James Gunn's Superman Coming In 2025

[Vordan]

https://twitter.com/jamesgunn/status...ZZkJKEGVwPZ3fw

Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about; we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.

Among those on the slate is Superman. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.

But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future.

I am writing (and have been for a while). We don’t know who is directing yet.

Edit: Cavill officially announces that he is done as Superman.

[Sacred Knight]

Personally, I'm excited as I feel a total reboot with a young Superman and thus brand new cast is the way to go and always was.

On the other hand I do feel bad for Cavill, with things flipping on a dime like this after he thought he was back.

[Vordan]

Personally, I'm excited as I feel a total reboot with a young Superman and thus brand new cast is the way to go and always was.

On the other hand I do feel bad for Cavill, with things flipping on a dime like this after he thought he was back.

At least it looks like Gunn and Safran are going to get him a new role in the new DCU (I guess that rumor about Momoa being Lobo is true). I’m fucking ecstatic personally, at least we’re finally free of Snyder. Gunn has at least read some comic books, maybe now there’s a chance we can get some Superman Rogues other than Lex or Zod. Hell Gunn is close with Morrison, maybe he’ll be adapting parts of Morrison’s Action Comics run!

[Doctor Know]

Sad news indeed. It’s all on Gunn now to deliver a knockout reboot/origin.

I wish they would keep the old cast for ensemble (Justice League) movie exclusives. But I can understand wanting their own sandbox to play in.

Salute to our Cavilman.

At least it looks like Gunn and Safran are going to get him a new role in the new DCU (I guess that rumor about Momoa being Lobo is true). I’m fucking ecstatic personally, at least we’re finally free of Snyder. Gunn has at least read some comic books, maybe now there’s a chance we can get some Superman Rogues other than Lex or Zod. Hell Gunn is close with Morrison, maybe he’ll be adapting parts of Morrison’s Action Comics run!

@bold
Mate, we’ve been free of Snyder since 2017.

You can’t blame Snyder for theatrical Justice League flopping.

Can’t blame him for WW84 being a mess. Which is now causing a row about Wonder Woman 3.

You can’t blame Snyder for Birds of Prey, The Suicide Squad or Black Adam flopping.

Snyder’s influence has long left the DC movies. It’s been 5 years since he had any creative control.

I guess Snyder is to remain the avatar of people’s hatred for reasons.

[Vordan]

Sad news indeed. It’s all on Gunn now to deliver a knockout reboot/origin.

I wish they would keep the old cast for ensemble (Justice League) movie exclusives. But I can understand wanting their own sandbox to play in.

Salute to our Cavilman.



@bold
Mate, we’ve been free of Snyder since 2017.

You can’t blame Snyder for theatrical Justice League flopping.

Can’t blame him for WW84 being a mess. Which is now causing a row about Wonder Woman 3.

You can’t blame Snyder for Birds of Prey, The Suicide Squad or Black Adam flopping.

Snyder’s influence has long left the DC movies. It’s been 5 years since he had any creative control.

I guess Snyder is to remain the avatar of people’s hatred for reasons.

Nah, even with him gone his casting and creative choices would have impacted any future movies with Cavill. This is the clean break I’ve been praying for, and it firmly ends that chapter of Superman’s history. No more evil Superman/Cuck Kent/godawful Eisenberg Lex hanging over us finally.

[Jokerz79]

Just no Kryptonian Villains and keep Lex to a minimum. I love the Phantom Zone Villains and Lex but seriously can we get Brainiac or even Metallo Christ on a Cracker Terminator came out in 1984 it's ridiculous Metallo has never been on the big screen.

[Sacred Knight]

At least it looks like Gunn and Safran are going to get him a new role in the new DCU (I guess that rumor about Momoa being Lobo is true). I’m fucking ecstatic personally, at least we’re finally free of Snyder. Gunn has at least read some comic books, maybe now there’s a chance we can get some Superman Rogues other than Lex or Zod. Hell Gunn is close with Morrison, maybe he’ll be adapting parts of Morrison’s Action Comics run!

