James Gunn shuts down a long-standing story rumor about Superman: Legacy
Nov. 20, 2023The director debunks a plot theory
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James Gunnhas debunked a theory about Superman: Legacy’s storyline – and the director’s upcoming movie won’t involve any Middle Eastern conflict.
“Please tell us the ‘terrorist threat in the Middle East’ storyline rumor isn’t true,” wrote one Threads user. “It isn’t true,“Gunn replied.
There have been rumors circulating since the summer that the movie’s plot would involve conflict in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Bialya, which is where the Scarab inBlue Beetleoriginates from. Gunn pretty quickly shut that theory down, though.
Superman: Legacy is the first movie in Gunn and Peter Safran’sDCU Chapter One: Gods and Monstersand will follow Clark Kent in his early years as Superman, as he attempts to reconcile his Krypton heritage with life as a human on Earth.
David Corenswet will play Clark Kent, while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan is Lois Lane. The movie will also feature Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Fantastic, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (AKA Green Lantern), and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.
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