Earlier than we discovered that David Corenswet can be taking part in Superman in DC films for the following a number of years, varied retailers comparable to ourselves reported that James Gunn’s Superman film was going to deal with a youthful model of the character. It was an necessary factor to notice on the time since Henry Cavill’s Superman throughout the DCEU was a man in his early 30s (if that), so listening to that Gunn and WB might skew youthful again then made sense.
However in accordance with Gunn over on Threads, he didn’t conceive Superman: Legacy with the intent of specializing in a younger model of Clark Kent. In response to a fan query about if his “younger Superman” film can be set up to now, the director/author responded by stating that he was “by no means making a ‘younger Superman’ film, only a Superman film.” A part of the confusion about if this film would represent as a Younger Superman flick is that late last year, Gunn stated his movie would “deal with an earlier a part of Superman’s life,” therefore why he didn’t simply deliver Cavill alongside for the journey after Black Adam had already teed up his return.
Like different comedian e-book characters throughout the Large Two, Superman’s age is a type of stuff you’re probably not meant to consider till the story calls for you accomplish that, like when he has a child or his hair begins graying. That’s the MO for his varied media appearances over the many years, too: the DCAU by no means actually had a tough age on him, for instance, whereas Younger Justice (a present the place all characters visibly age) has him at 43 years old by the point of its fourth and closing season. And in Smallville and the outdated Legion of Superheroes cartoon, he’s an adolescent who steadily ages up as his powers pull double obligation as a puberty metaphor and in addition present him rising into his heroic id. And the presently airing My Adventures with Superman collection places him within the obscure age vary of being a “20-something,” however you possibly can moderately assume he’s nonetheless in his very early 20s.
Whereas Superman: Legacy might not have a “younger” model of the character in the best way we usually assume, it could be that he’ll nonetheless really feel like a little bit of a child when he’s rubbing shoulders with other heroes for the primary time in his life. We’ll discover out extra when the film (presumably) releases on July 11, 2025.
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