Dave Bautista hasn't spoken to James Gunn about Superman: Legacy
Bautista will not be Lex Luthor

It looks like Dave Bautista won't be playing Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy. The actor has confirmed he hasn't spoken to writer/director 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn about the upc๊oming DC movie, which probably rules him out of the running.
The update comes after Deadline reporter shared that Gunn had spoken to a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Guardians of the Galaxy 3 actor about taking on the role of the DC villain, and Gunn himself revealed that at least one Guꦇardians star will be in the new Super🥂man movie.
"Nope! N🌜o conversation," Bautista wrote on an by ComicBook.com, which was captioned "we're definitely team @DaveBautista for Lex Luthor." The Drax actor added: "No hurting people." ༺;
New casting reports have offered conflicting information on who might be the next Lex Luthor, but it would seem that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ni🌼cholas Hoult has emerged as a fron༺trunner (per ). , me𒐪anwhile, simply says that Gunn is speaking to "A-lღist names" he has previously worked with about the part.
Updates on the potential next Clark Kent and Lois Lane have also surfaced, too, with David Corenswet ꦍsaid to be th🀅e top candidate for Superman, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:potential Lois actors include Emma Mackey, Samara Weaving, Phoebe Dynevor🧔, and Rachel Brosnahan.
We probably have a while longer to wait before we hear anything more on Superman: Legacy castings, since the film doesn🌠't arrive until July 11, 2025. Not much is known about what the film will be about, either – what is known is that it will focus on a young Clark Kent as a reporter at the🐲 Daily Planet.
While you wait for Superman: Legacy, check out our guide to all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming DC movies and TV shows for everyt𝐆hing else the 🐬studio has on the way.
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