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Wendell Pierce Cast as Perry White in James Gunn’s ‘Superman’


"The Wire" actor will play Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet newspaper that employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen.

“The Wire” actor will play Perry White, editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet newspaper that employs Clark Kent (David Corenswet), Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo). Other cast members include Nicholas Hoult as villain Lex Luthor, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer and Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific. Perry White has previously been played in other “Superman” films by Jackie Cooper, Frank Langella and Laurence Fishburne.

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