James Gunn Shares Exciting 'Superman Legacy' News Following SAG-AFTRA Strike

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Skyler Gisondo and Sara Sampaio are the latest stars to join the cast of the upcoming DC reboot movie Superman: Legacy, to be directed by James Gunn.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has set Sara Sampaio (At Midnight) for the role of Eve Teschmacher in Superman: Legacy, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Renfield and The Great star Nicholas Hoult has reportedly been tapped to star as Lex Luthor in James Gunn‘s Superman: Legacy.According to a report from Deadline Hollywood, Hoult – who has also starred in films like The Menu and Mad Max: Fury Road – has been confirmed to play the supervillain in Gunn’s upcoming superhero film.Deadline reports that Hoult had been in talks with DC prior to the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike. Hoult is now the latest actor to be attached to the upcoming Superman film.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer James Gunn has found his Lex Luthor. Nicholas Hoult will play the Man of Steel’s arch nemesis in “Superman: Legacy,” completing the core cast for the superhero reboot, with David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan already set to play Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

The new Superman movie has found its Lex Luthor!

EXCLUSIVE: María Gabriela de Faría, the Venezuelanactress best known for roles in Fox comedies Animal Control and The Moodys, has landed a breakout part on the film side, joining the cast of James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.

Superman film.Speaking to GQ for a feature interview, the 26-year-old actor was asked if there was a chance to see him in a superhero film in the coming years. “Not particularly, no.

Jacob Elordi is opening up about why he’s not interested in starring in a superhero film and the reason behind he shot down an audition for Superman: Legacy.

CBS is revealing their new TV schedule!

John Oliver started off Last Week Tonight talking about the SAG-AFTRA strike ending but then questioning if movies were still needed.

James Gunn has given fans an update on the release of the upcoming DC movie, Superman Legacy.Directed by Gunn, the film will launch DC’s new film universe, spearheaded by Gunn and his co-CEO of DC Studios, Peter Safran.After a long summer of WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, there were fears that Superman Legacy could be pushed back with its original release date moving. However, the DC boss gave fans a reassuring update this weekend when he took to Instagram to tell his followers that the release date would be staying the same.He wrote: “Thanks to the efforts of our talented crew, who never lost faith during the longest strikes in Hollywood history, and who never let their foot off the pedal, continuing to barrel forward, creating the most amazing character and set designs I’ve seen in my entire career.”He then confirmed that the film would still be “making the originally planned release date” of July 11, 2025.Check out the full post here:A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn)This summer, it was confirmed that David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan had been cast in the lead roles in Superman: Legacy.As first reported in The Hollywood Reporter, Corenswet and Brosnahan were selected from six actors who had screen tests earlier this month (June 17).

Timothée Chalamet got another turn at hosting Saturday Night Live for the second time and acknowledged the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike during his monologue.

James Gunn is finally talking about the developments at DC Studios after SAG-AFTRA struck a deal with the studios following a prolonged strike.

Fran Drescher, the union’s president, has not only secured tentatively a historic three-year deal with studios but also garnered praise from some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Among them, George Clooney who expressed sheer astonishment at the deal.

Sydney Sweeney is back on set just hours after the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

in the person of its president, Fran Drescher) and the major Hollywood studios (AMPTP). It’s a rinse-and-repeat following on the heels of the writers’ guild (WGA), which ended its strike in early October after five months as TV scribes headed back to their writers rooms to crank out late-night monologues or plan for new episodes of their series.“I’m thrilled it’s over,” former “Parks and Recreation” co-star Jim O’Heir told me from Kansas City, where he’s starring in a play (“Catch Me If You Can”) during his strike-enforced downtime from television.

The SAG-AFTRA strike is finally over after 118 days.

The six-month production shutdown due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes is officially over today, and TV studios are not wasting a minute, with TV series — mainly returning broadcast shows going into full prep immediately.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The Merc With a Mouth can speak again.