Superman: Legacy filming date CONFIRMED by James Gunn

Superman: Legacy will commence filming in March of 2024.

Following the restructuring of DC Studios at the creative and executive level, any plans for Man of Steel star Henry Cavill to return as Superman were scrapped despite his cameo appearance at the end of Black Adam.

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David Corenswet was eventually cast for a fresh take on Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan joining as Lois Lane and James Gunn writing and directing.

The official premise of Superman: Legacy reads: 

'Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.'

On threads, Gunn confirmed that filming will begin in March and praised his production team for working through the strikes.

“I’m grateful every day our production team worked their asses off to keep things going through the strikes,” he said. “Forces impelled us to stop many times — (and) if we had we’d never make July 2025.”

Who stars in Superman: Legacy?

Corenswet will play Superman, with Brosnahan playing Lane.

It was recently confirmed by Gunn that Nicholas Hoult will play Lex Luthor.

“Yes, finally I can answer, Nicholas Hoult is Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy and I couldn’t be happier,” he stated on Instagram.

“We went out to dinner last night to celebrate and discuss how we can create a Lex that will be different from anything you’ve seen before and will never forget. Although we were discussing it, it wasn’t final until a couple days ago and I don’t want to tell you all something that isn’t certain.

“Here’s to Lex (and Nicholas!), one of my very favourite characters in the DCU.”