Superman (2025 film)
Superman | |
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Directed by | James Gunn |
Written by | James Gunn |
Based on | Characters from DC |
Produced by | Peter Safran |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Henry Braham |
Edited by | Jason Ballantine |
Music by | John Murphy |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Superman is an upcoming American superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the character of the same name. Produced by DC Studios and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it will be the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. The film is written and directed by James Gunn and stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Nicholas Hoult, Terence Rosemore, Wendell Pierce, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell. In the film, Superman's journey to reconcile his alien heritage with his human family is explored.
Development on a sequel to the first DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film, Man of Steel (2013), began by October 2014, with Henry Cavill expected to reprise his role as Superman. Plans changed after the troubled production of Justice League (2017) and the Man of Steel sequel was no longer moving forward by May 2020. Gunn began work on a potential new Superman film around August 2022. In October, he became co-CEO of DC Studios with producer Peter Safran and they began work on a new DC Universe. Gunn was publicly revealed to be writing the new Superman film in December. The title Superman: Legacy was announced in January 2023, Gunn was confirmed to be directing in March, and Corenswet and Brosnahan were cast in June. The subtitle was dropped by the end of February 2024, when filming began in Norway; it is set to last until August at Trilith Studios in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, as well as in Ohio. The film takes specific inspiration from the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, among others.
Superman will be released theatrically in the United States on July 11, 2025. It will be part of the DCU's
Premise
The film explores Clark Kent / Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his adoptive human family in Smallville, Kansas.[1]
Cast
- version.[4] Producer Peter Safran described the film's version of Superman as "the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way; he's kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned".[5]
- Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane: A reporter for the Daily Planet and a close colleague of Clark Kent.[6][3] Brosnahan described Lane as "fiercely intelligent" and feisty.[7]
- melee weapons. Merced's short 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) height differentiates her from other DCU heroes.[8] Merced felt that her role as Anya Corazon / Araña in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Madame Web (2024) helped prepare her to play Hawkgirl, though she did not tell the Superman filmmakers about that role in case they did not want her to play both.[9]
- Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mister Terrific: A superhero and inventor[8]
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner / Green Lantern:
An abrasive galactic peacekeeper in the Green Lantern Corps. The film retains the character's "iconic bowl cut haircut" from the comics. Fillion previously portrayed Cory Pitzner / T.D.K. (The Detachable Kid) in Gunn's DCEU film The Suicide Squad (2021).[8] - alopecia.[11]
- Angela Spica / The Engineer: A member of the Authority whose abilities come from nanotechnology built in her body[12]
- Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher: Lex Luthor's assistant and love interest[13]
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen: A boyish young photographer for the Daily Planet and a colleague of Clark Kent[14]
- Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor:
A businessman and the arch-nemesis of Superman.[15][16] Hoult was inspired by Michael Rosenbaum's portrayal of Lex Luthor in the series Smallville, and chose to work out for the role based on the depiction of Luthor in the comic book All-Star Superman (2005–2008).[17] - Terence Rosemore as Otis: Lex Luthor's henchman[18]
- Wendell Pierce as Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet.[19] Pierce asked his friends for information on the character because he did not read comic books growing up.[20]
- Jonathan Kent: Clark's adoptive human father[21]
- Neva Howell as Martha Kent: Clark's adoptive human mother[22]
Additionally, Gunn's brother Sean Gunn is expected to appear as the businessman Maxwell Lord,[23][24] as is Milly Alcock as Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El / Supergirl.[25][26]
Production
Background
Before the release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout in July 2018, director Christopher McQuarrie and co-star Cavill pitched their take on a new Superman film, but Warner Bros. did not pursue the idea.[39] Later in 2018, the studio asked James Gunn to write and direct a Superman film, but he was uncertain if he wanted to take on the character.[40][41] He did not have a clear vision for such a film, especially since Superman was a well-known character unlike the Guardians of the Galaxy who he had adapted for Marvel Studios in the film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).[42] Gunn chose to make The Suicide Squad (2021) instead.[40][41] In September, negotiations for Cavill to reprise his role for a cameo appearance in Shazam! (2019) ended due to contract issues,[43] as well as a scheduling conflict with Cavill's Fallout commitments.[43][44] The actor was reported to be parting ways with the studio, with no plans for him to reprise his role in future projects,[43] but Cavill said in November 2019 that he had not given up on the character and still wanted to do the role justice.[44] At that time, Warner Bros. was unsure which direction to take the character and was talking to "high-profile talent" about the property, including J. J. Abrams—whose company Bad Robot signed an overall deal with Warner Bros.' parent company WarnerMedia—and Michael B. Jordan, who pitched himself as a Black version of the character.[45] By May 2020, Warner Bros. was no longer developing a Man of Steel sequel, but Cavill was in talks to appear in a different future DC film.[46][47] In February 2021, Ta-Nehisi Coates was revealed to be writing a new Superman film that Abrams was producing.[48] The film was expected to feature a Black actor portraying Superman, with the potential for Jordan to take on the role.[49]
Development
