Ah, the breathless casting of a new superhero movie. There’s nothing quite like it, especially for something as new, buzzy, and make-or-break as the new DC Universe. James Gunn managed to do the impossible with Superman, casting a perfect Man of Steel, a Lois Lane that seemed plucked from the pages of DC comics, and a Lex Luthor that was just subversive enough to really work. Despite that strong foundation, though, he has to do it all over again with its fast-approaching sequel, Man of Tomorrow... and potentially build out the Justice League in the process.
All eyes have been on Gunn as he rounds up the cast for the next installment of the Superman saga. The upcoming film is set to be a two-hander between David Corenswet’s Superman and Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor; the disparate forces will likely be forced to team up against a bigger threat, Braniac (Lars Eidinger). They’ll be joined by the cast of Superman, as well as Aaron Pierre, who will first debut as John Stewart in HBO’s Lanterns. If that ensemble seems crowded, that’s because it is, but Gunn revealed recently that there was one piece of the puzzle still missing — and Andor star Adria Arjona just filled it.
