James Gunn's Superman casts Diary of a Wimpy Kid actor as Ma Kent
James Gunn's Superman has cast its Ma Kent

Superman needs parents, and Pa Kent needs a Ma Kent, and therefore actor Neva Howell has been cast as Ma Kent in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Gunn's Superman film, according to a report from . This is hot on the heels of The Walking Dead actor Pruitt Taylor Vince reportedly being cast as the afཧorementioned P꧃a Kent.
Howell has a few credits under her belt, with her most rece🐟nt being an appearance in the 2021 film Ghosts of the Ozarks. She also played a minor role in 2017's Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.
With both of Clark Kent/Superman's adoptive parents now apparently in place, the cast of writer/director Gunn's Superman movie is taking shape. Alongside Howell as Ma and Vince as Pa, the cast includes David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman himself, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Skyler Giso🦹ndo as Jimmy Olsen, and Wendall Pierce as Perry White.
The film also includes an entire Justice League consisting of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Suicide Squad's Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Madame Web's Isabela Merced as Ha🐭wkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engine♊er, and Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho.
Ma and Pa Kent actually took a little while to appear in comics, showing up in 1♚939's Superman #1 by Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shus⛦ter. Superman himself first appeared in 1938's Action Comics #1.
Gunn's Superman film was originally titled Superman: Legacy, but the filmmaker, who is also co-CEO of DC Films, revealed the shortened title earlier this year along with the film's Superm🐲an emblem. Superman will be the first big movie of Gunn and co-CEO Peter Saffron's relaunched DC Films, which has an enti♈re slate of new DC movies and series planne꧃d, including a Batman and Robin film titled The Brave and the Bold.
Superman arrives on July 11, 2025. In the meantime, 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 heading your way in 2024 and beyond.
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