The cast of “Superman Legacy” continues to grow. And it is reinforced today with Sean Gunn, brother of James, who will play businessman Maxwell Lord.
For his first adventure in the Man of Steel outfit, David Corenswet will have a lot to do. While Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and The Engineer (Maria Gabriela de Faria) are already on the program of celebrations, another villain is added to the list in the person of Maxwell Lord.
Seen in Wonder Woman 1984 in the guise of Pedro Pascal, or in the series Smallville and Supergirl, this businessman endowed with mental powers allowing him to control the thoughts of other humans will this time be played by Sean Gunn. The brother of James, director of the film and new architect of the DC Universe alongside producer Peter Safran.
This is not the first time that the two men have collaborated: in addition to lending his features to Krgalin, Sean Gunn played Rocket Raccoon on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy, before the special effects and the voice of Bradley Cooper passed over there. And he did the same in The Suicide Squad, where he was both Weasel, the humanoid weasel, and Calendar Man, whose crimes are based on holidays.
Warner Bros. Pictures Sean Gunn (left) in The Suicide Squad
That he joins the cast is therefore not surprising. No more than seeing Maxwell Lord change his face, reboot of the DC universe requires. Which still did not prevent this somewhat bitter exit from Zachary Levi, aka Shazam in the two films released in 2019 and 2023, and which should not have a sequel.
In full promotion of Chicken Run 2, in which he succeeds Mel Gibson by lending his voice to Rocky, the actor was asked about a possible desire to continue his adventure at DC by changing characters, like Jason Momoa (who could pass from Aquaman to Lobo according to rumors) or Sean Gunn, the actor kicked in and sent a message at the same time.
“I guess you can play whoever you want when you’re the brother of the guy who runs DC.” A small tackle to mean that, contrary to what he hoped, Zachary Levi was not invited to be part of the future universe, which will be launched with Superman Legacy in July 2025? If so, his response should not help matters, on the contrary.