James Gunn
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Drop the legacy. James Gunn announced that his new Superman film will be called simply Superman, writing in a post marking the first day of filming: “When I finished the first draft of the script, I called the film Superman: Legacy.” When I finished the draft, it was clear that the title was SUPERMAN. We will be on our way to you in July 2025.”
Along with the post, he shared an image of the Superman logo from the film, previously called Superman: Legacy. The snow dust on the logo suggests a scene set in the Fortress of Solitude, Superman's arctic fortress.
Superman, of course, was the title of the groundbreaking 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve and directed by Richard Donner. (Although it was also known as Superman: The Movie.)
David Corenswet plays Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan plays Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as classic villain Lex Luthor. The film was previously titled Superman: Legacy.
Warner Bros. has set a July 11, 2025 date for the film, marking the first solo Superman project in more than a decade following Zack Snyder's Henry Cavill-starring Man of Steel.
The cast includes Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Terence Rosemore (Otis), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner) and María Gabriela de Faría (The Engineer).
Gunn is the writer and director of the feature. “I completely relate to Superman because he is everything that I am,” Gunn told last year. “He's someone who's an outsider, who feels like an alien, but also the ultimate insider because he's fucking Superman. And that’s how I feel too.”