Superman Photo Gives First Look at DCU Jimmy Olsen Played by Skyler Gisondo

James Gunn has shared the first look at Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen in 2025’s Superman.

Superman, which is written and directed by Gunn, will be released in United States theaters in July 2025. The DCU film stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen.

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Gunn wrote, “Happy Anniversary to Superman’s pal, Jimmy Olsen, who debuted on this day in 1941 (although he did appear earlier as “office boy” in Action Comics 6). Created by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Bob Maxwell. I can’t wait for you to see @skylergisondo’s portrayal in Superman on July 11, 2025.”

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Prior to Superman, Gisondo starred in 2007’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, 2015’s Vacation, 2019’s Booksmart, 2020’s The Binge, and 2021’s Licorice Pizza. He also voiced B-Dawg in a number of the Air Buddies movies and played Howard Stacy in Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man franchise. In television, Gisondo has had main roles on Santa Clarita Diet, The Righteous Gemstones, Fairfax, The Resort, and more.

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Along with Corenswet, Brosnahan, and Gisondo, Superman will star Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Terence Rosemore as Otis, Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent, Neva Howell as Martha Kent, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe, María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl.

Superman will be released in United States theaters on July 11, 2025, from Warner Bros. as part of the DCU’s Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

Brandon Schreur

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