Categories: Superman: Legacy

Pruitt Taylor Vince is Jonathan Kent in James Gunn’s Superman

HEROES REBORN -- "Sundae, Bloody Sunday" Episode 109 -- Pictured: Pruitt Taylor Vince as Casper Abraham -- (Photo by: Christos Kalohoridis/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

James Gunn’a 2025 Superman film has found its Jonathan “Pa” Kent, according to a report from The Wrap.

Pruitt Taylor Vince (Heroes Reborn, Stranger Things, Murder One) has landed the role as Clark Kent’s adoptive father on Earth. No word yet on who will be playing Martha… why did we say that name?

The new Superman film is due in theaters July 11, 2025. The movie stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, and Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen. Other DC characters appearing in the film include Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), Green Lantern Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), The Engineer (Maria Gabriela de Faria), and Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan).

Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne has been writing about Superman TV since 1995, when the "Lois & Clark Krypton Club" launched. He founded KryptonSite.com in February 2001, becoming the first fan site for The WB/CW television series Smallville. He also wrote the Official Companion books for Smallville seasons 4-7 as well as the Smallville Visual Guide.