Mar
15,
2023
James Gunn has been penning this Superman script for a mighty minute. Earlier than the favored Gaurdians of the Galaxy director left the MCU and took over at DC gaining the helm as co-head of DC Studios in November, he was writing, and now Superman: Legacy is greenlit and able to discover its latest Superman.
After partnering with DC Studios it was extensively anticipated he would direct, although it was unclear what the timeline was, given his duties overseeing the increasing DC slate with accomplice Peter Safran. As of now, Superman: Legacy would be the first big-screen characteristic of the Gunn-Safran period. Warner Bros. has the mission dated for a July 11, 2025 launch. DC needs summer time blockbuster motion, and it appears to be like like they’re repositioning Superman to get their cash’s price.
In a quip from The Hollywood Reporter we all know, “It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage along with his human upbringing. He’s the embodiment of fact, justice and the American manner. He’s kindness in a world that thinks that kindness is old school,” Safran informed reporters in late January.
On Wednesday, Gunn defined that he hesitated to tackle a Superman film, despite the fact that he was supplied the character earlier than finally taking over The Suicide Squad for Warners. “I initially stated no as a result of I didn’t have a manner in that felt distinctive and enjoyable and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved,” Gunn wrote on Twitter. “Then a bit lower than a yr in the past I noticed a manner in, in some ways centering round Superman’s heritage – how each his aristocratic Kryptonian mother and father and his Kansas farmer mother and father inform who he’s and the alternatives he makes.”
Even after deciding to jot down, he was hesitant to direct. Defined the filmmaker: “Simply because I write one thing doesn’t imply I really feel it in my bones, visually and emotionally, sufficient to spend over two years directing it, particularly not one thing of this magnitude. However, the lengthy and the in need of it’s, I really like this script, and I’m extremely excited as we start this journey.”
This seems like a a lot brighter Superman. One who represents the golden age of DC Comics. We’re nonetheless mourning that Henry Cavill essentially the most excellent Superman was not paired with the most effective script, main us down a darkish and harmful path of Superman’s powers as a substitute. We hope the most effective for the brand new Superman and if we get a Lois Lane, we hope to see her restored to her black haired roots. Love Amy Adams however Lois was by no means a redhead.
