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It can’t be easy to put your own individual stamp on an iconic character such as Superman who comes with a set of immutable rules and an audience expectation of seeing those rules carried forth. But perhaps that’s as it should be. After all, when most of us think of the Superman character our minds – knowingly or not – go to the classic Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster-created image which has been leaping tall buildings and flying here and there since his earth-shattering premiere back in 1938. You know the version we mean: Flowing red cape, that distinctive red “S” (actually his Kryptonian crest), the spit-curl and those delightful red boots and strongman trunks. Superman has always fought for truth, justice and the American way (not that one of the last survivors of Krypton is indifferent to the rest of the world) and anything that goes too far afield from the above descriptive is generally not that well-received by audiences at large; it is what it is.
Our Ultra-Humanite pals over at the mild-mannered The Hollywood Reporter recently detailed the trials and travails which newly-minted DCU film guru and overseer James Gunn has had to endure in delivering to audiences his own take on Superman and his supporting cast of characters while at times dealing with some pretty pedantic fans of the Zack Snyder iteration of the character which featured Henry Cavill as Supes/Clark Kent. Though he’s publicly stated that he’s ostensibly not making a “young Superman movie,” some fanboys are calling Gunn out for casting David Corenswet as the Man of Steel in his upcoming feature film Superman: Legacy. For anyone keeping count – not that anyone does that in this particular day and age – Corenswet is 30 while his predecessor in the role is a full ten years older.
Recently while jumping aboard Threads, Gunn (who is writing and directing the upcoming Superman film) clarified his remarks after someone (perhaps a henchman for the nefarious Lex Luthor?) asked him if his so-called “young Superman movie” would be set in the far flung past. Not missing a beat – and in best mystery-man style – the former Marvel Cinematic Universe maestro replied that “I was never making a ‘young Superman’ movie, just a Superman movie!”
Though I think everyone that’s ever had the unfortunate task of following the legendary Christopher Reeve in the Superman role are a bunch of pikers in comparison, this longtime DC Comics fan will be among the first in line to check out Superman: Legacy when it flies into theaters on July 11, 2025; Up, up and away!
