Tag: Peter Safran
James Gunn Shares Superman: Legacy Cast Photo
You won’t have to look up in the sky to see Superman today; just check out Instagram. James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios and director of Superman: Legacy, posted a behind-the-scenes image on the social media site with most of the film’s major cast members, plus himself and fellow DC Studios head P...
Read MoreJames Gunn Disputes Story of Comedian’s Firing from Superman: Legacy over Political Statement
Has another actor lost a role because of his political opinions? That’s in dispute. Bassem Youssef, an Egyptian-American “comedian and TV presenter” (as well as a cardiac surgeon), spoke to Salon recently and claimed he was fired from Superman: Legacy because he criticized Israel over the cu...
Read MoreMilly Alcock Cast as Supergirl
Supergirl is ready to take flight. House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock has been cast as Supergirl in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU. The Wrap was the first to report that she was in talks for the role, indicating that her casting would be a done deal after negotiations. It was then reported ...
Read MoreDid Zachary Levi Throw Shade at James Gunn?
Zachary Levi may have let out a little bit of frustration with the DCU casting process. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Levi was asked about returning to play Shazam in the rebooted DC film universe under James Gunn and Peter Safran. After giving the usual insistence that he doesn’t know what ...
Read MoreSuperman: Legacy Casts Jimmy Olsen and Eve Tessmacher
Now that the actors’ strike is over, the Superman: Legacy cast is filling up faster than a speeding bullet. Today, an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Skyler Gisondo has been cast as Jimmy Olsen, the newspaper photographer who works with Clark Kent and Lois Lane at the Daily P...
Read MoreNicholas Hoult will be Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy
Superman’s arch-enemy has been cast. Deadline exclusively reports that James Gunn has chosen Nicholas Hoult to play Lex Luthor in his upcoming DC film Superman: Legacy. Hoult has long been rumored to be in the running for a role in Gunn’s film; at one point, he was reportedly in contention to pl...
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