David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan will star as Clark Kent and Lois Lane. The remainder of the solid consists of Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Nathan Fillion (a Inexperienced Lantern), and many extra.
Deadline reported Friday that one other title has been added to that record: Alan Tudyk, of Rogue One, Firefly, Resident Alien fame, in a “secret function.” However which function is it?
Tudyk has deep expertise within the DC Universe, generally on display screen and generally as a voice actor. He has appeared in animated DC TV reveals (Harley Quinn, Batman: The Courageous and the Daring, Younger Justice, Gunn’s upcoming Creature Commandos), animated DC motion pictures (Justice League: Struggle), live-action DC reveals (Doom Patrol), and now, a live-action DC film.
To date, within the DC Universe, Tudyk has performed [deep breath] The Joker, Clayface, Calendar Man, Condiment King, Physician Entice, Firefly, Ocean Grasp, The Flash, Inexperienced Arrow, Psimon, Captain Chilly, Superman, Mr. No one, and (quickly) Physician Phosphorus in Creature Commandos. That must be some form of report. However who’s he enjoying in Superman? Listed below are our main guesses.
Reprising the Physician Phosphorus function in live-action definitely looks like a chance. Gunn has stated “We’re gonna have characters transfer into animation, out of animation, often having the identical actor play their voice as who performs them in live-action.” However that makes the secretive nature of this casting slightly odd — him repeating the function looks like the form of factor that DC Studios would possibly simply announce.
Contemplate: Martian Manhunter, a possible CG-heavy function for a proficient voice actor with ties to no matter is occurring in house on this costume-reveal nonetheless. There are a variety of heroes flying round Gunn’s Superman universe, and J’onn J’onzz might be one in every of them.
It definitely looks like Brainiac is in Gunn’s film, and as of this report, that function stays unannounced. However that’s the form of lead villain function which may be put aside for a fair larger title. If Superman’s Brainiac is motion-captured, although, that may enhance Tudyk’s inventory in that exact case.
There are dozens of extra offbeat choices within the Superman canon that Tudyk might nail, just like the mischievous trickster Mister Mxyzptlk (a personality I merely can’t consider the actor hasn’t performed but).
I’d be elated if he introduced again his positively pleasant efficiency as Mr. No one from the primary season of Doom Patrol, as unlikely as that appears. I received’t get my hopes up.
Bertrand “Bertie” Muegler
Right here’s what Tudyk has to say concerning the casting report:
What I’m coming to is I believe Alan Tudyk might play nearly any DCU character and I’d be completely satisfied. However now pontificate: Who’s your choose for probably, and who would you most wish to see him play?