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After a lengthy casting process, Warner Bros. has announced who will play Clark Kent and Lois Lane in their upcoming movie Superman: Legacy.
It's no secret that Warner Bros. is getting ready to basically re-imagine their DC Cinematic Universe. With their latest film The Flash falling a whopping 73% at the box office in its second weekend in theaters, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Black Adam coming and going with little hype, DC is looking to change things up.
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In an attempt to revamp the DCU, director and writer James Gunn and Peter Safran were hired to lead the film, TV, and animation divisions for DC Studios. They assumed the title of co-chairs and co-CEOs alongside Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.
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Since then, there has been a lot of shake ups when it comes to DC's upcoming projects with the duo essentially starting from scratch. Notably, they cut ties with projects and creators — like cancelling Wonder Woman 3 from Patty Jenkins and deciding not to release Batgirl.
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With this ambitious new direction for DC, this also means that new projects have been announced. In Jan. 2023, Gunn and Safran announced new Batman, Superman, and Supergirl movies, a Green Lantern TV series, and more.
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It also became clear that actors who previously played those roles in the current DCU might not return. With a new vision for the future, Cavill announced that he will not be returning as Superman, with Gunn reportedly seeking a "younger actor in the lead role" for his Superman: Legacy.
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Robert Pattinson WILL return as Batman for the sequel to The Batman, but that is operating as its own, separate franchise. It's also unclear who exactly from the current DCU — like Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, and more — will be recast alongside Cavill.
Superman: Legacy, which Gunn is writing, is described as "the true kick-off" for Gunn and Safran's plans for the DCU. With Safran saying, "It focuses on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way. He is kindness in a world that thinks that kindness is old-fashioned."
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Well, now according to Deadline, Superman and Lois Lane have been cast with David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan assuming the roles as the iconic comic book characters.
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David is best known for his work in The Politician, Hollywood, and Pearl. While Rachel just wrapped her Emmy Award-winning run on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
David and Rachel got the roles after a lengthly casting process that included other notable actors being brought in to screen test.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter three actors were brought in to screen test for Clark Kent/Superman. Alongside David, Nicholas Hoult, who recently starred in films and shows like The Great, Warm Bodies, X-Men: First Class, About A Boy, Skins, was in the running to play Superman.
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And Tom Brittney, who is probably best known for his work in Grantchester. He's also appeared in Outlander, UnReal, Greyhound, and more, was also reportedly at the screen test.
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Now, alongside Clark Kent the role of Lois Lane is equally as important. The role was most recently played by Amy Adams alongside Cavill. Similar to casting for Clark, three actors were brought in to screen test for the role.
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Alongside Rachel, Phoebe Dynevor was reportedly in talks to star as Lois. Phoebe is best known for her work as Daphne Bridgerton in Bridgerton.
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And Emma Mackey, who starred as Maeve Wiley in Sex Education and will be starring in Greta Gerwig's Barbie later this summer.
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All six actors were also reportedly paired off accordingly for the screen tests: Nicholas and Rachel; Tom and Phoebe; and David and Emma.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources said that Nicholas, Tom, and David did another round of screen tests, in costume as Superman, and only Emma was brought in that day to play Lois opposite all three.
The Hollywood Reporter also reported that there is a shortlist for Lex Luthor for Superman: Legacy as well, with Alexander and Bill Skarsgård apparently circling the role.
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Nicholas Hoult was also originally mentioned for the role before shifting to Clark/Superman.
As soon as the potential casting broke yesterday, fans were quick to voice their opinions on the possible Clark/Superman and Lois actors, especially in support of David.
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Namely, some pointed out the resemblance between David and Henry Cavill, and even resurfaced an old interview from 2019 where David said his "pie-in-the-sky ambition is definitely to play Superman."
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He explained to Entertainment Weekly in 2019, "I would love to see somebody do an upbeat, throwback [take on Superman]. I love the Henry Cavill dark and gritty take, but I would love to see the next one be very bright and optimistic."
I'm interested to see David and Rachel's takes on Superman/Clark and Lois Lane. They were two of my favorite comic book duos and I can't wait to see their chemistry.
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They will also join Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch who currently play the iconic duo on the TV series Superman & Lois.
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