He joins an already star-studded cast.
The Walking Dead star Pruitt Taylor Vince will be joining the Kent family, as he lands a major role in the upcoming Superman movie.
According to TheWrap, Pruitt will be starring as Jonathan Kent, Superman’s adoptive father.
Jonathan and his wife Martha find Superman as a young child, when the Kryptonian’s spaceship lands on Earth.
In the past, the iconic role of Superman’s dad has been played by Kevin Costner in Man of Steel (2013) and Glenn Ford in Superman (1978).
The upcoming reboot is part of Chapter One: Gods and Monsters of the James Gunn DC Universe relaunch.
Vince is well known for his various TV and movie roles including Stranger Things, Agents of SHIELD, True Blood, Identity, The Walking Dead, Birdbox, and Murder One. His new series Lady in the Lake will be released in the summer.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Long Haul‘s Neva Howell will star alongside Vince as Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent.
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Other cast members include David Corenswet as the new Man of Steel, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane.
Nathan Fillion (Green Lantern), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), and Wendell Pierce (Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Perry White) have all also been confirmed.
Superman will revolve around a younger Clark Kent as he tries to find a balance between his Kryptonian heritage and his working life on Earth. Despite the updated approach, the movie will not be an origin story.
The Gods and Monsters story will also include other DC projects such as Swamp Thing, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow and Green Lantern Corps.
Superman premieres July 11, 2025.
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