James Gunn, who just lately took over as one of many heads of DC Studios, will write and direct the following Superman film, which is able to inaugurate a brand new, extra interconnected universe for the superhero model, Warner Bros. introduced Wednesday.
Gunn will formally wrap up his ties to comedian ebook rival Marvel this Might with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the conclusion of his misfit space-heroes trilogy. Then he’ll helm the primary chapter in a deliberate reboot of the DC universe: a wholly new tackle the Man of Metal known as Superman Legacy.
It isn’t clear who will star as Clark Kent’s bulletproof alter-ego. No casting has been introduced, however the movie already has a script (penned by Gunn himself) and a launch date: July 11, 2025.
“Superman Legacy tells the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage
along with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas,” Warner Bros. mentioned in a press release. “He’s the embodiment of fact, justice and the American approach, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old style.”
The film shall be produced by Peter Safran, who shares chairman and CEO duties at DC Studios with Gunn. Safran is greatest identified for producing the horror franchises The Nun, The Conjuring, and Annabelle, and beforehand labored with Gunn on his 2021 DC sequel The Suicide Squad.
Superman Legacy shall be adopted by writer-director Matt Reeves’s sequel The Batman: Half II, which is able to deliver Robert Pattinson‘s caped crusader again to screens on October 3, 2025.
Earlier than it begins this new section of movies, which Gunn and Safran have titled “Gods and Monsters,” DC has a lot of titles already within the pipeline to launch, amongst them Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which debuts this Friday; The Flash, out in June; Blue Beetle, debuting in August; and the sequel Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom, coming in December. The Joaquin Phoenix–Woman Gaga follow-up Joker: Folie à Deux, will premiere subsequent 12 months, however is taken into account an “Elseworlds” title—primarily based on a DC character, however current outdoors the universe of the opposite DC-branded motion pictures.
