One prescient fan predicted the cast of James Gunn’s Superman Legacy years before the film was even announced.
Earlier today, news broke that writer/director James Gunn had finally chosen his new Superman and Lois Lane after months of auditions and vetting. It’s the kind of casting decision that filmmakers wring their hands over and carefully consider, as it could determine the long-term future of an entire studio. And while both Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet have impressive credits to their name, they aren’t exactly A-list, household names just yet, all of which is to say these weren’t exactly predictable casting choices.
Unless of course you’re Twitter user Kunal B.
Shortly after the news broke, a tweet from this seemingly random and unconnected fan emerged showing that he correctly predicted the cast in December of 2020, nearly three years before it happened. In fact, the prediction came nearly two and a half years before Gunn announced he was even making a Superman movie and two years before Gunn had even been announced as the new head of DC Studios!
A #Superman reboot starring David Corenswet as Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Let it be linked to Matt Reeves Batman franchise (not directly, just in the same universe) pic.twitter.com/0ZEL3uSuMX
Corenswet has primarily appeared on television with projects like HBO’s We Own This City and Netflix’s The Politician, House of Cards and Hollywood. He also appeared in the slasher film Pearl last fall and will appear in the 2024 Twister sequel, Twisters.
Brosnahan also appeared on House of Cards in a recurring role before her Emmy-winning breakout performance on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which just wrapped up its final season. She’s the fourth actress to portray Lane in a film, joining Margot Kidder, Kate Bosworth and Amy Adams.
And once the decisions on Kent and Lane are made, Gunn will quickly pull the trigger on the next wave. Sources say there is also a shortlist for villain Lex Luthor (siblings Alexander and Bill Skarsgard have been mentioned as being on it, and it’s not clear whether Hoult, who was initially wanted for the part before deciding to try for Kent/Superman, would put himself in the running again.) There are also other heroes to cast, such as members of a supergroup named the Authority (part of the new storyline is Superman joining a world in which superheroes already exist).
Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 concludes his tenure at Marvel after a decade of working with the studio, and he’ll also work on a second season of the Max series Peacemaker once Superman: Legacy is finished.
The DCEU isn’t long for this world, but we’ve got plenty of movies to rank from its decade-plus run.
The DC Extended Universe is nearing its end as filmmaker James Gunn takes over DC, and it’s time to look back on the series that started with 2013’s Man of Steel.
The post-Christopher Nolan Batman movies have had their high ups and low downs.
There were great moments like the arrival of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and terrible ones like the mangled version of Justice League that fans got in 2017.
Ahead of this weekend’s The Flash, let’s take a look back at most all the DCEU movies that have come out within the past decade (with the exception of March’s Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, which we turned off after less than 10 minutes because life is simply too short).
David Harbour leads the way on an impressive cast.
Earlier this year, James Gunn revealed all the movies and TV shows that would be a part of the first chapter of his new relaunch of the DC cinematic universe, beginning with an animated series written by Gunn called Creature Commandos. This series is based on one of the weirder and more obscure comic book titles in the DC library (a specialty of Gunn’s) focusing on a team of monsters fighting in World War II.
We’ve known nothing specific about the series, or indeed any of the upcoming DC titles, but now the cast of Creature Commandos has been revealed and frankly, it’s pretty impressive. James Gunn is coming out swinging with his first project as the head of DC, and we’re ready to dive into this brave new DC universe.
DC fans can rejoice that a new wave of film and television projects have been revealed.
After months of promising big changes, the DC universe has officially received its first official reset courtesy of filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran.
Gunn, a Marvel vet, came over to DC a few years ago to take on 2021’s The Suicide Squad and found a permanent home last fall as the comic book studio’s new film and television co-chief.
On Tuesday, Gunn made his grand reveal of the studio’s first steps in its new film and television plan. He led his announcement with a pretty honest assessment of how things have been going on the DC side of the fence for some time.
“As many of you know, DC has been disconnected in film and television for a long time,” Gunn said in the video. “It’s one of our jobs … to come in and make sure the [DC Universe] is connected in film, television, gaming and animation, that the characters are consistent, played by the same actors, and it works within one story.”
The first chapter of the “DCU” will reportedly be titled “Gods and Monsters.”
Gunn added that already established projects, like Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe and Todd Phillip’s Joker films, will get the branding of “DC Elseworlds,” meaning that they’ll veer away from the newly forming “DCU.”
Gunn teased a number of big DC projects and gave clarity on some others. Let’s break down below what the highlights were.
