James Gunn casts brother to play Pedro Pascal’s DC character

James Gunn casts brother to play Pedro Pascal’s DC character

Sean Gunn, from Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3, will play Maxwell Lord, a character played by Pascal in 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984

After working with his brother in The Suicide Squad (2021) and Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 (2023), among other productions, james gunn climbed Sean Gunn to the new DC Cinematic Universe in the role of Maxwell Lordwhich has already been experienced by Pedro Pascal(The Last of Us) in the past. The information is from deadline.

In the comics, Maxwell Lordalso known simply as Max Lordis a businessman with a brilliant career. Pascal took the character from the pages in Wonder Woman 1984the Amazon warrior’s second film, released in 2020. In the story, he went after a relic capable of granting any wish.

O deadlinehowever, did not say whether the character will make his debut in the new phase of the franchise in Superman: Legacynext work by james gunnwhich is already in the pre-production phase and should begin filming in early 2024.

The film will follow Super man/Clark Kent in the quest to reconcile Kryptonian heritage with human creation. Much of the new cast has already been announced, including the protagonists, David Corenswet, in Pearl (2022) and Hollywood (2020), as Clark Kent/Super manIt is Rachel Brosnahanin The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Lois Laneromantic interest of the Man of Steel.

In addition to them, the film’s cast also includes Nicholas Hoult (The Great) as Lex Luthor, Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) as Jimmy Olsen, Nathan Fillion (The Suicide Squad) as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern, Isabella Merced (Dora and the Lost City) as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi (Twilight) as Mister Incredible, Anthony Carrigan (Barry) as Rex Mason/Shapeshifter , Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher It is Maria Gabriela de Faría (Isa TKM) as the villain Angela SpicaMore known as Engineer.

In addition to driving, Gunn is also responsible for the roadmap Superman: Legacywhich is scheduled to hit Brazilian cinemas on July 10, 2025.

Source: Rollingstone

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