The casting of Fillion, specifically, ought to come as no shock because the actor regularly makes appearances within the works of “Superman: Legacy” writer-director (and present DC Studios co-CEO) James Gunn. Fillion has labored with the filmmaker on every little thing from the 2006 horror comedy “Slither” to this yr’s “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3,” during which he performed an smug alien safety guard known as Grasp Carja. He is additionally performed the Inexperienced Lantern earlier than, showing as Hal Jordan in a number of animated DC movies going all the best way again to 2011’s “Inexperienced Lantern: Emerald Knights.”

“Pearl” actor Corenswet gained the function of alien superhero Clark Kent in June after months of hypothesis about who would lead the closely-scrutinized upcoming movie. In the meantime, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan is about to play Lois Lane. Although followers will certainly flip about former Hal Jordan Fillion’s flip because the hero on the large display screen, I am particularly excited to see Merced tackle one other blockbuster function. The actress has stolen scenes in every little thing from the adoption comedy “On the spot Household” to “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” and is about to be in all places within the subsequent few years with upcoming roles in “Madame Internet” and the John Inexperienced e book adaptation “Turtles All The Method Down.”

“Superman: Legacy” hits theaters on July 11, 2025.