Sleeves are there cause Hugh Jackman’s prone to skin cancer, and filming in the sun puts him at risk, at least according to what I heard.

I think since James Gunn really likes casting people he has worked with a lot previously, you should do a reverse casting video for his recurring actor friends into DC roles you think they’d be good for

When a fan asked what moved Gunn to include these characters in Superman: Legacy, the director replied, “They fit the story I’m telling. Story always comes first.” - Deadline

The idea of Clark and Superman having different sets of supporting characters is a really cool idea. It brings something totally new to the table

I think, narratively speaking, we’re going to see a number of cynical superheroes whose minds and outlooks are changed by Superman. The authority may be the ones Clark fights, but I think it’d be powerful to have Superman inspire other heroes to also be heroic, thus starting the age of heroes as the DCU gets going.

Not sure Guy Gardner is dying because of this: Regarding Fillion’s hair, Gunn said, “Giving my old pal Nate a bowl cut might have been my primary reason for casting him.” Gunn also clarified that Fillion’s Green Lantern is Guy and he will play him “in all parts of the DCU,” including The Green Lanterns show which is not separate and part of the same universe.

I do enjoy the tone James seems to be going for with this Universe. Seems almost like what DCEU tried to do. Marvel's approach seemed to be "okay, here's you're regular people universe (in cities you know) with this supernatural hero (and usually villain) added in" to show how unique they are by contrast to civilians. Then eventually start putting them all together. I like that DCU seems to be starting off with "Here's the world full of colourful characters, that already know each other and interact".

I saw someone on the internet saying the Wolverine sleeves are because Hugh is susceptible to skin cancer so they wanted to keep him safe

Nando just really wants william jackson harper to happen lol

The theme of reincarnation is quite prominent with Hawkgirl and should be an interesting narrative thread for her in future films. Mister Teriffic (who represents human ingenuity, intellect, and skepticism), could make a great foil to Hawkgirl’s more supernatural vibe. Guy Gardner deals with feelings of inadequacy and a chip on his shoulder that motivates him to become better. This make him pairing with Metamorpho so interesting because he deals with identity crisis and the resulting alienation he feels due to his particular powers. These four are all good picks as side characters for a Superman movie because Clark embodies some aspects of each character. His supernatural abilities sometimes struggle to coexist with his humanity, which in turn has caused Clark to deal with some amount of identity issues.

There are some legitimately funny and sincere moments in Dora that Merced pulls off that should not have worked. She feels like an actor who is just all-in in whatever role she's playing.

My favorite part about this announcement is just how surprising it was. I don't think anyone predicted any of these characters to show up in this movie, much less all of them. And by having such an eclectic group of heroes it signals to me that this DC world has been lived in. No more needing to have an explanation for every single thing, we can just jump right in and roll with rhe punches. That's what I've always wanted from Superhero franchises.

I think the idea of Ted Kord in Blue Beetle is that he is "missing." It seems like blue beetle is going to carry over to the new dcu, and if that's true I think there is huge potential for Ted Kord and Jaime to both show up in booster gold

Pretty sure Isabela is playing Kendra Saunders, who is explicitly Latina and is in her young 20's. She's also going to have her own solo series very soon + James briefly talked about Kendra in the past + Isabela used an image of Kendra's Hawkgirl for their announcement.

I actually love the idea of the 5'1 angel-woman being the most ferocious warrior we see in the film, lol.

I’m so excited for Hawkgirl to be in the Superman Legacy film because Hawkgirl and Superman have such a surprisingly sweet brothers-in-arms type relationship in Justice League

Love the bowl cut choice for Nathan Fillion - I hope he’s in the green lantern show as well😅

I know a lot of people are mixed on Nathan Fillion's casting as Guy Gardener, but you need to remember that age is not important as long as they nail the character. *Hiroyuki Sanada is 62 and playing Scorpion and Robert Downey Junior was 43 when first cast as Iron Man in 2008.* My point is just because he's in his 50s doesn't mean it will affect the GL lore in the DCU or limit the number of stories they can tell. I'm sure John and Hal will be in an ideal age group in their 20's to late 30's, remember that it doesn't limit their stories I love the casting for Metamorpho, Hawkgirl and Mr Terrific (really cool he's played by the same actor who played Darwin in X Men First Class) as well.

I think with the inclusion of Metamorpho it points to The Terrifics. I wouldn't be surprised if Hawkgirl is just a more recognizable stand in for Phantom Girl. Their role may be similar to Hawkman, Atom Smasher, and Dr. Fate's team in Black Adam. An established team that watches over earth meets Superman, who's new to the hero gig, so they try to recruit him, but he wants to do his own thing. His brand of justice is not their brand of justice. So they agree to work separately, but equally.

