Simply if you’d gotten used to the sound of Superman: Legacy, James Gunn—the film’s writer and director, as well as co-head of DC Studios—has a slight adjustment to make. In a social media submit marking right this moment’s start of filming, Gunn up to date the title to simply be… Superman.
“Overjoyed to be asserting the beginning of principal pictures on SUPERMAN right this moment, February 29, which simply so occurs to be – coincidentally and unplanned – Superman’s birthday,” Gunn wrote on Instagram. “After I completed the primary draft of the script, I known as the movie Superman: Legacy. By the point I locked the ultimate draft, it was clear the title was SUPERMAN. Making our technique to you July 2025.”
Right here’s the total picture beneath, which exhibits a glimpse of the film’s Superman swimsuit costume. Seems just like the Man of Metal is enduring a little bit of winter climate?
Earlier than anybody complains that that is yet one more redundant title in a long-running franchise ( you, 2022’s Scream and 2018’s Halloween), that is kind of the primary time we’ve gotten a film merely titled Superman, since Richard Donner’s 1978 launch is also known as Superman: The Film, as io9’s Germain Lussier identified once we heard the information. It’s a slight variation, kind of how 2022’s The Batman was a slight variation on all the flicks already known as Batman.
With filming now underway for Superman, we’ll little doubt be getting extra tidbits on the story past simply this title tweak. Gunn’s solid consists of David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor—in addition to an ensemble with Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt/Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Man Gardner/Inexperienced Lantern, and extra. Completely happy birthday, Superman! And blissful filming, Superman. The film is due out July 11, 2025.
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