James Gunn’s new ‘Superman: Legacy’ movie set to film in Cleveland, will bring 3,000+ Ohio jobs

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Warner Bros’ new Superman movie is set to film in Cleveland in the coming months.

According to the film’s Ohio tax application, “Superman: Legacy,” under the code name “Genesis” which was the early title of the film, was allowed to start pre-production earlier this year on February 5.

The application lists the production-related budget as $363,845,386. The film will be awarded $11,091,686.70 in tax credit from the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit.

Though the film is listed under a code name, “Superman: Legacy” is the true project based on the director listed, James Gunn, the cast list, including David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nathan Fillian, and the production company S&K Pictures, Inc, which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.

The application reveals 25% of the total production will be filmed in Ohio. Though the application does not yet list specific addresses, the two Ohio filming locations are listed as Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Production is expected to take place between April 1 and August 23.

19 News has reached out to the Cleveland Film Commission for details on filming locations, job and acting opportunities and they released the following statement:

Back in 1938, the very first Superman comic book was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two Clevelanders, to help people get through the Great Depression.

James Gunn announced last November “Superman: Legacy” will hit theaters on July 11, 2025.

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