In April 2022, Discovery, Inc. and WarnerMedia merged to become Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), led by president and CEO David Zaslav. The new company was expected to restructure DC Entertainment and Zaslav began searching for an equivalent to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to lead the new subsidiary. Zaslav and WBD felt DC lacked a "coherent creative and brand strategy" and were underusing Superman.[50] James Gunn was hired around late August to work on a Superman film that was not a sequel to Man of Steel and would be standalone from the DCEU.[51][52] Zaslav spent time with Gunn while he was writing the script.[53] In October, Cavill made a cameo appearance in the post-credits scene of the DCEU film Black Adam (2022) and Warner Bros. was reportedly pursuing a Cavill-led Man of Steel sequel once again. Roven was producing and the studio was searching for writers. They wanted McQuarrie to direct, but he was unlikely to be available due to his commitments to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). Abrams's and Coates's film was still in development. Cavill's role in Black Adam was approved by Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy when they were approached directly by Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson. Johnson began promoting the idea of a Black Adam vs. Superman film co-starring Cavill.[54] The latter had signed a one-off deal for Black Adam and only received a verbal agreement that he would continue playing the character in the DCEU.[55][56] Cavill publicly announced that he would return as Superman for future projects,[56][57] and said his Black Adam cameo was a "very small taste" of future plans.[57] He said Superman would be "enormously joyful" moving forward.[58] Steven Knight wrote a script treatment for the sequel around that time,[59] which reportedly included Brainiac as the antagonist,[56] but Warner Bros. executives were not thrilled with his take.[59]
James Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran were announced as the co-chairs and co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios at the end of October 2022.[60] A week after starting their new roles, the pair had begun developing an eight-to-ten-year plan for a new DC Universe (DCU) that would be a "soft reboot" of the DCEU.[61][62][63] In mid-November, Gunn was publicly revealed to be writing a new DC film.[64] Andy Muschietti, director of the DCEU film The Flash (2023), expressed interest in directing a Superman project with a similar tone to Richard Donner's Superman (1978).[65] In early November, Cavill expressed interest in a future project that explored Superman's "capacity to give and to love" the people of Earth and to inspire others,[66] and said he was looking forward to meeting with Gunn to discuss future opportunities.[67] Work on the Man of Steel sequel stalled later that month while Gunn and Safran were developing their plans.[68]
In December 2022, Gunn said Superman was a big priority, if not the biggest, for DC Studios,
Pre-production
Production design, costume design, and the casting process began in April 2023.[81][42] Beth Mickle and Judianna Makovsky returned in their respective roles as production designer and costume designer from The Suicide Squad and Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).[82][83] Filming was set to begin in January 2024.[42] Gunn was looking for an actor to play Superman who possessed the character's humanity, kindness, and compassion, and was "somebody who you want to give a hug".[84] He said the character Jimmy Olsen would appear,[85] and that he was not looking to make the film a comedy. He hoped Legacy would be different from previous Superman films while still respecting what came before.[42] Gunn turned in the first draft of the script at the end of April and the production was not expected to be impacted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike when it began in early May.[86]
Audition tapes for the main roles of Superman, Lois Lane, and
In-person screen tests took place at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, with Gunn and Safran in mid-June. The actors tested in makeup and costume as Kent and Lane in the following pairs: Hoult and Brosnahan, Brittney and Dynevor, and Corenswet and Mackey.[98][91] The Kent contenders then tested in costume as Superman against Mackey. Gunn edited the tests together to be played for a deciding committee that included Zaslav,[91] and the casting of Corenswet as Superman and Brosnahan as Lane was announced on June 27.[3] Casting for other roles was set to follow, including for members of the superhero team the Authority who were expected to be introduced in Superman: Legacy ahead of their own film.[99][91] Brothers Alexander and Bill Skarsgård were on the shortlist for Luthor. It was unclear if Hoult would return to try for Luthor again.[91] On July 11, two years before the film's scheduled release date,[100] the casting of Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, and Nathan Fillion as the superheroes Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific, and Guy Gardner / Green Lantern, respectively, was announced.[8] Merced tested as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl for the unreleased DCEU film Batgirl,[101] while Fillion starred in several of Gunn's earlier films including as Cory Pitzner / T.D.K. in The Suicide Squad.[8] Anthony Carrigan, who had expressed interest in playing Luthor, was cast as the superhero Rex Mason / Metamorpho the next day.[10][102] Gunn had chosen some of these actors some time earlier but had been waiting until Superman and Lane were cast before negotiating further actor deals, leaving little time to complete negotiations before the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14.[10][103] In response to concerns that the other superheroes would take away from the story of Superman and Lane, Gunn said those two characters remained the focus of the film and the other actors were being cast for multiple DCU projects.[100]
When the WGA strike ended in September 2023, Superman: Legacy was expected to begin filming in early-to-mid 2024.
In December 2023, Gunn's brother
Pre-production work in Ohio began in early February 2024.
Filming
Post-production
Jason Ballantine serves as an editor on the film after previously editing The Flash,[140][third-party source needed] Stéphane Ceretti will serve as the visual effects supervisor after previously working with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[141] Much of the visual effects team from Vol. 3 was set to return to work with Gunn for Superman.[142]
Music
In December 2023, Gunn said most of the film's score and major themes had been written, but the composer had not been announced because their deal for the film had not yet been finalized.[143] In February 2024, he announced that John Murphy was composing the film's score, after previously doing so for The Suicide Squad, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[144]
Marketing
Gunn marked the beginning of filming in February 2024 by posting a picture of Superman's
Release
Superman is scheduled to be released theatrically by
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External links
- Superman at IMDb