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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wish” misfired in its opening weekend, extending Disney‘s bleak box office fortunes. The animated musical fable, about the Wishing Star that so many Disney characters have wished upon over the studio’s century-long history, failed to become the de facto choice for families around Thanksgiving.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear on good authority that Max Peacemaker star Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen are joining the cast of Warner Bros. and Legendary‘s Minecraft movie.

Though it’s clear that Zack Snyder’s filmmaking interests, as of late, have brought him to the stars for his “Rebel Moon” franchise, the man really did generate a cult-like following thanks to his DC superhero films. In fact, to this day, there is still a legion of devotees posting on social media, begging Warner Bros.

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.

Typically, I’m not the type of comic book nerd who sits there and says, “The actors in the films must look like the comics! Waaaaahhhhhh!” But holy shit, when a filmmaker nails a casting on seemingly all fronts, like what James Gunn has done for Jimmy Olsen in “Superman: Legacy,” he deserves a commendation.  READ MORE: ‘Superman: Legacy’: Nicholas Hoult Will Play Lex Luther For Director James Gunn According to THR, James Gunn has brought on Skyler Gisondo to star as Jimmy Olsen in the forthcoming “Superman: Legacy.” You probably know Gisondo from roles in films such as “Booksmart” and “Vacation.” He’s also part of “The Righteous Gemstones.” He is one of the best young actors working today, who can play that “awe-shucks” kid and come off as sincere.

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.

Following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, director James Gunn quickly assured his followers on social media that “Superman: Legacy,” his next directorial effort, would not be delayed and would keep its 2025 date. And in seemingly keeping with that full-steam-ahead promise, it appears that Gunn has found one of his primary villains.

The new Superman movie has found its Lex Luthor!

The cast of the upcoming Superman: Legacy film is shaping up with the new addition of María Gabriela de Faíra!

As promised by DC Studios co-head James Gunn, the strikes did not delay his next directorial effort, “Superman: Legacy,” due in summer 2025, and the film is moving ahead. There are two pieces of news delivered this week.

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.

There’s been an exciting new development for the already filmed movie Coyote vs Acme!

James Gunn has confirmed that Ana Nogueira will be the writer taking Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow to the big screen.

Caroline Brew editor Ana Nogueira is set to write “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,” which is being developed by DC Studios. The film, centering on Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El and her superdog Krypto, has yet to be attached to a director.

Ana Nogueira has been set to write Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow for Warner Bros. and DC Studios. The project is a standalone film that will follow Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman. The film is still in early development and no director is attached at this time.

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.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jacob Elordi revealed in a new interview with GQ magazine that he turned down a request to audition for Superman. While the actor did not name the specific superhero movie project, it’s likely he was referring to James Gunn’s 2025 tentpole “Superman: Legacy” as the film went through casting in the spring and summer months. David Corenswet was announced in June as Gunn’s Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan cast as Lois Lane.

Jacob Elordi is speaking out in a new interview, and we gathered up the 7 major revelations we learned.

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).

James Gunn has some exciting news for fans of Superman following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “Dead Boy Detectives” series is officially set to air on Netflix after originally being set up at Max. The show, based on characters created for DC by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, was originally ordered to series at Max back in April 2022. However, it was reported earlier this year that it would be moving to Netflix due to the fact it did not fit the new direction for Max-DC content being spearheaded by James Gunn and Peter Safran.

Just over a year after scrapping “Batgirl,” Warner Bros. and David Zazlav have killed off another nearly completed feature that was meant to be an HBO Max release and vaulted it instead.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Another Warner Bros. movie bites the dust. The studio no longer plans to release “Coyote vs.

Selome Hailu The upcoming fourth season of the CW‘s “Superman & Lois” will be its last. The series’ final ten episodes are set to air in 2024. Without “Superman & Lois,” only three shows from before Nexstar’s acquisition of the CW will remain on the network: “All American,” “All American: Homecoming” and Walker.” The conclusion was expected, however, as DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran indicated to press in January that they expected the series to run for “one or two more seasons.” “Superman & Lois” premiered in February of 2021 and stars Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent aka Superman and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane.

X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass, was asked in an interview with Screen Rant whether he would consider returning to the superhero genre.In response, Vaughn explained that he was “freaked out” by the box office failure of The Flash starring Ezra Miller, which he described as a “really good film” that was potentially victim to superhero fatigue.“And so it made me question,” Vaughn said. “I think there’s been so many bad superhero movies as well that it’s like when the Western got, you make so many [that] you get bored of the genre, not because the genre is bad, but because the films are bad.”He added: “I genuinely don’t know what’s happening with the superhero in the sense that, I do think, maybe we all need a little bit of time off from it.

James Wan’s “Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom” is going to be the final film from the DCEU (DC Extended Cinematic Universe) and is expected to be the last outing for actor Jason Momoa as the titular superhero (reports suggest he may play the character Lobo somewhere in James Gunn’s DC Studios or directly in “Superman: Legacy”). As things wind down, there have been multiple reports and online rumors that pointed toward another haphazard DC production, leading to multiple cuts and extensive reshoots.