The superhero style continues to be wildly well-liked, and all eyes are on what DC co-CEO James Gunn has up his sleeve for the brand new DCU. The primary slate of tasks is titled Gods and Monsters, debuting in theaters with the Superman film. Hype for the upcoming DC film is actual, and James Gunn not too long ago debunked a rumor about Lex Luthor. As a fan, I’ve obtained to say I am relieved.
What we learn about Superman is proscribed, and largely based mostly on its restricted footage. So followers are filling within the blanks, leading to quite a few theories and rumors swirling round on-line. Whereas speaking to followers on Threads, Gunn confirmed that we would not be getting origin tales for the Superman forged, however that we are going to not see a sure model of Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor. As he put it:
There aren’t any origins however Lex will not be President.
There you could have it. Whereas it stays to be seen how/why Lex Luthor will stand in Superman’s manner within the forthcoming blockbuster, he will not have the complete energy of the President of america. As an alternative we’ll seemingly be getting a non-public citizen with an enormous quantity of assets at his disposal.
The complete Superman trailer simply dropped, and affords clear glimpses on the ensemble forged James Gunn introduced collectively. The footage is thrilling, though the specifics of the story are largely beneath wraps. Superman’s morality goes to be on the coronary heart of the narrative, however the specifics of his dynamic with Lex is unclear. As a reminder, you’ll be able to re-watch the restricted footage beneath:
James Gunn gave Nicholas Hoult the position of Lex as a result of he appeared so filled with hatred throughout auditions, so it sounds just like the X-Males alum goes to be firing on all cylinders for Superman. And he’ll presumably be a significant villain in the whole DCU as a complete, particularly since Gunn and firm are placing a lot deal with serialized storytelling.
We have solely seen a number of very transient appearances of Hoult as Lex Luthor, as James Gunn and firm have been holding the film’s contents near the chest. That ought to change as we get near Superman‘s launch this July, however the option to not put out a full size trailer till not too long ago appears purposeful.
The DC Universe continues to be in its infancy, however we have already seen connection between its first two tasks. Creature Commandos voice actor Karl City is making the leap to dwell motion as Rick Flag Sr. in Superman, in addition to Season 2 of Peacemaker. So the narrative potentialities really feel fairly countless.
Superman will hit theaters on July eleventh as a part of the 2025 film launch listing. We’ll simply have to attend and see what Nicholas Hoult will carry to the desk as Lex Luthor.