‘It Was Almost Like A Triple Whammy’: Superman And Lois’ Elizabeth Tulloch Opens Up About The DC Show’s Cancellation And Not Wanting Fans To Get Angry At James Gunn About It
There Were Three Factors That Led To Superman & Lois’ Cancellation
Battlestar Galactica and The Mandalorian actress Katee Sackhoff spoke with Tulloch about Superman & Lois , among other topics, on the latest episode of her podcast The Sackhoff Show . That included inquiring about if there was any truth to the rumor that the reason the DC series was cancelled was because Warner Bros. doesn’t want two competing live-action versions of Superman. Tulloch acknowledged that she’d heard the same rumor, and then after saying she has “tremendous respect” for James Gunn and Peter Safran, who run DC Studios together, she stated:
Elizabeth Tulloch then regardless of her feelings about how Superman & Lois was handled, she “trusts” that James Gunn is a fan of the Superman IP and is confident that his Superman movie will be “amazing.” As such, whether or not the Superman rumor mentioned has any legitimacy and played into Superman & Lois being concluded much sooner than expected along with those other three reasons is “neither here nor there” in her mind because “it’s over.” So instead, the show’s cast and crew had to make do with the limited resources they were given. Tulloch continued:
Tyler Hoechlin’s Clark Kent/Superman, Michael Bishop’s Jonathan Kent, Alex Garfin’s Jordan Kent and Michael Cudlitz’s Lex Luthor are the only other people were series regular billing alongside Elizabeth Tulloch’s Lois Lane this season, with the other familiar cast members only showing up on a guest starring/recurring basis. Tulloch also mentioned that the Superman & Lois production had to deal with Season 4’s episodes primarily only getting 8 days of shooting rather than 10 or 11 like in the previous seasons. In the case of the episode her husband, David Giuntoli, directed, that only got seven days.
Elizabeth Tulloch Doesn’t Want Superman & Lois Fans Getting Mad At James Gunn
Despite Superman & Lois coming to a much earlier end than what the writers had planned, Elizabeth Tulloch later made note in her chat with Katie Sackhoff about how she doesn’t want fans continuing to get mad at James Gunn about what happened. As she sees it, the departure of Superman & Lois stings less with what there is to look forward to from Superman, the first movie in the new DC Universe shared continuity. The actress explained:
David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan are joined in the Superman cast by Nicholas Hoult, Skyler Gisondo, Wendell Pierce, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Eli Gathegi and Anthony Carrigan, among others. Although Creature Commandos will officially kick off the DC Universe when it begins its run to Max subscription holders in December, James Gunn and Peter Safran have said they see Superman as the “true beginning” of this franchise. The upcoming DC movie will also reportedly introduce Milly Alcock’s Supergirl ahead of her leading 2026’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow .
Superman is set for a July 11 release on the 2025 movies schedule, while the first two episodes of Superman & Lois Season 4 premiere Monday, October 7. You can also stream the previous three seasons on Max.
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Suntanman
23d ago
At least they're giving it a proper send off and not just dumping on the fans as many shows do. Elizabeth, you'll always be my favorite Lois!
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