SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director Shares Art Depicting Isabela Merced As Hawkgirl & Nathan Fillion As Green Lantern

SUPERMAN: LEGACY Director Shares Art Depicting Isabela Merced As Hawkgirl & Nathan Fillion As Green Lantern

Following his recent Mr. Terrific post, Superman: Legacy director James Gunn has taken to social media to share some fan-art depicting Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 08, 2023 09:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman: Legacy

Superman: Legacy director James Gunn recently took to Instagram to share some artwork depicting Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt, aka Mr. Terrific, and the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 filmmaker has now followed suit with two of the other DC Characters that'll be making their big-screen debut in the upcoming DCU reboot.

This artwork spotlights Hawkgirl, who will be played by Dora the Explorer and Transformers: The Last Knight actress Isabela Merced, and Green Lantern Guy Gardner, who will be played by Serenity and The Suicide Squad actor Nathan Fillion.

There was speculation that the Mr. Terrific art might be an official concept design, but we now know that these are actually fan-made pieces from Davi Alves (you'll also find his take on Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho below). Still, if Gunn is highlighting these images, they may give us some idea of the looks he has in mind for these characters.

We're still not sure exactly how these heroes will factor into the story, but Gunn has previously revealed that Superman's dual-life as both Clark Kent and the Man of Steel will be explored in the film, suggesting that these four characters will be his "super friends." Whether they'll be part of an actual team or not remains to be seen.

“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 will also star David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane.

Casting is currently underway for Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White, and now that the WGA strikes has come to an end, announcements may be forthcoming.

The Righteous Gemstones actor Skyler Gisondo was recently rumored to be a "top choice" to play Jimmy, while brothers Alexander and Bill Skarsgård are said to have tested for Luthor along with one-time Superman candidate Nicholas Hoult. Gunn has yet to weigh in on any of these reports, however.

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

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emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 10/8/2023, 9:24 AM
Click bate, but looks pretty good anyway
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 10/8/2023, 9:34 AM
No bowl cut, no good
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/8/2023, 9:35 AM
Is the DCU Argentina even an official account or just an account that posts stuff without zero oversight? Either way, I wouldn't really consider it as Gunn posting it.

Anyway, as castings I like these a lot. Really don't mind it that the DCU, even if it's new, is already populated by superheroes before Superman makes his debut.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/8/2023, 10:09 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Gunn has said this isn’t an origin story so I can see it being akin to the Batman recently where Clark is still figuring himself out as a hero and it is still the early years.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/8/2023, 11:00 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I honestly like that a lot more than an origin story. I for one am actually excited to see him interact with other superheroes and how that affects his journey
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/8/2023, 9:40 AM
Where the bowl cut
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/8/2023, 10:08 AM
@GhostDog - I can see him having hair like this moreso then the bowl cut

harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/8/2023, 10:25 AM
@GhostDog - in the Synder cut
Forthas
Forthas - 10/8/2023, 9:54 AM
Awesome! But I thought this film was about Superman?
StSteven
StSteven - 10/8/2023, 2:19 PM
@Forthas - No no no, it's "with Superman" not "about Superman". A slight change in prepositions can make all the difference in the world so you gotta watch those sneaky bastards.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/8/2023, 2:24 PM
@StSteven - I see...kind of like - we are rebooting the DC films...but not really if you add the words "in some instances!"
I get it now. Never thought I would need a law degree to understand the direction of the DCU...but here we are.
StSteven
StSteven - 10/8/2023, 6:26 PM
@Forthas - Yep. And like "Legal-eze" I believe the proper term here that we should all use moving forward is "DC-eze". Example:

English: "We're rebooting the DCU with a fresh start."
DC-eze: "Well, it's actually going to be more of a soft reboot mixed with a "kinda-boot", a "pre-boot", and a "side-boot". We're not entirely sure what those last three terms mean at this point, but we're pretty sure it's how you describe completely recasting and restarting some of the main characters that we feel we completely f**ked up while carrying over the characters and their actors that we're pretty sure we didn't f**k up and possibly carrying over characters and actors that we might have f**ked up. Oh, and recasting previous actors into new roles in the new-ish universe."

Got it? Someone needs to start a translation guide here. That'll help clear up any confusion in the future. Maybe. Probably not.
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 10/8/2023, 10:12 AM
This is super underwhelming! I feel like this Superman Legacy is going to have the same tone as James Gunn’s Suicide Squad.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 10/8/2023, 10:18 AM
@JonAwesome - I’m more concerned that it’ll just be… okay. Average. Like it’ll come and go without leaving even the slightest bit of impact.
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 10/8/2023, 11:58 AM
@FireandBlood - I agree!
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/8/2023, 1:01 PM
@JonAwesome - Why?
gtabreaker
gtabreaker - 10/8/2023, 10:24 AM
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 10/8/2023, 10:36 AM
I thought part of the excitement for the next Superman movie (with or without Cavill) was him not having to share the spotlight with other heroes. With Bvs, Snyder had to sort of take a shortcut, by having Gotham and Metropolis be next to each other, so Batman could be included. Even Diana showing up, was a bit underwritten. It's a weird way to reboot Superman. "Hey audience, look at all the help he has. Superfriends unite!"
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 10/8/2023, 11:14 AM
@99OPTIMISTPRIME - They’ll never admit it, but they’re only interested in using the character as a vehicle to launch another DC universe.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/8/2023, 11:50 AM
Isabela Merced seems a bit too young imo for Hawkgirl but she’s still good…

So far , so good with the cast!!.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/8/2023, 12:11 PM
Fillion always came off as more Hal Jordan than anything.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 10/9/2023, 1:39 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - agreed, while he didn’t get much to do in the animated new 52 movies, he did a solid job as Hal Jordan.
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 10/8/2023, 12:46 PM
I just love that Nathan Fillion is finally playing a major comic book character.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 10/8/2023, 12:53 PM
He looks more like Nathan Fielder haha
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/8/2023, 1:02 PM
I still think that actress is too young for Hakwgirl.
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 10/8/2023, 5:39 PM
That's the wrong hawkgirl.
Truoptimusprime
Truoptimusprime - 10/8/2023, 11:01 PM
This is Black Adam all over again.

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