Superman
Summary
Superman : Legacy , the first movie in the newDC Universe , is being help by the vent particular date changes over at theMarvel Cinematic Universe . The upcoming DCU and the long - running MCU share some connections , with the biggest of them relating to James Gunn . The manager is responsible for the MCU ’s popular Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and has now leave Marvel for DC , spearheading the DCU and being the writer / director ofSuperman : Legacy . Several casting choices for the movie have been revealed , withDavid Corenswet leadingSuperman : Legacyas its form of address hero .
acid : Legacywill be the DCU ’s first moving picture , releasing in 2025 , while the universe start up in 2024 with the animatedCreature Commandosseries , which Gunn wrote all seven episodes for . WhileSuperman : Legacy ’s release dateremains unchanged , the movie ’s filming timeline suffered some setbacks due to the SAG - AFTRA strike . That , along with the Writers Guild of America strike , caused several yield shifts on a wide array of Hollywood project , including the MCU . Thanks to the release date change Marvel had to make due to the ten-strike , Elvis : Legacynow has a safe path to success .
MCU’s Avengers 5 Timeline Changes Make Superman: Legacy’s Release Less Contested
The MCU has not had an Avengers motion picture since 2019’sAvengers : Endgame . Phase 4 and Phase 5 ’s Avengers absence is localize to end whenAvengers : The Kang Dynastycomes around , with the moving-picture show releasing on May 2026 . However , the Phase 6 Avengers film was earlier set to arrive a year earlier , which would have put the entry of the next Avengers movie on May 2025 , just a couple of months beforeSuperman : Legacy ’s July 11 , 2025 , exit date .
With the wafture of Marvel release date changes , Avengers : The Kang Dynastynow premieres in 2026 , leave a much better freeing slot forSuperman : Legacy . The first Avengers pic since the behemothAvengers : Endgamewill doubtless steal away the spotlight from whatever movies free nigh to it . After thefinal DCEU picture show underperformed — with onlyAquaman and the Lost Kingdomstill to go — Superman : Legacywould do well to have as little competition as it can , allowing the hearing ’s attention to be steadfastly on the movie , something that would not have happened ifAvengers : The Kang Dynastywas in theater at the same time .
What MCU Movies Are Releasing Around Superman: Legacy’s Debut
WhileAvengers : The Kang Dynastywill not botherSuperman : Legacy , new MCU Phase 5 delayshave go away the DCU ’s first movie sandwiched between two MCU entries . Fantastic Fourpremieres on May 2 , 2025 , which was revealed last year ; andThunderboltswill now release on July 25 , 2025 , merely two hebdomad afterSuperman : Legacyarrives in theaters . While the MCU competition has closed in onSuperman : Legacy , both picture show are not as much of a terror to the DCU film asAvengers : The Kang Dynastywould have been .
Despite consultation sake in the new movie for Marvel ’s First Family , all Fantastic Four entries so far have been modest at the box role . add up to that , Thunderboltsfocuses on a team of lesser - known characters , and in a world where the sequel to the $ 1 billionCaptain Marvelis struggling at the box office , Thunderboltsdoes not look like much of a scourge toSuperman : Legacy . In the destruction , Marvel ’s release date shifts wordlessly helpSuperman : Legacy ’s chances of succeeding , as the DCU moving picture will not have to deal with peradventure lose its hearing to the first Avengers pic sinceAvengers : Endgame , but rather go up against two unpredictable movies .
