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A 3-year-old tweet eerily predicted the new Superman cast

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!

Somebody get Kunal B to Vegas.

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James Gunn’s Superman movie has officially landed its two leads

We have a new Superman and Lois Lane for a new movie from director James Gunn.

Filmmaker James Gunn is ready to fly high with his picks for Superman and Lois Lane.

The Guardians of the Galaxy director has set actor David Corenswet to play Clark Kent/Superman in his upcoming Superman: Legacy, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Corenswet will be the fourth actor to portray the Man of Steel in a standalone film, following Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Rachel Brosnahan will play Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, long known as Kent’s romantic interest.

Gunn had been screen testing actors for some time now, with actors Nicholas Hoult and Tom Brittney also up for Superman and Phoebe Dynevor and Emma Mackey up for Lane.

The filmmaker confirmed the news on Tuesday of the castings.

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.

Gunn took over DC’s film and television production output alongside producer Peter Safran, with the duo’s rebooted DC Universe kicking off theatrically with Superman: Legacy on July 11, 2025.

Per THR, the casting for the new Superman film will now move on to the hero’s archvillain, Lex Luthor, and to other heroes that are slated to appear.

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.

Ranking the DCEU movies ahead of The Flash, including Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Wonder Woman

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).

What We Learned from James Gunn’s DC Universe Announcement (Batman! Superman! Swamp Thing?!)

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.

Quandre Diggs calls Seahawks’ run defense ‘our Kryptonite right now’

In the locker room afterwards, free safety Quandre Diggs compared the run defense to Superman’s greatest weakness.

The Seahawks’ run defense is so bad that it might just cost them a chance to make the postseason. Sunday’s humilating loss to the Panthers dropped Seattle out of the playoff picture and painted a grim picture about this team’s inability to address its greatest weakness – one every opponent knows and is exploiting every game.

In the locker room afterwards, free safety Quandre Diggs compared the run defense to Superman’s greatest weakness, per Mike Dugar at the Athletic.

“That’s our kryptonite right now, until we stop that, teams are going to continue to do it.”

That they will. Especially because this defense is no Superman even on a good day with no Kryptonite around.

So far this season the Seahawks have allowed their nine teams to rush for at least 144 yards on them. Several have gone off for 200+ yards.

Kryptonite poisons Superman, but it was Doomsday that actually killed him. That came down to getting beat down by a mindless monster who was simply bigger, stronger and meaner than Superman. It’s the same dynamic for Seattle’s defense, which has gotten dominated in the trenches all season.

If the Seahawks want to avoid their own Doomsday and take advantage of this window of opportunity, they’ll have to become more formidable in the trenches – especially on defense.

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Why Robert Saleh compared Jets QB Zach Wilson to Superman

Robert Saleh likened Jets rookie QB Zach Wilson to Superman because of his ability to “save plays.”

Zach Wilson and Superman don’t have much in common, but Robert Saleh believes the rookie quarterback is similar to the Man of Steel because of his ability to “save plays” with his improvisational style.

Saleh used a fourth-quarter play from the Jets’ win over the Texans as an example. Wilson found tight end Ryan Griffin for seven yards on 3rd-and-eight with 5:31 to play. While the throw didn’t give the Jets the first-down, it set the team up nicely for a fourth-down conversion that eventually set up a 37-yard field goal. That put the Jets up 21-14.

Saleh thought the Texans had Wilson’s reads covered well, and although his footwork wasn’t perfect, Wilson still extended the play long enough to find Griffin. That’s exactly the type of improvisational style Saleh and the Jets liked from Wilson coming out BYU.

Saleh wants Wilson to go through his progressions first, but if the play breaks down, he should “activate his superpower.”

“Go be Superman and save the play, but try to execute the offense in rhythm and when the rhythm breaks down, go do what you were famous for at BYU,” Saleh said Monday. “Clark Kent would walk around until someone calls for help; when the play breaks down, that’s Mike LaFleur yelling for help. Go save him.”

Although Saleh has preached “boring football” (short passes) all season, he still wants Wilson to be himself when it comes to that style of play. The key is understanding exactly when Wilson needs to play the hero and when he needs to just be a game manager. He mostly played the latter role against the Texans. Wilson completed 58.33 percent of his passes, going 14-24 for 145 passing yards, one rushing touchdown and one interception.

The completions, attempts and yards were all season-lows for Wilson, but he played well enough to produce his second career win. Wilson looked especially good in the second half, going 9-13 for 108 yards.

Wilson’s hero ball mentality got him into a lot of trouble during his first six games with the Jets. Now it looks like he is learning how to at least balance that mindset with managing an efficient offense.

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New ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ art shows off its team of deviant heroes

Harley Quinn and King Shark, what more could you ask for?

Rocksteady is sharing Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League  character artwork all over Twitter of everyone’s favorite, ahem, well-intentioned messy do-gooders, and they have never looked better.

Ahead of DC Fandome happening later this month, staff at Rocksteady Studios are slowly revealing some spiffy new art of each squad member. From familiar faces like Harley Quinn to lesser-known (yet still beloved) folks like Deadshot, every character looks pretty sick. Especially King Shark, who is very likely sick in the literal sense. Because he eats people, you see! 

Since I’m such a ridiculously generous person, I’ll gather all the tweets showing off the Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League character renders below. That way, you don’t need to go hunting for them. Let’s begin!

First up is Deadshot, who radiates “disappointed dad” energy, according to Rocksteady’s marketing manager Gaz Deaves.

Next is Captain Boomerang, who looks kind of like a sleazy used car salesman that’s really into airsoft.

Everybody’s favorite fish-man is here. Not voiced by Sylvester Stallone this go-around, sadly.

Last and by no means least is Harley Quinn. Thankfully totally separate from The Joker. She’s too good for him, anyway.

There’s also a new DC Fandome trailer with a short clip of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League in motion too. It’s at the 0:33 mark of the video below, blink and you’ll miss it.

Rocksteady also said that gameplay for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will be at DC Fandome on Oct. 16, which should be pretty exciting. After all, it’s hard not to be stoked that the studio behind Batman: Arkham Asylum is making a new game. Hopefully, it will turn out better than Marvel’s Avengers.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF. 

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A 76ers-Superman concept jersey has been revealed and it looks fresh

A Philadelphia 76ers concept jersey combined with Superman colors has surfaced across the internet.

When it comes to jerseys, some people have different opinions on them. Some prefer the classic throwback jerseys while some like the more jazzed up jerseys with a lot more to the design than usual. However, everybody can generally agree that concept jerseys are awesome.

There are jersey concepts floating around on the internet that combines all of the NBA teams with comic book superheroes. Yes, the superhero designs combined with NBA jersey colors and they have looked absolutely fresh and clean.

For the Philadelphia 76ers, they were combined with Superman. The yellow and red combined with the Sixers blue is a nice looking design and the 76 in the middle of the jersey is a really nice touch.

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