ICYMI: David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan Cast for Superman: Legacy

 

If you missed the super big news (literally), James Gunn and DC Studios have made it official - we have our new Clark Kent/ Superman and Lois Lane for the upcoming Superman reboot film called “Superman: Legacy”!

After an extensive auditioning process that came down to final pairs and big Hollywood names, David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have emerged to play the Man of Steel and his love interest reporter from the Daily Planet! The scoop was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, and James Gunn himself has confirmed the news on Social Media!

Superman: Legacy is slated for release on July 11, 2025 and will serve as the film that jumpstarts the new DC Universe of films!

James Gunn Announces He Will Direct Superman: Legacy

 

After helming the Guardians of the Galaxy films for Marvel Studios and coming from directing “The Suicide Squad” and landing the role of co-chairman for the newly established “DC Studios” that will reboot Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Universe of films and other related media, filmmaker James Gunn has announced that he will be directing “Superman: Legacy” - based off his own script and which will launch the first phase of DC Studios’ slate of movies and series which is entitled “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters”.

As reported by Deadline and announced by Gunn himself, the film will deal with Superman’s heritage as both the last survivor of Krypton and as an adopted child of Earth - reconciling his Kryptonian heritage with being a farm boy raised by loving parents from Smallville, Kansas. The film will be released on July 11, 2015.