James Gunn Reveals Which Model of Hawkgirl Isabela Merced Will Play
Which Hawkgirl is definitely coming to the DC Universe? James Gunn speaks on which model of the character Isabela Merced will play in Superman.
It’s not usually that comedian e-book franchises, particularly ones within the DC Universe, actually nail their castings. Nevertheless, James Gunn appeared to have been on a roll when placing collectively the roster for Superman. No actress is a greater instance of this than Isabela Merced who, earlier than followers have even seen her on the display screen, is agreed to be the right choose to play Hawkgirl.
But because the months went on, folks started to keep in mind that Hawkgirl isn’t only a character, however a mantle shared by a number of folks within the DC Universe. James Gunn by no means made it clear which incarnation of the character that Isabela Merced could be enjoying in Superman, with many of the web remaining break up between the camps of Kendra Saunders and Shiera Sanders-Corridor.
James Gunn Units The Hawkgirl Document Straight
This debate just lately got here to an finish when James Gunn made a publish celebrating Hawkgirl’s anniversary within the DC Universe. Within the physique of the publish, Gunn confirmed that Isabela Merced could be enjoying the Kendra Saunders model of the character in Superman, not Shiera Sanders-Corridor.
“Right now is the anniversary of Kendra Saunders’ first look as #Hawkgirl! Whereas Kendra took flight in JSA SECRET FILES #1 in 1999 beneath writers James Robinson and David S. Goyer and artists Louis Small Jr. and Michael Bair, Hawkgirl first hit stands in 1940 as Shiera Sanders-Corridor in FLASH COMICS #1 written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Dennis Neville. So excited for @isabelamerced to don the wings in @Superman! (Artwork from Hawkgirl #2 by Adriano Lucas & Amancay Nahuelpan)”
It is smart that Isabela Merced could be enjoying Kendra Saunders, particularly since she’s been the principle Hawkgirl mantle holder for a few years now within the DC Universe. Nevertheless, given how a lot lore has been put behind the forged of Superman, it wouldn’t be a shock if James Gunn had plans for Shiera Sanders-Corridor down the road.
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