He is perfect for Guy. I think he gives the energy of Gardner.

I get the feeling that all our 'main' recurring heroes are going to be relative newcomers in their twenties or early thirties, because from a production standpoint that gives them room to age and means they'll more willing to sign on to long contracts at lower pay. From what we've heard I suspect that all these heroes will be a version of the JSA or JLA that already exists as Superman starts rising to prominence, and that instead of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman being the founders they will be the people who transition the JLA into a golden age of being proper heroes, rather than just metahumans doing their best.

I think there’s probably going to be a schism between the heroes in the movie, so that even if hawkgirl is in the authority and some of them like the city, controlling guy ends up being crazy, you know they’ll see superman and be like oh, maybe there is a better way of being a hero because the bunch of them just became a little too hard core over time. Thats how i see it going more or less.

I trust James Gunn to bring the energy and heart of the justice league animated universe and personally I can’t wait to see that on screen, not a complete retelling, just havin that vibe, like how the batman really felt like the animated series, just flipped

Come to think of it, James Gunn's affinity for slightly off-kilter teams of screw-ups would translate really well to a JLI. Especially one centered on Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Guy Gardner.

i think isabella is actually playing Kendra Saunders the latina hawkgirl. that’s the image that everyone keeps using and she’s the hawkgirl of earth one. shayera is usually hawkwoman but kendra is one of her split souls.

Isabela was in the running for the role of Ratcatcher 2, and did lose the role in the last stages. I feel like James Gunn liked her and thought she’d fit on this role.

What I like about Gunn's DC universe is that it's already established. I liked that the MCU started with Iron Man and we slowly got to see the avengers band together and the universe expand but I don't want to see that twice. The old DCU was screwed because they tried to compete film for film with Marvel in less time. Batman VS. Superman was supposed to compete with Civil War but Batman didn't even have a solo film before it's release. In this universe Superman has been doing this for a while and Batman has Damian in his movie which implies this is his fourth Robin (Dick, Jason, Tim). Not having to do origin stories gives this universe the freedom to do any movie they want and the audience can just assume the movies cannon is close to the comics.

I think Mr. Terrific is specifically the 3rd smartest person in the world in DC, most of the time anyway

Trevante Rhodes is still in his early 30s, I think he can be a solid John Stewart. They may cast a vixen or someone to be his love interest instead

if this wasnt being helmed by james gunn i would be scared by just the sheer amount of people that keep getting revealed to be in this

I think this Hawkgirl is probably Kendra rather than Shayera, since Shayera goes by Hawkwoman most of the time

In the comics, John Stewart was introduced when Guy Gardner went into a coma because the Lanterns needed a back up in case something happened to Hal. I bet the Elite or the Authority will put him in a coma, so the GL show will be Hal training John, and then Guy can wake up in time for JLI

You should make a video about all the different ages and how it affects the story: Superman is younger than Guy Guardian, Batman is supposed have a full fleshed batfamily and a son while being Superman age…etc

I grew up with Guy Gardner as my Green Lantern (with the Batman Brave and the Bold show). So it is really exciting hearing he is around. I never clicked with John Stewart but I also tend to like snarkier characters, and Hal Jordan while snarky in the stuff I saw him in was constantly just being over-confident then crushed to near death then passed out for a lot of the fight.

Kinda assumed these guys will be straight up world building vehicles, Which is a good idea in my opinion.

I really like the idea of hawkgirl replacing swift, because I think if the authority were antagonistic to supes she could be the one that he is able to show a “better way” becuase she’s young and hopeful rather than a potentially older midnighter/ Apollo who’d be older than Superman and stuck in their ways… idk but I think you’re onto something Nando!

I think Guy’s role is to be that machismo self-declared alpha type (like Lex), to contrast with nice guy Superman. And I don’t see him dying. Like in the comics, he’ll get mortally wounded (probably after getting his ass kicked by the villain) and the ring will find a temporary replacement in John (Eli Goree, 29, is my pick) Also, a little Hawkgirl with a savage metal mace sounds endlessly entertaining. And they should cast Elizabeth Debicki as Diana just for the contrast

I think Nando's already proven that a superhero movie written by him would be incredible!!

Mister Terrific had an eight issue limited series in the New 52, and that led to the Earth 2 book. You should read those if you can

Nando, it's me. I'm the guy you referenced Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart for. Just letting you know I appreciate it and bust out laughing when it happened. :D

I think in James Gunn's dcu the terrific team members would be Guy Gardner, Mr terrific, Hawkgirl, and metamorpho that's why they have cast these actors

Hawkgirl honestly makes me really interested in what they will do with the authority because that’s such a cool lil character swap

John Stewart will probably be cast younger to contrast to Hal Jordan since they'll presumably have a rookie veteran dynamic. That way you have your pov character into the lantern corps and they can can do an origin thats also new.

