James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' is getting a big change, its title! In a post celebrating the first day of filming, the DC Studios co-chair revealed that his new Superman movie will simply be called 'Superman.' "When I finished the first draft of the script, I called the film Superman: Legacy. By the time I locked the final draft, it was clear the title was SUPERMAN. Making our way to you July 2025." He then shared an image of the Superman logo from the film, which was previously called 'Superman: Legacy.'
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00:00 James Gunn's Superman legacy is getting a big change.
00:03 It's title.
00:04 In a post celebrating the first day of filming,
00:07 the DC Studios co-chair revealed that his new Superman movie
00:10 will simply be called Superman.
00:12 "When I finished the first draft of the script,
00:14 I called the film Superman Legacy.
00:16 By the time I locked the final draft,
00:18 it was clear the title was Superman,
00:20 making our way to you July 2025."
00:23 He then shared an image of the Superman logo from the film
00:26 with the snow dusting on the logo suggesting a scene
00:28 set in the Fortress of Solitude, Superman's Arctic fortress.
00:32 Superman was also the title of the Seminole 1978 film
00:36 starring Christopher Reeve,
00:37 although that was widely known as Superman the movie.
00:40 David Cornswet stars as Clark Kent/Superman
00:43 with Rachel Brosnahan playing Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane.
00:46 The cast also includes Nicholas Holt as classic villain Lex Luthor.
00:50 Warner Brothers has a July 11, 2025 date for the film,
00:54 which marks the first solo Superman project
00:56 in more than a decade since Zack Snyder's Man of Steel,
00:59 which starred Henry Cavill.
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