‘Superman: Legacy’ Cast Photo Unveiled By James Gunn On Social; Glimpse Of Nicholas Hoult As Lex Luthor

To celebrate the ramp up of Superman: Legacy‘s production in Atlanta, director/scribe and co-DC boss James Gunn posted a photo of the cast on Instagram today.

“After the table read with the ‘Superman’ cast,” Gunn wrote. “Eve, Mr. Terrific, Superman/Clark, Otis, Lex, producer Peter Safran, Jimmy, Metamorpho, Lois, Hawkgirl, me, Guy, The Engineer all together for the first time! What a wonderful day.”

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Of note in the photo is a bald-headed Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. The actor follows in the footsteps of such actors as Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey and Jesse Eisenberg who’ve played the villain on the big screen.

David Corenswet is playing the title role, while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan is Lois Lane. Also in the photo are Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Nathan Fillon (Guy Gardner), Isabela Mercad (Hawkgirl) and more.

Superman Legacy is the first feature title in the new Gunn and Peter Safran-run DC Universe. “It’s not an origins story, it focuses on Superman’s balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing. He’s the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, he’s kindness in a world that thinks of kindness as old fashioned,” said Safran at the January 2023 DC presser.

As Deadline first told you in recent weeks, House of the Dragon‘s Milly Alcock nabbed the coveted role of Supergirl. lcock’s Supergirl will appear in a DC-based project before headlining her own movie, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book. No director has been selected for that project, though an autumn start for the movie is being eyed.

Superman: Legacy hits theaters on July 11, 2025.

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