James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy

James Gunn will direct Superman: Legacy.

The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker might be on the helm of the brand new film primarily based on the Man of Metal, after it was beforehand introduced he would write the script for the upcoming undertaking targeted on a youthful model of Clark Kent.

Discussing the information on Twitter, Gunn wrote: “Sure, I am directing Superman: Legacy to be launched on July 11, 2025.

“My brother Matt informed me when he noticed the discharge date he began to cry. I requested him why. He mentioned, ‘Dude, it is Dad’s birthday.’ I hadn’t realised.

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“I misplaced my Dad nearly three years in the past. He was my greatest pal.

“He did not perceive me as a child, however he supported my love of comics and my love of movie and I would not be making this film now with out him.”

He admitted it is “been a protracted highway thus far”, having first been provided a Superman film “years in the past” however initially turned it down as a result of he “did not have a means in that felt distinctive and enjoyable and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved”.

He continued: “Then a bit lower than a yr in the past I noticed a means in, in some ways centering round Superman’s heritage — how each his aristocratic Kryptonian dad and mom and his Kansas farmer dad and mom inform who he’s and the alternatives he makes.

“So I selected to lastly tackle writing the script. However I used to be hesitant to direct, regardless of the fixed pestering by Peter Safran and others to commit (sorry, Peter).

“Simply because I write one thing doesn’t suggest I really feel it in my bones, visually and emotionally, sufficient to spend over two years directing it, particularly not one thing of this magnitude.

“However, the lengthy and the wanting it’s, I like this script, and I am extremely excited as we start this journey. #UpUpandAway”

It is at the moment not clear who will play Superman following the departure of Henry Cavill from the DC Universe not lengthy after he reprised his position in a cameo for Black Adam.

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