James Gunn Hasn’t Started Casting New Surprise Lady Movie
James Gunn isn’t in a rush to search out the subsequent Surprise Lady.
The Superman director revealed that he’s not at present casting for his Surprise Lady movie whereas responding to rumors that followers shared on Threads. Gunn confirmed that he’s not actively on the lookout for actors to star within the film “nor even discussing it, till a script is completed.”
He additionally denied hypothesis that DC Studios is particularly looking for “an actress with a TV-centric resume, akin to Supergirl’s Milly Alcock,” for the titular function.
“Nope. And I’d by no means in one million years search for a significant function based mostly on whether or not they did TV, movies, or no matter,” he wrote. “It’s all concerning the casting.”
Of the upcoming Surprise Lady movie, the Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director additional tackled rumors that the venture is being “fast-tracked,” in accordance with stories.
“It’s a precedence however I wouldn’t name that fast-tracked,” he stated. “Nothing goes to be shot except we’re as positive as we might be that the script is nice.”
Gunn lately opened up about his casting course of for Superman. The lead function in the end went to David Corenswet, although Nicholas Hoult (who ended up enjoying villain Lex Luthor) notably additionally auditioned for the function of the Man of Metal.
“You understand, Nick Hoult auditioned [for Superman]. He’s a terrific actor. I imply, some would possibly say he’s higher than David in sure methods, however he simply didn’t match the function, and that’s why he didn’t get that,” Gunn stated. “As a lot as you’ll be able to rework your self as an individual, Nick was simply extra managed.”
A part of what bought Gunn on Corenswet as Superman was his chemistry check with Rachel Brosnahan, who performs Lois Lane.
“One of many issues that we had been additionally doing was mixing and matching Lois and Clarks once we had been auditioning them, and so I needed to ensure that we had that chemistry proper,” he stated. “David had higher chemistry with Rachel as a result of she’s a really managed actor, and David is just a little bit extra, , unfastened, and that creates a special sort of dynamism onscreen.”