The DC Legacy-verse

The irony of Dora the Explorer playing a character who's male counterpart is an archaeologist is not lost on me.

Love the video and all the ideas! I think you were on the money regarding Hawkgirl being a double-agent styled character. With regard to the castings as a whole I think Gunn is trying to setup a wide roster of characters early. He’s trying the inverse of Suicide squad’s approach: don’t kill them off. He shows us a dozen or so cameos per movie and then gauges fan reaction. And with a huge number of casting announcements he can bury the lede for who the actual players are in each story.

Seen several tweets from Gunn come out around the Metamorpho reveal. Basically the League already exists. Gunn has been saying this isn't a origin story 😅. Guess we really gotta believe him.

news dropping so fast that between the news and the video there's even more casting news

I cam out of Bumblebee in 2018 and thought 'John Cena was born to play Guy Gardner'. Peacemaker was in limbo at the time so I would never have thought of him. Nathan Fillion in Guardians three did look as if he'd bulked up a bit, so on the basis of that I could see him. Anthony Carrigan though. Awesome in Gotham. And the moment I read the news I thought 'yeah, I can see it!'. Totally.

Mr. Terrific! I am so happy. One of my favorite characters ever. I really want to write a Mr. Terrific comic featuring Jakeem Thunder with a rightwing Johnny Thunderbolt who is stuck in the 60s as comic relief.

the hawkgirl he casted was Kendra Saunders, hes most likely making shayera older around her late 20s to mid 30s.

With waller and mister terrific that leads me to believe that we could be getting a live action version of Checkmate.

I really like Mr terrific

I’m assuming Gardner shows up because he’s currently the Lantern guarding sector 2814, which is why he shows up for whatever threat they’re facing, which also shows a living universe like Gunn has said. I would imagine Hal and John are both doing off world things we’ll learn about in the Lanterns series.

oof...Swift is Tibetan, calling her Chinese is, um, how do you say, _problematic?_ I knew _of_ the JLA but I really got to know them during the JLI run, so Guy, Booster, Ted Kord, and Ice and Fire hold a special place in my heart. At the time, my friend and I wished they had a sitcom starring those five (with Mr. Miracle and Big Barda as their neighbors and J'onn as their boss). If that's the JLA Gunn will introduce first (even if it's Jaime instead of Ted), I'm all for it. That way he can build up to the JLA eventually being formed by the Big 7

Nathan Fillion was born to play a Green Lantern, especially because he’s already voiced one for years. While he tends to voice Hal Jordan, in the DCAMU his personality leans towards Guy Gardner more than Hal.

Darwin evolved into Mr. Terriffic to avoid the extinction of Fox's X-Men.

I have mixed feelings about these, like on the one hand, I like, all the actors and characters chosen, but on the other, this is a Superman movie, and I was hoping we would get a chance to focus on a bunch of Superman supporting characters who haven’t gotten the screen time yet, and having all these other characters from the DC universe come in, might make the movie feel more like a DC universe movie than Superman movie, like I’ll hold my general opinion, until I see the movie because they could be cameos for all we know, but I just hope the focus stays on Superman, his supporting characters and villains

There's a good chance they won't even do Hawkgirl x John Stewart as that's mainly just an animated series thing and barely even happened in the comics, they even had her with Martian Manhunter at a time. But her main love interest is Hawkman who I honestly feel is the character they should have her with as their relationship is a major component to both of their characters, as the whole cursed destined lovers like half of their entire story.

Terrifics was a really fun book. If they went all-out on the pulp adventure, I’d be all-in.

solo video for metamorpho? i have never heard of that guy but I love anthony carrigan so much I'm hyped

This is huge and confirms a lot about the DCU, looks like it’s jumping right into a prime DC universe full of established characters. Fillion as Gardner is crazy, everybody always wanted to see him as Hal Jordan in his younger days and now he’s finally going to be (a) Green Lantern

Mr Terrific is a badazz, I wouldn't mind seeing a faithful adaptation of that character Edit: Terrific should be like the Nick Fury of the DC verse

For a long time I've thought it'd be perfect to cast Nathan Fillion as Booster Gold with Alan Tudyk as Ted Kord Blue Beetle. Granted, they both might be a little bit too old now and Fillion is going to be Guy, but for a long time it felt like a pretty fun fit.

F i r s t I think these are some really weird pics but really good ones to show that this is a world with established heroes that might be more cynical than Clark is

I think the problem with doing the Justice League International is that you need to establish the main justice league first, it'd be like doing West coast avengers before doing avengers, they'd just be the avengers.

