Ever since James Gunn took over the DC Studios artistic head function earlier this yr, he has been working behind the scenes to ship the subsequent highly effective step within the Superman franchise.

The final Superman movie, Man Of Steel, hit cinemas again in 2013, and Gunn desires to alter that. In the approaching years, he's going to drop Superman: Legacy, step one within the DC Universe's subsequent Justice League franchise.

Casting for Superman: Legacy is at present taking place, in accordance with Deadline, with some huge names within the operating to tackle the legendary roles of Superman and Lois Lane.

Gunn himself has spoken out in regards to the casting course of this weekend, as effectively. He wrote on his Twitter account: "For all of you asking, I would never comment on who is or isn’t AUDITIONING for a role. That’s the actor’s business only & isn’t something I’d make public unless they did it first after the fact (like @GlennHowerton or @ZacharyLevi having auditioned for Star-Lord & being top choices)."

He did add, nevertheless: "For now, only one person has been CAST in Superman: Legacy, and it isn’t any of the regular players in the Superman world."

Until the official announcement of the forged comes, followers are left to take a position over the next names: