{"id":42412,"date":"2023-12-23T14:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T13:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1951230"},"modified":"2023-12-23T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T16:03:36","slug":"james-gunn-confirms-superman-legacy-production-start-date-and-corrects-plot-detail","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-gunn-confirms-superman-legacy-production-start-date-and-corrects-plot-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn confirms Superman: Legacy production start date and corrects plot detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Cameras will be rolling soon! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 23 December 2023 at 13:06 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>James Gunn has confirmed when upcoming DC reboot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/superman-legacy-release-date\/\">Superman: Legacy<\/a> will start filming, while also correcting an inaccurate plot detail circulating the internet.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot riding on the much-anticipated blockbuster, which is intended to get the entire DC franchise back on track following a string of box office flops \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-review\/\">Shazam: Fury of the Gods<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/the-flash-review\/\">The Flash<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/blue-beetle-review\/\">Blue Beetle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Corenswet (Netflix\u2019s Hollywood) and Rachel Brosnahan (Prime Video\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-5-flashforwards-comment\/\">The Marvelous Mrs Maisel<\/a>) have been cast as Superman and Lois Lane, replacing Henry Cavill and Amy Adams in the iconic comic book roles.<\/p>\n<p>Superman: Legacy writer-director Gunn, who is also co-head of DC Studios, responded to a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@jamesgunn\/post\/C1KW6APA1gg?hl=en\">Threads<\/a> which gave the film a speculative, unofficial synopsis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 row-cards__col\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new standard-card-new--standard \" data-item-id=\"1951217\" data-item-name=\"Jason Momoa will \" data-variant=\"standard\" data-subscription-experience=\"default\" data-component=\"card\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen39254740_85=\"191\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen39254740_85=\"191\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time39254740_85=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired39254740_85=\"1\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__main\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__main-info\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__main-info-title\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__display-row \">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"standard-card-new__display-title heading-4\"><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/jason-momoa-dc-future-aquaman-newsupdate\/\">Jason Momoa will \u201calways have a home at DC\u201d, says studio boss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/shaun-sheep-creator-almost-scrapped-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Shaun the Sheep co-creator reveals the series almost didn\u2019t happen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 row-cards__col\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new standard-card-new--standard standard-card-new--exclusive-highlight \" data-item-id=\"1950509\" data-item-name=\"Chris Ramsey gives his verdict on whether Die Hard is Christmas film\" data-variant=\"standard\" data-subscription-experience=\"default\" data-component=\"card\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen39254740_85=\"192\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen39254740_85=\"192\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time39254740_85=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired39254740_85=\"1\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__main\">\n<div class=\"standard-card-new__thumbnail\"><a class=\"img-container img-container--landscape-thumbnail \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/chris-ramsey-die-hard-debate-exclusive-newsupdate\/\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <p>It read: \u201cSuperman, a cub reporter in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gunn took to the Meta-owned social media platform to issue the following correction: \u201cNot sure where this logline came from. I didn\u2019t write it. It has elements of truth (obviously based on things I\u2019ve said in the past).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t describe the plot this way [and] I wouldn\u2019t call Clark a cub reporter. He\u2019s a thirty-year-old full-on reporter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 375px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 425px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(max-width: 589px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1851263 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Superman-Legacy-cast--079ee65.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"David Corenswet beside Rachel Brosnahan.\" title=\"Superman Legacy cast\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> David Corenswet beside Rachel Brosnahan \u2013 the stars of Superman: Legacy<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/guardian-of-galaxy-vol-3-watch\/\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> filmmaker did corroborate another element of the post, however, which stated that Superman: Legacy would commence filming in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Gunn added: \u201cYeah, we shoot in March. I\u2019m grateful every day our production team worked their asses off to keep things going through the strikes. Forces impelled us to stop many times \u2013 [and] if we had we\u2019d never make July 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/superman-legacy-cast\/\">Superman: Legacy cast<\/a> also includes Nicholas Hoult as the title character\u2019s arch-nemesis Lex Luthor, while Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi and Nathan Fillion will portray DC heroes Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific and Green Lantern (Guy Gardner).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Superman: Legacy is scheduled for release in cinemas on 11th July 2025. 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