Superman: Legacy star Rachel Brosnahan talks table read, being "blown away" by Superman's supersuit, connecting with Lois Lane, and more.
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In the past three months, we learned from James Gunn that the season's scripts had been written, that he's found a way to make both seasons work within DC Studios' New DCU, and that Freddie Stroma's Vigilante, Danielle Brooks' Leota Adebayo, Jennifer Holland's Emilia Harcourt, and Steve Agee's John Economos would be returning[...]
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed that writer/director James Gunn's Superman: Legacy will begin filming next week.
Superman: Legacy writer/director James Gunn shared a look at the cast of the DC Studios film when they met up for the official table read.
In case of any lingering confusion, Gunn is done with the MCU and is living his professional life in the DCU he's co-creating for the foreseeable future So if you have concerns when it comes to Marvel Studios casting Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm (The Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach[...]
Nathan Fillion accidentally photobombed James Gunn's selfie during a Superman: Legacy tour; Nicholas Hoult is officially "Lex Luthor" bald.
Gunn also reassured us that Season 2 will be set in the New DCU – and that he found a way to make Season 1 work From a casting standpoint, we know (so far) that Cena, Freddie Stroma's Vigilante, Danielle Brooks' Leota Adebayo, Jennifer Holland's Emilia Harcourt, and Steve Agee's John Economos will be returning But[...]
Comedian/TV Host Bassem Youssef's video looked to clarify the Superman: Legacy casting controversy & discuss his call with James Gunn.
During a rollout of their short-term & long-term plans for their new DCU in January 2023, Gunn & Co-CEO Peter Safran said that they expect the series to run for "one or two more seasons" – with Gunn adding, "It's a show everybody likes, so it's going to keep going for a little bit."
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Superman: Legacy writer/director James Gunn confirmed that he spoke with Bassem Youssef to clear up the casting controversy: "We're Good."
Superman: Legacy's James Gunn is refuting Bassem Youssef's claim that he was cut from the film over controversial Israel/Palestine comments.
DeMatteis on James Gunn's DCU Approach
"James [Gunn] and I had a very nice conversation about 'Creature Commandos' and other things…but that's all it was: a pleasant conversation I'm not involved in any upcoming projects," DeMatteis shared in a tweet/x back in October 2023 But in a follow-up tweet/x, DeMatteis made sure to let everyone know[...]
DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos that will officially introduce their vision of a New DCU Now, Frank Grillo (Rick Flag Sr.) has shared some interesting insights into the series during an interview with Moviefone – including that he won't be appearing in "Legacy" ("No I wish") and confirming co-star Sean Gunn's previous comments that[...]
DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn addressed the "strange rumor" that Disney is the one keeping Batman off of our television screens.
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Joe Biden/Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, FX Networks' Shōgun, Ben Affleck/Dunkin Donuts, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito, Post Malone, WWE WrestleMania XL, Cardi B/NYX Cosmetics, DJ Steve Aoki/NFL on CBS, James Gunn & DCU/DC Comics, NBC's Night Court, ABC's The Rookie, Max's Puppy Bowl XX, CBS's Super Bowl LVIII, Prime[...]
By now, DC Studios' James Gunn & Peter Safran have made it pretty clear that the foundation of their New DCU begins with the upcoming animated series based on writer J M DeMatteis & artist Pat Broderick's Creature Commandos and then rolls into 2025's Superman: Legacy But the duo has also made it clear that DC[...]
You have the responsibility of being the first project out of the gate (releasing later this year) that will introduce all of us to the beginnings of their New DCU We've been keeping positive vibes about the project since it was first announced, with the cast & Gunn teasing that there is some really great[...]
Nathan Fillion (The Rookie) shared that a Superman: Legacy table read is set for Atlanta for next week, with James Gunn posting a response.
Second, how Gunn plans on making the first season work in line with the New DCU since it hit screens before Gunn & Peter Safran took over as co-CEOs of DC Studios – with Gunn making it clear that he's found a way to make it work But no one has been asking about the[...]
It's hard to believe that it's been a little over a year now since DC Studios' "Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters" was first introduced – and since that time, one of the fans' biggest past-times has been trying to figure out how everything will fit together in the new DCU And then there's the[...]
Based on Gunn's response, we would say that there is definitely a "no assholes" policy in the New DCU "No assholes allowed I don't care about people's politics or whatever, but if you mistreat crew or show up three hours late to set every day, you're not welcome, no matter who you are (or think[...]
When you're DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn, and you're in the middle of creating a new DCU with partner Peter Safran, you know that a lot of plates are going to need to be kept spinning at the same time Except that plate-spinning is actually easier because you usually don't have a million people hanging[...]
Welcome to the DCU, John!"
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Set for a July 11, 2025, premiere, DC Studios' Superman: Legacy stars David Corenswet (Hollywood) as Superman/Clark Kent and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) as Lois Lane In addition, the Superman: Legacy cast includes Nicholas Hoult (The Great) as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced (Sicario: Day of the[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Peacock's Community: The Movie, Prime Video's Batman: Caped Crusader, James Gunn/DCU, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Stephen Chow, Among Us, "Bosch" Universe, ABC's Abbott Elementary, Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, ABC's The Rookie, RFK Jr./Donald Trump, Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect, Disney+'s Percy Jackson and The Olympians,[...]
Earlier today, we shared our update on how things were looking with the animated Creature Commandos, the Amanda Waller (Viola Davis)-focused Waller, the Green Lantern series Lanterns, the Wonder Woman prequel series Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, and the second season of Peacemaker, before DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn posted a message in honor of the one-year anniversary of[...]
When we shared our update on how things were looking with the animated Creature Commandos, the Amanda Waller (Viola Davis)-focused Waller, the Green Lantern series Lanterns, the Wonder Woman prequel series Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, and the second season of Peacemaker, we were also wondering if DC Studios co-heads James Gunn & Peter Safran would be doing[...]
DC fans had been waiting for someone to come along and give them the same kind of big-screen & small-screen superhero experiences that Marvel fans had been enjoying – a new DCU DC Studios co-heads James Gunn & Peter Safran laid out their first blueprints for that very thing one year ago today when they[...]
Just before Milly Alcock (HBO's House of the Dragon) was announced as Supergirl for DC Studios Co-CEOs James Gunn & Peter Safran's new DCU, Gunn found himself having to shut down another round of "Superman won't be a big focus of Gunn's DCU" nonsense But that was yesterday – today, we find the focus shifting[...]
While it isn't clear if Alcock's Supergirl will appear in Gunn's Superman: Legacy, the character is expected to appear in a DCU project prior to her solo film – an adaptation of writer Tom King and artist Bilquis Evely's comic book limited series, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow But before that news broke, Gunn swatted down[...]
In the David Corenswet & Rachel Brosnahan-starring film, De Faría portrays Angela Spica/The Engineer – a member of the Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch-created The Authority on the comics side of the DCU But that wasn't all because De Faría also shared a glimpse inside "the land of [James Gunn's] Gods and Monsters." Located in a room[...]