So this is a universe starting when heroes are already a well established fact. What if the JL isnt founded yet, but its a world that knows the Justice Society that has dispersed with some of the members of the JS still around? And then the Authority shows up as a group to fill the void of no Justice Society, but they do some bad stuff and Superman has to figure out what to do with them, eventually forming the Justice League at the end of the movie.

I really like Gunn's crazy ass choices here. It shows he is dedicated to telling an original story in the context of the entire Superman canon.

I would love to see Mr. Terrific be the through line character for a bunch of these movies. He could play a role as an independent agent who can investigate the heroes and give unbiased intel to the government. That is similar to the role he played in Strange Adventures which I think highlighted what makes him a unique personality in DC. It would make him a great foil for Waller while also being the human voice that keeps the heroes grounded.

The scooper thing, is it the CanWeGetSomeToast and MyTimeToShineHello tweets? Because I read it like a hint of Henry being the next James Bond. But you could be right and Daniel Craig could end up playing someone in Superman Legacy.

I am sure others beat me to this but it was Alan Scott (golden age) - Hal Jordan - Silver age, then John, then Guy and then Kyle (and a few more more recently)

And opinions on Anthony Carrigan Metamorpho?

Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner surprised me because I remember that old Bob Chaptman video in wich he says "nerds love to fan-cast Nathan Fillion in blockbusters, but that's never going to happen. He's not famous enough to be cast as *Hal Jordan,* or as Nathan Drake, or as anyone like that. Hollywood sees him as just a good TV actor, not as blockbuster leading man material"... well Bob, James Gunn has outsmarted us all with this one. Also, a Guy Gardner a lot older than John Stewards totally inverts what I imagined a Green Lantern buddy-cop movie to be (admitelly, what I was imagining was literaly _Lethal Weapon_ in space, but still)

Yeah i think legacy will result in clark inspiring a new era of heroes and i could see all of these castings being the result of that.

Love the Jonathan Stewart RB reference. Does that confirm Nando as a Panthers fan?

Guy is my fav GL so I'm excited to see him in Superman Legacy. Also JLI would be very cool to see!

Who would you cast as Plastic Man? Because that stumps me terribly. Also, want to throw this out there since there's talk about him being consider for Harvey Dent in "The Batman II" when this is a better role for him (in my opinion): Joel Edgerton as Ted Grant / Wildcat.

I’m pretty sure that Jack being from New York is mentioned during his introduction in Stormwatch, or at least that’s where he’s been living for a good while since being abducted.

Only problem I have with a younger John Stewart is how long would he realistically be in the army? Like 3 years out of highschool then straight to getting a ring?

It would be kind of cool if instead of just getting all the Justice League together if instead they form all their own side projects and then come together It would differentiate this universe from the MCU which is based solely around the Avengers and the old DC universe

There will be no killing of Mr Terrific.

Anthony caragin aka noho Hank from Barry is gonna play metamorpho

So, Eddie Catheggi, the Superhero equivalent of Sean Bean in Fantasy, LMFAO! - OMG!!! The JLI version of the Justice League as a movie or show, The JLI was my JL when I was reading comics, brilliantly nuts!

I niss the orange/tan Wolverine costume. Always preferred it to the yellow one. Also, I would love so much for someone to retcon away the bone claws idea.

I’ve always loved Nathan Fillian, but I feel with regards to the things I’ve seen him in he’s never gotten a chance to truly shine. Arm fall off boy and random guard in GOTG3 didn’t do him justice! But Guy Gardner is perfect for him!

Using both of your channels you could have a big playlist dedicated to just Superman Legacy videos.

I would love for you to one day write one of these as well

Whenever the lanterns change corps guy gardener is typically a red lantern so maybe if they’re doing a proto authority then he will be doing that

Gunn posted a Art piece with The Terrifics as the center earlier this year

god please dont kill off guy gardner, let nathan fillion stick!

If James Gunn gave us a JLI movie I'd actually cry

Lmao shoutout Cogman, love that guy

would’ve never guessed panthers legends jonathan stewart would be referenced in a nando video

Only thing about casting a younger John Stewart is that, at least in the JLU show, he’s a marine vet so you’d assume he’d be a bit older than that but I guess he could’ve just recently joined the GLs and not been in the marines that long

Was it Shayera Hol Hawkwoman, I was under the impression it was Kendra Saunders Hawkgirl who was in JL animated series. Also an easy character to fit in which less attachment to Hawkman.

DUDE NOHO HANK AS METAMORPHO?!? like you can’t get any better than this!

Just make a Sleeper movie you damn fools, Repo didn’t cut it. I want to feel my soul being crushed!

John boyega as John steward is super ideal lol hopefully that casting comes to fruition

11:20 for the Jon Stewart thing. They could make him a younger military engineer who gets honourably discharged or something like that.

you're looking great nando, what have you been doing?