As the reports of Superman: Legacy’s casting raises storm on the internet, Emma Mackey pops up as a major name in the race of Lois Lane. A large number of talents, primarily from a younger demographic, are being eyed by James Gunn and Co. who will kick-start the new era for DCU. The Sex Education star is reported to be in the race with some of the other significant names from the present era such as Rachel Brosnahan, Samara Weaving, and Phoebe Dynevor.
Emma Mackey can be seen in the upcoming multistarrer Barbie alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling following her success in the Netflix series. If everything goes alright, the Maeve Wiley fame can land one of the most iconic roles in her career yet.
Where does Emma Mackey stand in the Superman: Legacy casting race?
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, some of the most prominent youngsters in the industry are eyed for the lead roles in Superman: Legacy. These include Emma Mackey, David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, and a few others. It was already reported that James Gunn will watch every audition tape on his own before making any decision. Looks like they are finally proceeding toward the screen testing stage.
Sources reported that even though Emma Mackey leads the race for the role of Superman’s love interest, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star, Rachel Brosnahan also gave an outstanding audition. However, her age of 32 can present as a barrier to her landing the role. On the other hand, Scream VI’s Samara Weaving and Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor are also in the race. But it is also added that some of these names are nothing more than “chatroom discussions” and it will take a considerable amount of time before we get a final confirmation.
The last time when we saw Lois Lane in DCEU played by Amy Adams opposite Henry Cavill’s Superman, fans had a mixed reception to it. While some thought her role to be serious and good, some of the fans didn’t like the tonality and also how the script portrayed her. It will be expected from James Gunn to do justice to the character in the upcoming flick.
What does the rest of the Superman: Legacy casting look like?
Besides Emma Mackey’s Lois Lane, the roles of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor also found some potential contenders. David Corenswet, recently seen in the A24 horror flick Pearl is said to be leading the race to be the upcoming Man of Steel. While the names of more contenders are still unknown, Deadline reported that X-Men fame Nicholas Hoult is also in the race for Clark Kent. However, THR named him as the only option to play Lex Luthor, which raises the hype for the official casting announcement to get a concrete answer.
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Interestingly, Hoult was also a top contender for playing Batman in the Matt Reeves movie before Robert Pattinson got the role. James Gunn already handed in the first draft of DCU’s pilot project before the Writer’s Strike so it can be hoped that the project will not face any trouble and move according to its planned time frame.
Superman: Legacy, written and directed by James Gunn will hit the theaters on July 11, 2025.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