Definitely seems like taking some ideas from Morrison's run would be right up Gunn's alley, with the early Golden Age inspiration and street level feel (before the Vyndktvx stuff got into full swing). I have a hard time imagining how that wouldn't be a hit in today's climate.

[Ascended]

Definitely seems like taking some ideas from Morrison's run would be right up Gunn's alley, with the early Golden Age inspiration and street level feel (before the Vyndktvx stuff got into full swing). I have a hard time imagining how that wouldn't be a hit in today's climate.

We've been saying that for years man! T-shirt Superman is the path to Clark's rejuvenation in the public consciousness! But I have my doubts that Gunn would want to use a low powered, Golden Age flavored version of Clark and I doubt Zaslav would agree to it anyway; that's too far removed from what audiences expect, and a social activist Superman would be seen as too big a risk for all the same reasons it's exactly what we need.

I'm sad that Cavill won't get the chance to do a great Superman film. I truly believe he could have been one to remember. But I've said for a long time now that I want a scorched earth policy for the DCEU, and as much as I wanted to see Cav-El return, and as much as I want people like Mamoa and Gadot to wrap their trilogies, I'm fine burning it all to the ground if Gunn and Safran can plant the seeds for something better.

Now we just sit back and wait to see if Gunn and Safran *do* bring us something better, or if this whole mess is just like every other time a new regime has come in and cleaned house, only to give us the same low quality.

On the bright side, Cavill's schedule just opened up so maybe Kevin Fiege can get him to play Hyperion in the MCU. Bring in Gadot and Affleck too, and you've got my ideal Squadron Supreme casting.

[Anthony W]

On the bright side, Cavill's schedule just opened up so maybe Kevin Fiege can get him to play Hyperion in the MCU.

How about a proper Captain Britain? Marvel can keep pushing Betsy as Captain Britain but they can only keep lying to themselves for so long.

[The Frog Bros]

We've been saying that for years man! T-shirt Superman is the path to Clark's rejuvenation in the public consciousness!

Emphatically, yes!

But I have my doubts that Gunn would want to use a low powered, Golden Age flavored version of Clark and I doubt Zaslav would agree to it anyway; that's too far removed from what audiences expect, and a social activist Superman would be seen as too big a risk for all the same reasons it's exactly what we need.

Sadly, yes.

Now we just sit back and wait to see if Gunn and Safran *do* bring us something better, or if this whole mess is just like every other time a new regime has come in and cleaned house, only to give us the same low quality.

Thinking positive vibes for the former, but keeping the side-eye ready for the latter.

My one hope is that they opt for a good director and solid story/script in lieu of a bloated action extravaganza. But maybe that's a pipe dream nowadays...

[Prime]

At least it looks like Gunn and Safran are going to get him a new role in the new DCU (I guess that rumor about Momoa being Lobo is true). I’m fucking ecstatic personally, at least we’re finally free of Snyder. Gunn has at least read some comic books, maybe now there’s a chance we can get some Superman Rogues other than Lex or Zod. Hell Gunn is close with Morrison, maybe he’ll be adapting parts of Morrison’s Action Comics run!

I think it being based on Superman and The Men Of Steel would be a great idea.

[StarSpangledMan]

At least it looks like Gunn and Safran are going to get him a new role in the new DCU (I guess that rumor about Momoa being Lobo is true). I’m fucking ecstatic personally, at least we’re finally free of Snyder. Gunn has at least read some comic books, maybe now there’s a chance we can get some Superman Rogues other than Lex or Zod. Hell Gunn is close with Morrison, maybe he’ll be adapting parts of Morrison’s Action Comics run!

Adapting Morrison's AC run would be amazing, I'm all for an on screen Champion of the Oppressed!

[Primal Slayer]

Is James Gunn going to be hiring himself to write all of these future DC projects? Or just the really important ones?

[Prime]

Is James Gunn going to be hiring himself to write all of these future DC projects? Or just the really important ones?

My guess he will have a direct i out on the big priorities which Superman is

[kingaliencracker]

At least we can finally move on to a new direction. I would have preferred Cavill to remain but I get it.