Wendell Pierce, known for his role as a detective in HBO’s The Wire, joined the cast of Superman (2025) as Perry White. David Corenswet is starring as Clark Kent/Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan playing Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. The much-anticipated movie also stars Nicholas Hoult as the classic villain Lex Luthor.
The character of Perry White was first introduced in a Superman radio serial in 1940 and it’s been played on the big screen by Jackie Cooper, Frank Langella, and Laurence Fishburne Wendell Pierce. who is excited to play Perry White made an honest admission that he never grew up reading comics.
Wendell Pierce “Never Grew Up Reading Comics“
To many fans’ surprise, Wendell Pierce, who is going to play one major role in James Gunn’s Superman said that he has not read comics. In a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the Suits actor spoke about the role, and his passion for it. He said that he relies on friends to prepare since he didn’t read comics growing up.
“I’m looking forward to this,” Pierce revealed. “I never grew up reading comics, so I relied on my friends to tell me about it. I’m excited about this, you know.”
The upcoming Superman movie is the first solo project in over ten years after Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.
“The great James Gunn is directing that film. That’s what I hear,” Pierce teased. “You may know more about it than I do!“
Per DC Studios, Superman tells the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
Fans Praise Wendell Pierce’s Honest Confession
Meanwhile, the logo for the first film in the DCU- Superman was revealed at CinemaCon 2024. Gunn sent a video message from the set for those in attendance. It is bright yellow and red, with an ‘S’ that tapers off at its bottom. He also revealed that the movie’s cast would be at next year’s CinemaCon to “kick off the summer of Superman.”
FIRST LOOK at the logo reveal for Superman 👀#Superman #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/hKam8P8p25
— Film Tweets (@FilmUpdates77) April 10, 2024
Back to Pierce’s comment, seems like DC fans are okay with that. In fact, they liked his honesty.
I'm glad he's honest about not having read the comics. There's no need to pretend. He's a hell of an actor and will nail the role.
— RobertCinema (@robert_cinema) April 11, 2024
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You don’t really need to be a fan to play a comic character. Even more so a character like Perry White, ‘old school newspaper guy’ isn’t exactly a wild idea
— Jamie (@GardenJ23) April 11, 2024
Based. The best performances are always from people who never read the source material prior to being cast
— Alebongo "Bris Bross" The Frog🛰🌚👾 (@BrisFrog) April 11, 2024
An honest actor? Hell yeah
— It's A Secret To Everybody (@2secret2every1) April 11, 2024
The movie’s supporting cast includes Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen.
Superman is currently scheduled to be released on July 11, 2025.
