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The brand new Superman film will formally mark the debut of Maxwell Lord within the DC Universe. Because the DCU franchise will largely be serving as a reboot for DC Studios, there are quite a few characters getting recast for James Gunn’s new superhero franchise. Whereas a number of iconic heroes have new actors portraying them within the DCU, Gunn’s Superman film will even be reimagining a number of fashionable villains.

I am unable to imagine Pedro Pascal and I maintain going after the identical roles! [laughs] I am unable to reply most of these questions, I requested my brother [James Gunn] just lately if I may even say that I’m within the film & he was like ‘you can say you’re kinda within the film’. So I’m kinda within the new Superman.

I’ve actually loved the method of exploring the character – there’s supply materials that my brother and I mentioned, however I form of cannot discuss any of that. I can say that complete world the place Pedro Pascal performed the character fantastically could be very, very completely different from the world we’re working in. I feel simply the casting alone makes that apparent – I joke, as a result of you aren’t going to have a look at me normally for those self same kind of roles [as Pedro Pascal,] he’s wonderful.

I will have the ability to discuss a lot extra freely about this after the film comes out, however within the meantime, I can say that I cherished the method of engaged on it. [From] what I’ve seen from the film, which isn’t all of it, I am very excited for an viewers to see it. I’ve very excessive hopes as to how the viewers will reply to it.

As Gunn is confirmed to be in Superman as Maxwell, this is only one of a number of characters that he portrays within the DCU franchise. Outdoors of the Superman film, Gunn voices G.I. Robotic within the animated Creature Commandos TV present, the place he additionally reprised the function of Weasel from the DCEU.

Superman

Launch Date

July 11, 2025

Producers

Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran

Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

Rachel Brosnahan

Lois Lane

Nicholas Hoult

Lex Luthor

Edi Gathegi

Michael Holt / Mister Terrific

Upcoming DC Film Releases