James Gunn To Direct New Superman Film | THR News - video Dailymotion

The DC Studios co-head is helming from his own script, with the film looking to cast a new Clark Kent.

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00:00James Gunn has set his sights on Superman.

00:02The filmmaker is officially making Superman Legacy his next directorial vehicle.

00:08Gunn has been writing the feature since before he became the co-head of DC Studios in November with Peter Safran.

00:13Superman Legacy will be the first big-screen feature of the Gunn-Safran era.

00:18Warner Bros. has the project slated for July 11, 2025.

00:22Gunn explained that he hesitated to take on a Superman movie,

00:25even though he was offered the character before ultimately taking on the Suicide Squad for Warner Bros.

00:30I initially said no because I didn't have a way in that felt unique and fun and emotional.

00:35That gave Superman the dignity he deserved.

00:38Then a bit less than a year ago, I saw a way in, in many ways centering around Superman's heritage.

00:43How both his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and his Kansas farmer parents inform who he is and the choices he makes.

00:50Notably, this Superman will be going in a younger direction

00:53and will not be played by Henry Cavill, the actor who portrayed the superhero in Man of Steel,

00:58Batman vs. Superman Dawn of Justice, Justice League,

01:01and who appeared in a cameo in last year's Black Adam.

01:04The feature is one of the projects Gunn and Safran teased as part of what they have dubbed

01:08Chapter 1, Gods and Monsters.

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