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James Gunn’s Superman Movie Has Found Its Martha Kent

The adoptive mother of Superman and wife of Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent will be portrayed by Neva Howell in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe.

Her recent credits include performances in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Long Haul, Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky, and the comedy My Fellow Americans. The movie promises to explore the character’s origins and his struggles to balance his dual identities as Clark and Superman while fighting off villains and saving the world. The movie boasts a star-studded cast that includes David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as the Guy Gardner version of Green Lantern, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, and many others.

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