Following the release of the animated Creature Commandos series to Max subscribers sometime in 2024, the film side of the new DC Universe will kick off the following year with Superman: Legacy. Although we know David Corenswet is bringing the Man of Steel to life and he’ll be accompanied by various superpowered allies, we’ve been in the dark on what to expect from the upcoming DC movie on the antagonistic side of things. That’s no longer the case, as Legacy has cast its first villain, and they have ties with another movie on the DC Universe Chapter One slate.
Word’s come in that María Gabriela de Faría has been cast to play Angela Spica, a.k.a. The Engineer, in Superman: Legacy. This character, who is the second to go by The Engineer moniker, is empowered by nanotechnology built into her body, and she was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch for The Authority comic book series in 1999. As those who’ve followed along with the DC Universe updates over the past year will remember, The Authority is another movie lined up for this new shared continuity, and Deadline’s report mentions that de Faría’s Engineer will be part of a team of villains.
