The movie marks the first DC film entry for Gunn since he took over the reins of Warner Bros’ superhero label with producer Peter Safran in October 2022. Other upcoming DC Studios projects include HBO’s Green Lantern series Lanterns and a Supergirl movie, due out in 2026.

So it kind of goes without saying that David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult will be back after the events of Superman, in theaters July 11. But if you ask them about it, they aren’t so sure.

Speaking to Nerdist, Corenswet said that, in spite of resistance to the idea, he thinks Superman could work well in an R-rated project. "One thing that excites me so much about [James Gunn's] vision for the DCU is the different genres and tones that the movies can take on,