Superman Legacy, the highly anticipated superhero film backed by the famous DC Studios is set to start rolling very soon. The movie, which is set to narrate a revamped origin story of the legendary character Superman, features talented actor David Corenswet in the titular role. Superman Legacy will mark DC Studios’ first-ever outing with the renowned filmmaker James Gunn, who is best known for his MCU outings. Interestingly, the speculations regarding the lead antagonist of Superman Legacy have been doing rounds now, leaving the fans curious.
Superman aka Clark Kent to lock horns with The Authority in James Gunn’s film?
According to the latest reports published by The Direct, the upcoming James Gunn directorial will present a completely different journey of its lead character Superman, compared to the DC Studio’s previous origin story Man Of Steel. For the unversed, the 2013-released Henry Cavill starrer majorly focused on Superman’s Kryptonian lineage, his bond with human foster parents, his love story with Lois Lane, and his battle with antagonist General Zod.
But Superman Legacy, which will majorly focus on Superman aka Clark Kent’s life in his mid-20s, will reportedly feature him locking horns with the famous DC superhero team, The Authority. The speculations on this new storyline started doing rounds after the makers, especially director James Gunn confirmed that the David Corenswet starrer is featuring some of the most famous DC characters, including the Green Lantern and Hawkgirl.
James Gunn about the Superman Legacy premise
Earlier during his recent interaction with his fans on Instagram, director James Gunn confirmed that Superman Legacy is indeed featuring other ‘meta-humans’ aka famous DC superheroes, in pivotal roles. “Superman is a man of two worlds: Clark with Lois, Jimmy, and Perry – and Superman with his meta-human compatriots. How could I tell a full story about Clark/Superman without including all areas of his life?” revealed the celebrated filmmaker.
Lois Lane’s role in Superman Legacy
As reported earlier, the highly anticipated film will feature The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress, Rachel Brosnahan, in the role of Lois Lane, the Daily Plane reporter, and Superman’s lady love. According to the director James Gunn, Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane is not playing just the love interest of Clark Kent aka Superman. Instead, she will have a major contribution to how the plot unfolds, right from Superman’s transformation into a superhero to creating his new identity.
