Aaron Pierre‘s recent casting as DC Universe‘s John Stewart/Green Lantern for the upcoming Lanterns series has greatly excited fans but also made them very curious about which actors have been cast in James Gunn’s DCU. Gunn’s DCU is expected to begin at the end of this year with his first series, Creature Commandos, and fully pick up steam in Summer 2025 with the first film, Superman.
Here are all the actors who will be a part of James Gunn‘s DC Universe.
Cast list of all major DC Universe superheroes including Aaron Pierre’s Green Lantern
The following actors have been cast in James Gunn’s DC Universe:
- Aaron Pierre as John Stewart/Green Lantern
- Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
- David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman
- Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner/Green Lantern
- Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
- Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason/Metamorpho
- Edi Gathegi as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific
- Isabel Merced as Shayera Hol/Hawkgirl
- John Cena as Christopher Smith/Peacemaker
- Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante
- Xolo Mariduena as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle
Cena, Stroma, and Mariduena are the three actors from the aforementioned list reprising their roles from the now-defunct DC Extended Universe.
Other major castings for the DC Universe are the following actors behind the Creature Commandos, who are typically antiheroes:
- Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.
- Maria Bakalova as Princesss Ilana Rostovic
- Indira Varma as The Bride of Frankenstein
- Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky
- Alan Tudyk as Doctor Phosphorous
- David Harbour as Eric Frankenstein
- Sean Gunn as GI Robot/Weasel (Gunn reprises his Weasel role from DCEU’s The Suicide Squad)
Although they are not superheroes, the following are also major DCU castings:
- Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane
- Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
- Steve Agee as John Economos
- Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt
Davis, Agee, and Holland reprise their roles from the DCEU projects The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker Season 1.
Lastly, the other major casting is Maria Gabriela de Faria’s Angela Spica/The Engineer, who will appear in Superman, reportedly serving as a villain in the movie.
