Superman: James Gunn Won’t Make Young Superhero Movie Despite Henry Cavill’s Exit

James Gunn, creator of Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad, will launch his own DC Universe with Superman: Legacy, a project that has been widely talked about due to the controversy that erupted when the director decided to thank Henry Cavill and chose. A new actor in the role of the legendary hero.

but James Gunn Starting from scratch, he has just chosen those to replace him Henry Cavill and Amy Adams as Clark Kent and Lois Lane. His choice stopped at David Korensvet (Politician) and Rachel Brosnahan (The Amazing Mrs. Maisel).

In December 2022, James Gunn He tweeted that the story “It will focus on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.” Then many people concluded that a movie about the superhero’s youth was being made.

However, in a recent Threads article (via ComingSoon ), the director clarified that was never the case.

I never said I was doing a “Young Superman” movie, just a Superman movie!

He actually wants to start all over and tell his own story without considering the previous films, and no, it’s not because of that David Korenswet and Rachel Brosnahan are younger than Henry Cavill and Amy Adams – respectively 10 and 16 years old – that the film only tells about their youth.

A more human Superman

In an interview with Variety last May, James GunnStill searching for the ideal candidate, he specified that his Man of Steel should embody both the “humanity” and “kindness and compassion” of the iconic character.

“It has to be someone who has all of Superman’s humanity and can also play an alien. It should be Superman with kindness and compassion and someone you want to hug.“.

So it seems he wants to portray a more human Superman than the one he portrays Henry Cavill In Zack Snyder’s movies.

Superman: Legacy is scheduled for release on July 9, 2025. Meanwhile, rediscover Henry Cavill in Man of Steel, available on Amazon Prime Video.