What we know about Superman: Legacy
A new Superman movie is finally on the way as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new take on the DC Universe. Safran and Gunn, who are now coheads of Warner Bros.’ DC Studios, have announced a list of 10 projects (including two Batman movies) that will kick off the new DCU starting with Superman: Legacy in 2025.
While we don’t have too many details about Superman: Legacy just yet, here’s everything we do know about the Man of Steel’s latest foray into film.
The previous Superman, who started his tenure in 2013’s Man of Steel, has hung up his cape for good and won’t be returning as Superman for Gunn’s new film. While we’ve known this since December 2022, we still don’t know who will take up the mantle next. Gunn has teased that it’ll be a younger take on Clark Kent, although he’ll already be old enough to work at the Daily Planet.
Beyond the youth-skewing approach to the film, Gunn says his way into the Superman story is “centering around Superman’s heritage — how both his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and his Kansas farmer parents inform who he is and the choices he makes.”
Gunn will handle the scripting for Superman: Legacy, which should put him in the position to set up his new DCU in whatever way he can. His role as writer clearly makes this a different project than the movie J.J. Abrams was developing with Ta-Nehisi Coates earlier, which is reportedly still in the works as a “DC Elseworlds” film.
Gunn will also direct the movie, which he announced in March after initially being undecided on whether he’d take on that role. In a series of tweets about his decision, Gunn explained that he initially turned Superman down years ago because he didn’t feel he had a way into the story that felt unique. And even after
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