The Man of Steel

Image: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images (Getty Images)As the upcoming Superman movie begins filming over in Atlanta, it’s landed one more actor to round out its principle cast: beloved actor Wendell Pierce will play Perry White.Sean Gunn on Working With His BrotherPer the Hollywood Reporter, the Wire alum has been tapped to portray the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. The character’s been a fixture of Superman for decades since his debut in a 1940s radio serial, particularly over in non-comics media: on the silver screen,…

Just when you’d gotten used to the sound of Superman: Legacy, James Gunn—the film’s writer and director, as well as co-head of DC Studios—has a slight adjustment to make. In a social media post marking today’s start of filming, Gunn updated the title to just be... Superman.Sean Gunn on Working With His Brother“Overjoyed to be announcing the start of principal photography on SUPERMAN today, February 29, which just so happens to be – coincidentally and unplanned – Superman’s birthday,” Gunn wrote on Instagram. “When I…

Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsThe Man of Steel is staying right where he is on the calendar. On X (formerly Twitter), director/writer James Gunn revealed his next film, Superman: Legacy, would be sticking to its previously announced date of July 11, 2025 now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has (seemingly/hopefully) reached its end.Sean Gunn on Working With His Brother“Thanks to the efforts of our talented crew, who never lost faith during the longest strikes in Hollywood history,” he wrote, “and who never let their foot off the…

Screenshot: So I might have been a wee bit too critical with my first impression of My Shonen Adventures with Superman, as reviews—including our own—are praising the new show for its light-hearted,rom-com take on the Man of Steel. Now, you can watch Clark-kun for yourself, free on YouTube!FULL EPISODE | My Adventures With Superman S1E1: Adventures of a Normal Man Pt. 1 | adult swimAs Clark Kent (Jack Quaid) starts his first day as a reporter at the Daily Planet, he finds himself entangled in danger before he even has a…

Superman has always had a strong pop culture presence, but in the last decade and change, Warner Bros. has put a greater focus on the character’s live-action prospects (for both film and TV). The character’s appeared in several animated movies over the years, but it’s been a long time since he had an animated TV show where he was the headliner. The last show to properly do so was (arguably) Legion of Super-Heroes, and the series that have followed—such as Young Justice and Justice League Action, to name a few—have had him…

Image: DC ComicsNews on Superman: Legacy has been gradually coming out in recent weeks as it seems like WB is close to finding its new Superman and Lois Lane. As the first movie in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s interconnected universe, Legacy will end up setting the path for the next decade’s worth of movies, and in more ways than one.What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewPer a Friday report from the Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming flick will also feature some members of the comic book team…

Get a look at Good Omens season 2's new opening titles. It’s going to be a while before The Batman 2 starts filming. Plus, even more Transformers: Rise of the Beasts posters, and the CW teases what’s next on Riverdale, Superman & Lois, and more. Spoilers, away!How Much of Guardians of the Galaxy Did James Gunn Plan From the Start? | io9 InterviewSuperman: LegacyVariety reports that James Gunn’s list of potential candidates for the new Man of Steel includes Bold and the Beautiful’s Pierson Fodé, citing an allegedly…

Though James Gunn’s Superman movie is a ways off, the new co-head of DC Films has been fairly open about his plans for the character and what he’s looking for in an actor to play him. Historically, playing the Man of Steel has been a bit of a mixed bag, and names are frequently floated out there (either true or not true), and he’s had no trouble shutting down rumors and stressing that no one’s been found yet. While that still hasn’t changed, it sounds like progress is well underway to finding the man who’ll spend the next…

Image: Dan Mora/DC ComicsThe Superman line of DC Comics has seen some sizable shakeups in the last few years. As Clark Kent has been on Warworld up until fairly recently, it fell to his teenage son Jonathan to take the Superman mantle and save the world in his father’s absence. (Yes, Clark’s dead right now, but let’s not pretend we don’t know where that’s going.) With two Supermen on Earth, to say nothing of other heroes using the S-emblem like Conner Kent and Kara Zor-El,what’s DC to do? The answer is to just embrace…