{"id":51264,"date":"2023-03-15T16:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=51264"},"modified":"2023-03-15T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:49:47","slug":"james-gunn-direct-superman-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2023\/03\/15\/james-gunn-direct-superman-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Officially Set To Direct SUPERMAN: LEGACY"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_51269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51269\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/superman-Frank-Quitely.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/superman-Frank-Quitely.jpg\" alt=\"Superman\" width=\"678\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/superman-Frank-Quitely.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/superman-Frank-Quitely-339x170.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has found a director to helm <strong>Superman: Legacy<\/strong> and it is&#8230; James Gunn.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which Gunn has also written, will hit theaters July 11, 2025 and will mark the launch of the new direction of the studio&#8217;s DC Comics adaptation franchise as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/31\/james-gunn-unveils-new-dc-studios-slate-new-direction-for-the-comic-book-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced at the end of January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gunn made the announcement via his social media accounts &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, I\u2019m directing Superman: Legacy to be released on July 11, 2025. My brother Matt told me when he saw the release date he started to cry. I asked him why. He said, \u201cDude, it\u2019s Dad\u2019s birthday.\u201d I hadn\u2019t realized. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ohQNV8nI4g\">pic.twitter.com\/ohQNV8nI4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/1636091179711467520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I lost my Dad almost three years ago. He was my best friend. He didn\u2019t understand me as a kid, but he supported my love of comics and my love of film and I wouldn\u2019t be making this movie now without him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/1636091184048406528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It has been a long road to this point. I was offered Superman years ago &#8211; I initially said no because I didn\u2019t have a way in that felt unique and fun and emotional that gave Superman the dignity he deserved.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/1636091187441598464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then a bit less than a year ago I saw a way in, in many ways centering around Superman\u2019s heritage &#8211; how both his aristocratic Kryptonian parents and his Kansas farmer parents inform who he is and the choices he makes.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Gunn (@JamesGunn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesGunn\/status\/1636091190214000640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Previously, Henry Cavill had been playing Superman on the big screen since 2013&#8217;s <strong>Man Of Steel<\/strong>. However, with the advent of Gunn and Peter Safran taking the reigns of the newly reorganized DC Studios, Gunn has decided that their first Superman story will focus on a younger iteration of the iconic superhero, necessitating a change of actor in the role. No word as to who will be stepping into the Man of Tomorrow&#8217;s red boots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">The co-head of DC Studios&#8217; will helm the film that will serve as the launching point for a franchise reboot.<\/div>\n<p> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2023\/03\/15\/james-gunn-direct-superman-legacy\/\" title=\"James Gunn Officially Set To Direct SUPERMAN: LEGACY\">[click for more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[5571,11512],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-51264","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-james-gunn","9":"tag-superman-legacy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[2],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51264"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=51264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}