Forbes Innovation Games The Rumored James Gunn Superman Cast Options Sound Like A Strong Start Paul Tassi Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Following May 15, 2023, 10:13am EDT | Press play to listen to this article! Got it! Share to
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Netflix Over the weekend, there were a lot of rumors floating around that certain actors were auditioning for certain roles with James Gunn’s upcoming Superman Legacy cast. Gunn himself, usually quick to flat-out shoot down rumors wholesale, said that he wouldn’t comment on auditions one way or another, lest that be unfair to the actors. But hey, it’s not a flat denial, I guess. Here are the actors in question, based on the rumors, which come from The Wrap , which I’d consider more reputable than most: David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Jacob Elordi and Andrew Richardson auditioning for Superman. Rachel Brosnahan, Emma Mackey and Samara Weaving auditioning for Lois Lane.
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Actor would also make sense given the overwhelmingly white cast that makes up most of the Superman roster. WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 07: Giancarlo Esposito attends the Premiere Of Netflix's "El Camino: ... [+] A
BREAKING Bad Movie" at Regency Village Theatre on October 07, 2019 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Again, this is a film that is not out until mid 2025, at the earliest, and it may be delayed further because of the writers strike. There are also rumblings that in the meantime,
HBO Max may pick up Superman and Lois for more seasons, which features Tyler Hoechlin’s much-beloved but underwatched Superman, but clearly he won’t end up moving to Gunn’s world at this point. Given Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, which ended on a high note, plus his Suicide Squad, one of the best films in the DCEU, I have pretty high hopes for his Superman Legacy film, and I’m really excited about a lot of these potential casting choices, particularly that Lois roster where it feels like there are no bad options. We’ll see what future rumors bring, even if most of the time, superhero casting rumblings don’t tend to fully pan out. Follow me on Twitter ,
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