James Gunn's DC Universe Casts Marvel and DC Veteran Sean Gunn as the New Maxwell Lord

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By/Dec. 8, 2023 4:43 p.m. IS

Sean Gunn, WHO public can know Since her performance as THE Pest pirate Kraglin Since screenwriter/director James at Gunn "Guardians of THE "Galaxy" franchise, has reunited with her older brother once Again And joined THE growth casting of THE new CC Universe. According to on the deadline, Sean Gunn will play Maxwell Lord, THE CC Comic books wicked previously plays by Pierre Pascal In Patty Jenkins "Wonder Women 1984." It is not clear if Lord will to have A cameo role In James at Gunn “Superman: Legacy,” but Deadline said THE character will has less be reference In THE background of that movie and go appear In future CC projects. Will Sean be able has bring A similar level of clumsiness has THE role, Or do James to have something other In spirit For This character? More on that In A minute.

While I typically as Sean Gunn as A actor (he was Really hilarious as THE disturbs Weasel In "THE Suicide Team," And he is plays more reserve the roles In things as "Gilmore Girls"), I am kind of hoping he doesn't popular up In “Superman: Legacy,” because that casting East get terribly crowded. David Corenswet East playing Clark Kent/Superman, Rachael Brosnahan East Lois Way, Nicholas Hoult East The ex Luthor, And Skyler Gisondo East Jimmy Olsen, which are all characters you would have to wait for has see In A Superman history. But contrary to THE majority of other solo Superman projects, This movie East together In A world In which Super hero Already exist, SO were Also going has see Nathan Fillion as A Green Lantern appointed Guys Gardner, Isabelle Mercéd as Falcon girl, Married Gabriella of Faria as THE Engineer, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, And Sarah Sampaio as The ex Luthor's assistant, Day before Tessmacher, among others. It is A a lot of characters For A movie, And Maxwell Lord would be add Again another variable In THE equation.

In "Wonder Women 1984," that of Pascal Maxwell Lord was A on top parody of 1980s businessmen, A clear Donald Asset analog with clumsy hair And A charisma that either way allowed him has socket power on THE masses. Personally, I am hoping James Gunn go back has THE drawing advice with THE character And conceived him as closer has her original comic books incarnation, which East tonic different Since that of Pascal take. In her the earlier appearances, Max. Lord East A businessman responsible For portion has form THE Justice League behind THE scenes, only For he has be revealed that he was In fact below THE control of A computer program that had coward intentions of world domination. Sounds as A opportunity For James Gunn has explore THE hot topic issue of artificial intelligence, should he be interested In going down that path. I am guessing if This East THE approach, public wouldn't I see THE reveal of THE computer control Lord until has at least A more movie In THE new CC Universe, Since This First of all movie East presentation public has James Gunn And Rock at Safran new restarted universe on THE big screen (And transaction with A mind control A.I. as A possible subplot In your First of all movie out of THE grid feels like a a lot).

As usual, there are charges of stories Gunn And business could ...