With Henry Cavill’s time as Superman being over as the DC Extended Universe transitions into the DC Universe, it was announced in late June that David Corenswet will play the new Man of Steel for Superman: Legacy, the first of this new franchise’s movies. Written and directed by James Gunn, this reboot will follow a Kal-El/Clark Kent who’s younger than Cavill’s was in the DCEU. However, the filmmaker has now clarified something key about Superman’s age range in this upcoming DC movie.
Back in December 2022, shortly after it was announced a Superman reboot was on the way, Gunn shared that the Kryptonian protagonist is “not meeting the major characters for the first time, either. He's merely younger.” At the time, I thought this meant Superman: Legacy was taking a cue from The Batman by following along with Superman early into his superhero career, but not delving into his origin story. Gunn has indeed confirmed Supes’ origin story won’t be touched in Legacy, but now he’s also made it clear we’re not getting a story set when the character is still learning the crimefighting ropes. In response to a fan who inquired about if Legacy is set in the past, Gunn wrote on Threads:
