Venezuelan actress Maria Gabriela De Faria Known for roles in the Fox comedies Animal Control and The Moody’s, she landed a major role in the film Superman: Legacy From James Gunn.
The actress will play Angela Spica aka The Engineer and will be part of the team of evil characters in the Warner/DC film. Angie’s powers are based on the nanotechnology embedded in her body. Created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, she is the second DC character to bear the name The Engineer. She was first introduced in 1999’s The Authority Vol. 1 #1.
The first film in the renewed DC series, marking the first directing commitment for James Gunn as co-head of DC Studios, Superman: Legacy will follow Superman as he tries to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned. Additional cast members are as previously announced David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi in the role of Mister Terrific e Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason. /Metamorphic.
In a recent post on Threads: James Gunn confirmed that the film will keep its July 11, 2025 release date, even after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that forced many other titles to slide. James Gunn He directed the film based on his own script and was inspired by the characters of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The co-head of DC Studios, Peter Safranproduced.
Maria Gabriela De Faria He is best known for his leading role in The exorcism of God from Lionsgate, a supernatural horror film co-written and directed by Alejandro Hidalgo and released by Saban Films after its world premiere at Fantastic Fest. Before Animal Control, directed by Joel McHale, was renewed for a second season, the actress was seen on the sidelines Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins in the dysfunctional family comedy The Moody’s.
His first US role was a television role on Deadly Class, the Syfy show based on the Image Comics series of the same name from executive producers Joe and Anthony Russo.
Superman: Legacy, everything we know about the film
Superman: Legacywritten and directed by James Gunn, it won’t be another origin story, but the Clark Kent we first meet here will be a “young reporter” in Metropolis. He is expected to have already met Lois Lane and possibly his fellow heroes (Gunn has said that they already exist in this world and that the Man of Tomorrow is not the first metahuman in the DCU). The casting, as already mentioned, led to the selection of actors David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan like Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane.
The film has also been described as a “workplace origin story,” suggesting that a large portion of the film will focus on Superman’s civilian identity, Clark Kent, who is a reporter for the Daily Planet. Gunn reportedly turned in the first draft of his script before the writers’ strike, but that doesn’t mean production won’t be affected in the future.
“Superman: Legacy is the true foundation of our creative vision for the DC Universe. “Superman is not only an iconic part of DC history, but also a favorite character among comic book readers, viewers of previous films and fans everywhere,” Gunn said during the announcement of the DCU plan. “I can’t wait to present our version of Superman that audiences can follow and learn about through films, animations and games.” Superman: Legacy will be in theaters on July 11, 2025.