Superman
Summary
One of the filming location forSuperman : Legacygives theDCUfilm a link to Superman ’s Golden Age origin . battery-acid : Legacywill be the first alive - action property of the new DC Universe , a partial reboot of the DC Extended Universe . While some characters – such as Xolo Maridueña ’s Blue Beetle and Viola Davis ’s Amanda Waller – will stockpile over into the fresh creation , David Corenswet will supplant Henry Cavill as Superman . In accession to introducing a stigma - new looping of Superman , Legacyalso come along to be honoring an often - forgotten constituent of theSupermanmythos .
Superman : Legacyis prepare to be released on July 11th , 2025 . While footling is known about its premise thus far , the film will introduce unexampled iterations of legion Hellenic DC Comics role . One ofSuperman Legacy’sfilming locationswill be Cleveland , Ohio , a locale that holds significance to the other Golden AgeSupermancomic books and those conversant Superman ’s co - creators .
Superman is the first entry in James Gunn ’s much foresee newfangled DCU , and here is everything we know from cast to taradiddle and discharge escort .
Cleveland Is One Of The Most Important Real-World Locations For Superman
Superman’s Birthplace Revealed
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster both grew up in Cleveland , Ohio , and , course , made the metropolis the setting of Superman ’s early comic book . In the first 15 government issue ofAction Comics(and the first issue ofSuperman ) , Superman lived , function , and fought crime in Cleveland .
Starting with the sixteenth takings ofAction Comicsand the 2d offspring ofSuperman , however , Cleveland was retconned into beingthe fictitious city of Metropolis , exchangeable to the way that Batman ’s early stories were coiffure in New York City before the locale was retconned into Gotham City .
Cast
Superman : This motion-picture show observe Clark Kent , a laddie reporter in Metropolis , as he navigates the complexities of his three-fold identity , sputter to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing while embracing his part as Superman .
Metropolis Is An Amalgamation Of Two Real-World Cities
A Fascinating Fusion of New York and Cleveland
Metropolis itself isan merger of the two most important real - world urban center for Superman : Cleveland and New YorkCity . While Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster both grew up in Cleveland ( along with Toronto , in the latter ’s case ) , Detective Comics , Inc. was base in Manhattan . Many influential creatives in Superman ’s other history were New Yorkers , such as the Fleischer brother , whose iconicSupermancartoons give Superman his famous ability to fell . Metropolis ’s location in the comics depart , depending on the persistence , with some putting it in the Greater New York Area while others place it in the province of Delaware .
The DCEU bond to some loop of the comics , with its Metropolis being set in Delaware .
The DCEU adhered to some iterations of the comics , with its Metropolis being set in Delaware while remaining a compounding of Cleveland and New York . The Richard DonnerSupermanmovies portrayed Metropolis as simply being New York City , with the name Metropolis referring to the otherwise realistic Manhattan . HowSuperman : Legacywill use Cleveland , however , persist to be see , with footage of the city potentially representing the DCU ’s loop of Metropolis , which would – fittingly – honor the early chronicle of theSupermanmythos .
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Superman: This film follows Clark Kent, a cub reporter in Metropolis, as he navigates the complexities of his dual identity, struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing while embracing his role as Superman.
