There's a huge amount of excitement to see who DC Studios will cast as Superman: Legacy's Clark Kent and Lois Lane, with Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet, Tom Brittney, Emma Mackey, Phoebe Dynevor, and Rachel Brosnahan all said to be in the mix.
Screen tests took place over the weekend, and the hope now is that we'll get some news at Comic-Con in San Diego next month.
According to Deadline's Justin Kroll, despite DC Studios supposedly being independent of Warner Bros., studio executives will need to weigh in before any decisions are made about who is going to lead this highly anticipated reboot.
With the DCU hinging on the success of Superman: Legacy, that's not overly surprising.
Kroll would later add that James Gunn and Peter Safran will likely want such input, a point the former seemed to corroborate when he responded to a fan on social media. This sort of oversight was to be expected and, based on the timeline predicted below, we may get a casting announcement in July at some point.
It's obviously hard to say for sure, though, especially when deals will need to be signed that are expected to keep these actors tied to the DCU for a decade or more!
"Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas," reads the movie's synopsis. "He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned."
Superman: Legacy is set to be released in theaters on July 11. 2025.
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