Jeremy Pruitt is trending on Twitter as rumors and speculation swirl regarding the open Alabama DC job
Former Alabama football defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt has had his name in the headlines for a few days. Ever since Pete Golding announced his departure from the Crimson Tide program for the Ole Miss defensive coordinator job, Pruitt has been one of the most talked-about potential candidates.
With Nick Saban and the Alabama program, not much information leaks from behind closed doors. Though many may speculate, no one can be certain who the candidates are to replace Golding at DC. That doesn’t stop the rumors from swirling.
Pruitt’s name is trending on Twitter as fans and analysts discuss the possibility of him being cleared by the SEC and returning to Alabama in some capacity.
Five Dallas Cowboys assistants were informed Thursday the Cowboys are no longer interested in their services, one of which used to coach for the Redskins.
The contracts of all five assistant coaches were expiring, so basically, the Cowboys were informing them they would not renew their contracts for the upcoming 2023 NFL season.
The five Dallas coaches now out of a job are defensive line coach Leon Lett, offensive line coach Joe Philbin, assistant head coach Rob Davis, running backs coach Skip Peete and linebackers coach George Edwards.
Washington fans may remember Edwards. When Dan Snyder fired Marty Schottenheimer after winning 8 of their final 11 games to finish 8-8 in 2001, Snyder hired Steve Spurrier from Florida, making him the NFL’s highest-paid head coach.
Marvin Lewis became the defensive coordinator, and Edwards became the linebackers coach/assistant defensive coordinator. It was a first for Edwards, who had previously coached linebackers and defensive linemen in other coaching locations.
Washington went 7-9 that 2002 season, Lewis departed to Cincinnati, becoming the Bengals head coach, and Edwards was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2003 season. However, Washington went 5-11 (“not very good”), Spurrier resigned, and Edwards went to Cleveland to coach the linebackers.
Former Vikings DC George Edwards jaws with Dalvin Cook, and Cook gets called for the penalty pic.twitter.com/vYxdjdd89Y
Life for NFL coaches’ families can be extremely difficult. A coach must travel multiple times out of state during the season, while there are long hours with no days off during the regular season for coaching staffs.
The most difficult aspect may actually be the emotional instability of knowing you are most likely not going to be in any one location for a long time. For Edwards (age 56), the Cowboys were his 12th employer since he began coaching as an assistant at the University of Florida in 1991 on the Steve Spurrier staff.
Following the Florida Gators, Edwards has also coached for Appalachian State, Duke, Georgia, the Cowboys, Redskins, Browns, Dolphins, Bills, Dolphins, Vikings, Cowboys.
As was just announced at The Game Awards 2021, Monolith Productions is working on a brand new Wonder Woman game.
Monolith Productions just debuted a trailer for its upcoming Wonder Woman game at The Game Awards 2021. The game will be published by Warner Bros. and developed in association with DC.
While fans weren’t short of ideas for what the Shadow of Mordor developer was secretly up to, it’s safe to say not a whole lot of people anticipated Princess Diana of Themyscira would be the next DC superhero to make the transition to video games. As Geoff Keighley said just prior to the trailer airing, a lot of the reveals at large-scale trade shows get leaked ahead of schedule – this one certainly didn’t.
You can check out the all-new trailer for yourself below.
“A new threat comes to our shores, and I must call you home,” a mysterious voice says. “Restore what has been broken. Unite old enemies. Forge new bonds. You are a hero, but you can be more – you can be a leader.
“You are Wonder Woman.”
Aside from that quote and a quick look at Diana herself, we have precious few details about what Monolith’s take on the iconic superhero is going to be like. All we know is that the game is likely very early in development – although the idea that Monolith might be able to integrate the Nemesis system it used in Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War into a superhero game is pretty promising.
At the time of writing, no release date has been specified for Wonder Woman. Monolith and Warner Bros. also haven’t specified which platforms the game will be coming to.
Everything about yesterday’s John Wall trade is exactly why sports has become such a struggle for me these days.
For those of you who don’t know, I’m a Wizards fan. I’ve been a Wizards fan for as long as I can remember. I was here for the Jordan era. I remember Antonio Daniels getting crossed up by Allen Iverson twice in one play. I was there for Gilbert Arenas. All of it. This is my team, for better or for worse. And I’ve been through it all with them.
This team had betrayed me — betrayed its fan base. They’d sent the most beloved Washington Wizard in, at the very least, the last two decades away for a point guard who was well past his prime.
