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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\tThere\u2019s a new DC universe in town that\u2019s being kick-started by James Gunn\u2019s \u201cSuperman\u201d this weekend. Headlined by David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, \u201cSuperman\u201d is poised to relaunch the DC universe and usher in a more vibrant, less serious connected world after Zack Snyder\u2019s \u201cMan of Steel\u201d and the resulting DCEU.<\/p>\n
\n\tCorenswet takes over from Henry Cavill as the Last Son of Krypton. \u201cSuperman\u201d picks up years after the super-strong, cape-wearing alien crash Kal-El lands onto Earth and takes up a reporting job at the Daily Planet as his alter ego Clark Kent. Rather than give an origin story to the iconic DC hero, Gunn\u2019s film picks up in a world that is well familiar with Superman and has several other heroes flying around as the Justice Gang, an early prototype of what\u2019s soon to become the Justice League. There\u2019s Green Lantern Corps member Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), the high-flying Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), shape-shifting Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan) and the super-smart Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi). With them, Superman must face off against his ultimate nemesis, the evil genius Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult), while also balancing his relationship with ace Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan).<\/p>\n
\n\tGunn\u2019s rebooted DC Universe officially began in December with the animated HBO Max series \u201cCreature Commandos,\u201d which introduced Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) \u2014 who will near appear in Season 2 of \u201cPeacemaker,\u201d which is getting grandfathered into the new DCU even though it technically premiered in the old regime. What is clear: \u201cSuperman\u201d takes the DCU to the big screen for the first time.<\/p>\n
\n\tSee the cast of Gunn\u2019s \u201cSuperman\u201d below.<\/p>\n
\tSuperman (David Corenswet)<\/p>\n
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\n\tBefore taking on the Man of Steel, David Corenswet starred in last year\u2019s disaster movie \u201cTwisters\u201d and had roles in shows like \u201cThe Politician,\u201d \u201cWe Own This City,\u201d \u201cLady in the Lake\u201d and \u201cHollywood.\u201d He\u2019s taking over the super mantle from Henry Cavill, who starred in Zack Snyder\u2019s \u201cMan of Steel\u201d and \u201cJustice League\u201d movies. Corenswet\u2019s take on DC\u2019s most famous hero is more vibrant and less serious than Cavill\u2019s \u2014 plus, he brings back Superman\u2019s iconic red trunks.<\/p>\n
\tLois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan)<\/p>\n
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\n\tRachel Brosnahan is best known for starring in \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d where she won an Emmy and two Golden Globes for her hilarious performance. Now, she steps into her first comic book movie as the Daily Planet\u2019s ace reporter and Superman\u2019s love interest Lois Lane. She\u2019s the latest star to play Lois Lane, after Amy Adams, Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher, Kate Bosworth and more.<\/p>\n
\tLex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult)<\/p>\n
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\n\tAfter originally auditioning for Superman (and Batman before the role went to Robert Pattinson), Nicholas Hoult is now Lex Luthor, the hero\u2019s ultimate nemesis. Hoult previously starred as Beast in the \u201cX-Men\u201d prequel films and had major roles in \u201cMad Max: Fury Road,\u201d \u201cThe Great,\u201d \u201cNosferatu\u201d and more. Like other Luthor actors \u2014 including Jesse Eisenberg, Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, Jon Cryer and Michael Cudlitz \u2014 Hoult fully shaved his head for the mad genius role.<\/p>\n
\tHawkgirl (Isabela Merced)<\/p>\n
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\n\tIsabela Merced is taking flight as Hawkgirl amid a breakout run of roles, including Season 2 of \u201cThe Last of Us,\u201d plus movies \u201cAlien: Romulus\u201d and \u201cMadame Web.\u201d Hawkgirl, a.k.a. Kendra Saunders, is a member of the Justice Gang, reincarnated from an ancient alien and wields a powerful mace made of Nth metal. This is the first time DC fans will see Hawkgirl in a live-action film, after Aldis Hodge played her counterpart Hawkman in \u201cBlack Adam.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tGuy Gardner (Nathan Fillion)<\/p>\n
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\n\tGunn\u2019s frequent collaborator Nathan Fillion returns to the fold as Green Lantern Corps member Guy Gardner. Fillion previously worked with the filmmaker in \u201cThe Suicide Squad,\u201d \u201cSlither\u201d and \u201cSuper,\u201d plus he\u2019s starred in shows like \u201cCastle\u201d and \u201cThe Rookie.\u201d In fact, the actor has a long history with the Green Lantern Corps \u2014 voicing Hal Jordan in a slew of animated projects. <\/p>\n
\n\tIn \u201cSuperman,\u201d though, Fillion sports Guy\u2019s comic-accurate bowl cut and his brash attitude, and, like every Green Lantern, Guy can create constructs from his powerful ring. He\u2019ll reappear in the HBO series \u201cLanterns.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tMister Terrific (Edi Gathegi)<\/p>\n
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\n\tEdi Gathegi plays super scientist and master inventor Mister Terrific, a.k.a. Michael Holt. \u201cSuperman\u201d marks his biggest role after appearing in \u201cFor All Mankind,\u201d \u201cThe Blacklist,\u201d \u201cTwilight\u201d and more. Mister Terrific is a member of the Justice Gang, alongside Guy Gardner, Metamorpho and Hawkgirl, and uses his high-tech gadgets, like the T-Craft and T-Spheres, to fight crime.<\/p>\n
\tMetamorpho (Anthony Carrigan)<\/p>\n
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\n\tAnthony Carrigan plays Metamorpho, a.k.a. Rex Mason, who can transmute his body into various elemental compounds. He can make himself stretchy like rubber, as hard as diamonds or turn into a liquid. He\u2019s a member of the Justice Gang with Mister Terrific, Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl. Carrigan previously starred as NoHo Hank on HBO\u2019s \u201cBarry\u201d and played Batman villain Victor Zsasz in \u201cGotham.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tRick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo)<\/p>\n
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\n\tFrank Grillo reprises the role of Rick Flag Sr., which he originated in the animated Max series \u201cCreature Commandos.\u201d Flag is the director of A.R.G.U.S., a.k.a. the Advanced Research Group Uniting Super-Humans, and is the father of the late soldier Rick Flag Jr., played by Joel Kinnaman in the \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d movies. The senior Flag will next appear in \u201cPeacemaker\u201d Season 2.<\/p>\n
\tThe Daily Planet\u2019s Staff (Wendell Pierce, Skyler Gisondo, Mikaela Hoover, Beck Bennett and Christopher McDonald)<\/p>\n
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\n\tWhile they might not have superpowers, Gunn\u2019s \u201cSuperman\u201d spotlights the ground-level heroics of the reporters on the Metropolis newspaper\u2019s masthead \u2014 namely, editor-in-chief Perry White (Wendell Pierce), photojournalist Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo), gossip columnist Cat Grant (Mikaela Hoover), sports editor Steve Lombard (Beck Bennett) and reporter Ron Troupe (Christopher McDonald).<\/p>\n
\n\tGisondo\u2019s Olsen \u2014 a character previously portrayed by Jack Larson, Aaron Ashmore, Michael Landes, Mehcad Brooks and more \u2014 has a particularly sizable supporting role as he investigates Lex Luthor\u2019s dirty dealings alongside Brosnahan\u2019s Lois Lane. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a new DC universe in town that\u2019s being kick-started by James Gunn\u2019s \u201cSuperman\u201d this weekend. Headlined by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[207,88,208,206,209],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-david-corenswet","tag-entertainment","tag-james-gunn","tag-movies","tag-superman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}