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Release the Legacy. James Gunn revealed that his new Superman movie will be called simply Superman, writing in a post celebrating the first day of filming: “When I finished the first draft of the script, I called the movie Superman: Legacy. When I closed the final draft, it was clear that the title was SUPERMAN. We are headed your way in July 2025.”
Along with the post, he shared an image of the Superman logo from the film, which was previously called Superman: legacy. The layer of snow on the logo suggests a scene set in The Fortress of Solitude, Superman’s arctic fortress.
Superman, of course, was the title of the seminal 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve and directed by Richard Donner. (Although it was also known as Superman: the movie.)
David Corenswet plays Clark Kent/Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan playing Daily Planet Reporter Lois Lane. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult as classic villain Lex Luthor. The film was previously titled. Superman: legacy.
Warner Bros. has a July 11, 2025 date for the film, which marks Superman’s first solo project in more than a decade after Zack Snyder’s. Iron Manstarring Henry Cavill.
The cast includes Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Terence Rosemore (Otis), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), Nathan Fillion (Guy Gardner) and Maria. Gabriela de Faría (The Engineer).
Gunn is writing and directing the feature film. “I completely identify with Superman because he’s everything I am,” Gunn said. The Hollywood Reporter last year. “He is someone who is an outsider who feels like an alien, but also an insider par excellence, because he is fucking Superman. And that is what he feels.”