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Superman is an upcoming American superhero movie based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It will be the first movie of the DC Universe (DCU). It is written and directed by James Gunn.^[1][2] It stars David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Carrigan, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Skyler Gisondo, Nicholas Hoult, Terence Rosemore, and Wendell Pierce. In the movie, Superman's journey to reconcile his alien heritage with his human family is explored.

Superman will release on July 11, 2025.

The movie explores Clark Kent / Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his adoptive human family in Smallville, Kansas.

• David Corenswet as Clark Kent / Superman: A Kryptonian survivor and a young journalist for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. Director James Gunn said the movie's version of Superman would be around 25 years old, making him more established than Tom Welling's version from the series Smallville (2001–2011) but younger than Henry Cavill's DC Extended Universe (DCEU) version. 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".
• Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane: A reporter for the Daily Planet and a close colleague of Clark. Brosnahan described Lane as "fiercely intelligent" and feisty.
• Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl: A superhero with wings and various melee weapons. Merced's short 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) height differentiates her from other DCU heroes. Merced felt that her role as Anya Corazon / Araña in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) movie 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.
• Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt / Mister Terrific: A superhero and inventor.
• 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 movie The Suicide Squad (2021).
• Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason / Metamorpho: An archaeologist and superhero who can "transmute elements in his body into various forms". Carrigan said it was refreshing to play a superhero after previously portraying the Batman villain Victor Zsasz in the television series Gotham (2014–2019). He felt that he could bring some "authenticity and truth" to the role by comparing Metamorpho's concerns about his abilities to Carrigan's own alopecia.
• María Gabriela de Faría as Angela Spica / The Engineer: A member of the Authority whose abilities come from nanotechnology built in her body.
• Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher: Lex Luthor's assistant and love interest.
• Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen: A boyish young photographer for the Daily Planet and a colleague of Clark.
• Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor: A businessman and the arch-nemesis of Superman. 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).
• Terence Rosemore as Otis: Luthor's henchman.
• Wendell Pierce as Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. Pierce asked his friends for information on the character because he did not read comic books growing up.
• Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent: Clark's adoptive human father.
• Neva Howell as Martha Kent: Clark's adoptive human mother.
• Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard: A Daily Planet reporter.
• Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant: A Daily Planet columnist.
• Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe: A Daily Planet reporter.

Additionally, Frank Grillo reprises his role as Rick Flag Sr. from the animated DCU series Creature Commandos (2024). Gunn's brother Sean is expected to appear as the businessman Maxwell Lord, as is Milly Alcock as Superman's cousin Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. ABC News correspondent Will Reeve, the son of former Superman actor Christopher Reeve, is set to make a cameo appearance in the movie as a news reporter.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Couch, Aaron (2022-12-15). "James Gunn Writing Superman Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
2. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (2023-03-15). "James Gunn to Direct 'Superman: Legacy'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

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