{"id":574341,"date":"2023-05-13T19:13:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/searching-for-superman-inside-the-quest-to-cast-dcs-new-top-hero-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T19:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:13:21","slug":"searching-for-superman-inside-the-quest-to-cast-dcs-new-top-hero-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/searching-for-superman-inside-the-quest-to-cast-dcs-new-top-hero-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"#Searching for Superman: Inside the Quest to Cast DC\u2019s New Top Hero (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n The quest for James Gunn\u2019s Superman is up, up, and away.<\/p>\n

\n Casting for Superman: Legacy,<\/em> the feature that is meant to kick off Gunn and Peter Safran\u2019s much-vaunted first chapter of DC Studios, is hitting a crucial phase, with a short list of names bubbling up for the roles of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and even Lex Luthor.<\/p>\n

\n David Corenswet, who recently played the ill-fated projectionist opposite Mia Goth in Pearl<\/em>, is among the top contenders to play Kent, aka Superman, advancing to the screen test stage that will likely take place after Memorial Day or early June, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporte<\/em>r. Two other contenders may also be in the mix but their identities remain unknown.<\/p>\n

\n Jacob Elordi, the sought-after star who broke out as the resident villain on HBO series<\/a> Euphoria<\/em>, is a name that surfaced for the role of Kent but sources say he never submitted himself into the ring. British actors Tom Brittney and Andrew Richardson are also names that were in the early mix.<\/p>\n

\n As for Lane, the spunky reporter at Metropolis\u2019 Daily Planet<\/em> news<\/a> organization, contenders have been Emma Mackey, one of the stars of the Netflix series Sex Education<\/em> and who will app<\/a>ear in Warner Bros. title Barbie<\/em>; Rachel Brosnahan, the Emmy-winning star of Amazon\u2019s acclaimed The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em>; Bridgerton<\/em> actress Phoebe Dynevor; and Samara Weaving, last seen in Scream VI<\/em>. It is unclear who is advancing on to the testing stage. Brosnahan is said to have delivered an \u201coutstanding\u201d audition but, at 32, may be in the older range for what Gunn is ultimately hoping to achieve, a look Metropolis heroics via 20-something characters. <\/p>\n

\n Sources caution that some of these are not screen testing and have merely been in the mix. One source, without providing additional detail, dismissed some of the names as \u201ca chatroom list.\u201d Warners had no comment and one insider said the filmmakers and studio \u201care nowhere near a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n One role that seems to have only one person earmarked is the classic villain Luthor. Nicholas Hoult, currently starring in vampire thriller Renfield<\/em>, has been tipped to play the bald-headed evil genius. Hoult\u2019s name has been swirling around Legacy<\/em> for several weeks now with some theorizing he was up for Superman. The actor had a previous close call with the DC movie realm when he the runner-up to play Batman for Matt Reeves, with the role going to Robert Pattinson. \u201cThe studio has loved him since Fury Road<\/em>,\u201d said one source, referring to Warners\u2019 2015 action classic from George Miller. <\/p>\n

\n And while the roles being chased by many of the town\u2019s up-and-comers include the trio of classic characters, sources say the movie will be populated by many faces as it will seek to introduce DC heroes that are already established in the movie\u2019s setting. <\/p>\n

\n Superman: Legacy <\/em>will be the first film under the Gunn-Safran regime at DC, making the casting of particular note. The superhero holds a place of particular importance for Gunn. \u201cI completely relate to Superman because he\u2019s everything I am,\u201d Gunn told THR<\/em> in an April cover story. \u201cHe\u2019s somebody who is an outsider who feels like an alien, but also the ultimate insider, because he\u2019s fucking Superman. And that\u2019s kind of like what I feel like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n As for the macroeconomics of Superman<\/em>, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is betting big on the new superhero strategy. \u201cDC is the biggest value creation opportunity for us,\u201d Zaslav said in February, during a Q4 earnings report. In 2022 and early 2023, WBD cleared the DC decks, shelving Batgirl<\/em> indefinitely claiming a tax write-down, and releasing Black Adam<\/em> and Shazam! Fury of the Gods <\/em>l to mixed results at the box office. Still to come is Blue Beetle<\/em>, which was once set for HBO Max but was moved to an August theatrical release, and June\u2019s long-delayed Flash<\/em> movie that has already been screened in full for exhibitors at CinemaCon with positive results. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/em>, due out in December, is the final DC film made by the previous regime.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n