{"id":32823,"date":"2025-07-02T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32823\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:45:10","slug":"james-gunn-reveals-the-surprising-jor-el-casting-for-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/32823\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Reveals the Surprising Jor-El Casting for &#8216;Superman&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Odyssey gets its first poster. Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton are set up for a new sea monster drama at Netflix. Plus, filming has wrapped on the final season of\u00a0The Boys. Spoilers now!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2000610556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/io9Spoiler.png\" alt=\"Io9spoiler\" width=\"1920\" height=\"211\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> Street Fighter <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/07\/street-fighter-movie-casts-david-dastmalchian-m-bison-1236446702\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deadline<\/a> reports David Dastmalchian has been cast as M. Bison in Legendary\u2019s live-action Street Fighter movie.<\/p>\n<p>  The Odyssey <\/p>\n<p>A new poster has been released for Chris Nolan\u2019s Greek epic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A film by Christopher Nolan. Shot entirely with IMAX film cameras. In theaters 7 17 26. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOdysseyMovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheOdysseyMovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lizYuc3Mu7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lizYuc3Mu7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 odysseymovie (@odysseymovie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/odysseymovie\/status\/1940379975284338959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>   Superman <\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ehulrmWMfo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake\u2019s Takes<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/movies\/news\/superman-movie-bradley-cooper-cameo-jor-el-james-gunn-guardians-of-the-galaxy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comic Book<\/a>), James Gunn revealed Bradley Cooper plays Jor-El in Superman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Really, Bradley\u2019s just doing me a favor. He\u2019s a friend. We\u2019ve stayed in close contact since the Guardians movies, and I admire him greatly as an actor and as a director.<\/p>\n<p>I just said, \u2018Hey, will you do me a favor? Come down, go to England, we\u2019re going to shoot you in a 3D environment, make a hologram of you, and you can play Jor-El. He was like, \u2018Okay.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During another recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/superman-bleed-james-gunn-powers-comparison\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Screen Rant<\/a>, James Gunn also stated his Superman is \u201cabout a person who thinks of himself in a certain way, finds out that isn\u2019t true, and has to recontextualize who he is in the face of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is about his interior life. At the core of the story \u2013 it\u2019s surrounded by pyrotechnics and flying dogs and robots \u2013 but at the core of the story it\u2019s about a person who thinks of himself in a certain way, finds out that isn\u2019t true, and has to recontextualize who he is in the face of that. That isn\u2019t really what your normal Superman story is, nor any hero\u2019s story, for the most part. So I think that\u2019s a difference. He\u2019s more vulnerable in that way.<\/p>\n<p>And then physically \u2013 I mean, listen, he\u2019s fighting an equal and opposite force. So, in some ways, it\u2019s no different than when Superman was fighting the bad guys in Superman II, in Donner\u2019s film.<\/p>\n<p>But we do see him bleed, which is different. He can\u2019t make the world go backwards in time through spinning around it. So I kind of took a Superman that was a mix of different Supermans throughout the comics in terms of his power set.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The Cat in the Hat <\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. has released a trailer for its new Cat in the Hat movie starring the voices of Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Paula Pell, Tiago Martinez, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Bowen Yang, and Tituss Burgess.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  The Old Guard 2 <\/p>\n<p>Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman and Kiki Layne recap the events of the first Old Guard ahead of the sequel releasing today on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  Untitled Sea Monster Series <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/netflix-series-newfoundland-mackenzie-davis-josh-hartnett-sea-creature-20250701\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Playlist<\/a>, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton will star alongside Josh Hartnett in upcoming, currently untitled limited series at Netflix about a sea monster terrorizing Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>  The Boys <\/p>\n<p>Finally, filming has officially wrapped on the final season of The Boys, according to Eric Kripke on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the last time I&#8217;ll ever be on this set. It&#8217;ll be torn down soon. It&#8217;s bittersweet, but my primary feeling is gratitude. To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBoys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TheBoys<\/a> family: I love you. To the fans: can&#8217;t wait for you to see the grand finale. That&#8217;s a wrap. (Pic by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarenFukuhara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@karenfukuhara<\/a>). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBoysTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@theboystv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@primevideo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gSGVJAdR08\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gSGVJAdR08<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Kripke (@therealKripke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealKripke\/status\/1940219086430146573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/marvel-release-dates-when-to-see-upcoming-mcu-movies-1848196856\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-wars-movies-tv-shows-release-dates-disney-1848494806\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-trek-release-dates-where-to-stream-picard-discover-1848839650\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/warner-bros-dc-release-dates-hbo-max-cast-details-1848354161\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/doctor-who-release-dates-streaming-ncuti-gatwa-rtd-1849745140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>                          <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christopher Nolan\u2019s\u00a0Odyssey gets its first poster. 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