And Russell Westbrook is fine! He’s a great guy. He’s a former MVP and will be a Hall of Famer when he retires. But he’s not the same player he used to be, and certainly not one that will make this team appreciably better.
But really, that was beside the point. That wasn’t the issue. Looking at this in a vacuum, this trade is fine. To everyone outside of D.C.? This makes total sense. Wall hasn’t played basketball in two years! Russ is clearly the better option here.
But to the city? Wall deserved so much better. You have to be from here to truly understand why. Let me explain.
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To know why John Wall means so much to the people of D.C., you have to know what the city was like when he got here and what it was before he ever knew he was going to be here.
But that was the apex of Chocolate City that, well, isn’t quite as chocolate anymore.
These days, D.C. is less of a safe haven for Black folks and more of a transient playground for transplants from other places around the country. You know, people more interested in politics, media, law. All that good stuff. Many of those people are white.
And like every other major city in America, D.C. is also plagued by gentrification. The Black families who have lived in the city for decades and been underserved have been uprooted and replaced to make room for those transplants.
By 2011, Chocolate City was nothing more than a fond memory. D.C. hadn’t felt Black anymore — not for a while. That was just the year it became official. The city’s Black population dipped below 50% for the first time in half a century.
Enter John Wall. In 2010, the Wizards draft this 6’4, 196 pound soaking wet kid from Kentucky by way of Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s an exciting time. Some folks are calling him the best prospect since LeBron James in 2003. And he’s from North Carolina, too? He’s basically from here. This is the guy.
Still, though, people are nervous. What’s this kid like? We hear he’s kind of a hot head. What if this doesn’t work out? What if he doesn’t like the city? Nobody likes the city.
First thing he does when he touches the Wizards court? It wasn’t a bucket. It wasn’t a crazy assist. It wasn’t an epic chasedown block. It was the Dougie.
WORD. This was it. This was the guy. This was D.C.’s guy. In a city that was slowly losing its identity, Wall restored some semblance of it on the first night of his career. He reminded D.C. what it was. Fun, brash, flashy, braggadocious, but also humble. And also really good.
But that’s really just where the relationship begins. That’s when D.C. met John Wall — it’s not when they fell in love with him. That happened over the course of the next 10 years.
That love grew every time Wall belted out “this is my city” after a ferocious dunk or chasedown block in the 4th quarter of a close game. It grew with every flashy pass he made that led to a dunk or a corner 3. It grew every time he played through an injury that he probably should’ve sat out with.
And that’s just on the court. Off the court? He held the city down in ways that not many players before him have and not many after him will.
Look, every player hosts some charity event and gives some significant donation to an important cause. They all have some spiel for doing what they’re doing. But it’s not always genuine. There’s not always a real commitment — a real connection.
With Wall? He was never afraid to go out and touch the people. Every time he held a backpack drive in the heart of the Southside of the city, he’d be there for hours on end handing out school supplies, signing autographs and playing with kids he doesn’t know.
When people in the city were in need, he held them down. His foundation raised $300,000 for the 202 Assist program to help residents in D.C.’s poorest neighborhoods pay their rent in the middle of a pandemic. Even last week, amid swirling trade rumors, he still handed out free meals and grocery gift cards to the neediest folks in the heart of the city.
As long as he’s played here, he’s always actually been here. He’s always had his boots on the ground in the city when people needed him the most. And folks appreciate that. They never forget it. That’s more valuable than any bucket he could score or any dime he could dish out.
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So back to why sports fandom has become such a struggle for me.
Most of the sentiment from general NBA fans has been on the side of the Wizards. Just hop on the internet and look at the tweets. They range everywhere from “Wizards fans should be thankful that they got off that contract” to “Russell Westbrook is a much better player anyway.” There’s also the thing about him throwing gang signs up at a party in a video that surfaced back in September.
And, look. No one is defending that. That’s childish behavior from a 30-year old man who had no business doing what he was doing. It was stupid. And, yes, that contract is terrible for a player who hasn’t played in two years and is coming back from a torn Achilles. And, yes, Russell Westbrook might just be the better player.
But when you talk about that terrible contract, make sure you talk about all the dollars from it that have been invested into actually helping people. When you bring up that video to tear him down, be sure to talk about the people he’s uplifted in D.C.
So much of the discourse on athletes, in general, misses the little things like that. For me, John Wall was my last bastion of that. With him out of D.C., I don’t know if I’ll ever see that again.
