bros. Has No Power Over DC Studios

Superman: Legacy director James Gunn has shared more updates about the movie with fans, including where he is in the casting process. The filmmaker also reveals that DC Studios will not answer to Warner Bros.

By JoshWilding - Apr 18, 2023 01:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

Earlier today, James Gunn confirmed that pre-production is officially underway on Superman: Legacy. The filmmaker has since been fielding fan questions on social media, offering a better idea of where things stand with the upcoming DCU reboot. 

Confirming the entire script is now finished, the DC Studios co-CEO also debunked claims we'll learn who is playing Clark Kent as soon as the end of this month. Over on Instagram, Gunn also pointed out that, "We are still auditioning. No one is cast."

With that in mind, any casting reports should be taken with a pinch of salt, though this could mean the trades will catch wind of who is being eyed to replace Henry Cavill as the new Man of Steel. 

One of the most interesting reveals from Gunn came when he confirmed that DC Studios will not answer to Warner Bros. Pictures. Instead, it really is a separate entity within the Warner Bros. Discovery company, similar to how Marvel Studios reported directly to Disney rather than Marvel Entertainment after a high-profile split in 2015. 

These comments are going to be welcomed by fans, especially as Warner Bros. really dropped the ball with the DC Extended Universe. 

It was under that studio's watch the Justice League debacle happened, a move which created the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement and split the DC fandom right down the middle. The hope now is that DC Studios can build bridges, and a new Superman movie from Gunn is a good start (even when there are those upset about Cavill's ousting). 

With Gunn and Peter Safran in charge of DC Studios, the pressure is on them to deliver. They'll begin next year with Creature Commandos (and possibly Waller), but it will be the Man of Tomorrow's return that truly sets the tone for what's to come. 

Superman: Legacy is set to be released in theaters on July 11. 2025.

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dracula
dracula - 4/18/2023, 1:18 PM


Now can the pedo and the turd
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/18/2023, 1:32 PM
@dracula -


Keeps Ezra Miller...



It's WB's fault!!!!!!😑
SorceresSupreme
SorceresSupreme - 4/18/2023, 1:21 PM
shmoosh
SorceresSupreme
SorceresSupreme - 4/18/2023, 1:21 PM
this will be best superman movie in the universe
krayzeman
krayzeman - 4/18/2023, 2:33 PM
@SorceresSupreme - it has to out the Superman & Lois Superman which IMO is the best Superman since Christopher Reeve
PatientXero
PatientXero - 4/18/2023, 1:26 PM
Hopefully it is good movie and a great take on Superman. I really hope Gunn gets Keaton to sign on for a Batman Beyond movie. It can be Elseworlds.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/18/2023, 3:17 PM
@PatientXero - Doesn't even have to be Elseworlds. A movie set in the future would naturally have an older Bruce Wayne. And The Flash is already establishing Keaton as a variant of DCU Batman, so it wouldn't be jarring.

Either way I'm on board, but I think it would make more sense to be a part of the DCU. We have Booster Gold travelling through time and I'm sure James Gunn wants to explore the entire width and breadth of space and time. Also with Damien Wayne in the picture, it might be fun to use Batman Beyond to hint at his future.

I think this may be the movie that Andy Muschietti is involved with.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 4/18/2023, 5:30 PM
@ObserverIO - I wasn’t saying it needed to be Elseworlds, but that it could be if they don’t want it in the main DCU. I think that'd be silly, but you never know. I just want the movie, regardless of what universe it’s set in. And yes please to a Booster Gold movie.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/19/2023, 5:01 AM
@PatientXero - Yeah, I'll take it either way too. As long as it actually happens.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/18/2023, 1:26 PM
Love you, James, but come on, of course the studio funding the movie gave you "notes", like keeping the movie short, keep a lighter tone, having at least one of the character being played by a big name actor, no LGBT content to secure a chinese release, etc...
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 4/18/2023, 1:55 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - think he’s saying Warner bros movie division has no say. Warner bros discovery the company overall does
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/18/2023, 2:29 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Exactly, Gunn really must think people are dumb if he has the gall to say that BS in public. But then again when you look at some of the dumb shit people say/believe on social media he might actually get away with it. Lol
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 4/18/2023, 2:46 PM
@LongMayHeReign - You are confusing Warner Bros. Discovery with Warner Bros. Entertainment. DC Studios is a brand-new division formed under Zaslav. They are not a part of the old Studio system of Warner.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/18/2023, 8:52 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Knowing how cheap Zaslav's regime is I wonder how much budget he's gonna be willing to give to this movie if he really wants to make profit and pay the so-called "debt" the company has.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 4/18/2023, 1:31 PM
That's horse shit. Of course WB has power over DC💁



Come on James. You don't have to lie to kick it👮
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 4/18/2023, 1:34 PM
I doubt Gunn would reveal who Superman is before San Diego Comic Con. It can be their big Hall H show, revealing the cast and maybe some story details.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 4/18/2023, 1:49 PM
@BobGarlen - *DC Fandom
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 4/18/2023, 2:21 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - I think they have officially stopped the DC Fandom events.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/18/2023, 2:47 PM
@BobGarlen - exactly. Always kinda expected SDCC to be used for the big announcements. Hope we'll get some big announcement from both DC and Marvel on SDCC this year
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 4/18/2023, 4:32 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Marvel-wise I'm just hoping for the FF cast to be announced.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/18/2023, 5:38 PM
@BobGarlen - an FF cast and a full Phase 5 slate would be pretty sweet. Really like to know when exactly we can expect those countless shows in the works
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