Superman movie filming in Ohio, extras needed

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new Superman movie filming in Ohio this year, awarded $11 million in tax credits with plans to hire more than 3,000 locals, is readying to cast Ohioans as extras.

Casting calls will be posted in the coming weeks for the DC Studios movie titled simply “Superman” filming in Cincinnati and Cleveland this summer, northeast Ohio agency Angela Boehm Casting announced on social media. Instructions on how to apply to be a background actor will be shared online at the end of the month and into early May, the agency said.

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission also announced earlier this month that “Superman” is now accepting applications for those wishing to work as a member of the crew. Prospective candidates should submit their resume to genesisproductionohio@gmail.com .

Angela Boehm and the commission referred to the film as “Genesis,” the movie’s code name listed in an Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit application that states the project is receiving $11,091,686 in tax credits. The application also says the movie is expected to hire 3,254 Ohio residents to take part in the production.

DC’s Ohio-related expenses are projected to exceed $36 million, which makes up about 10% of the movie’s total budget of more than $363 million. The movie is directed and written by American filmmaker James Gunn and started filming on Feb. 29.

The last possible production date in Ohio is marked for Aug. 23, according to the film’s tax credit application. Broken down, the application says the production in Ohio accounts for 133 days for preparation, 37 for shooting and 31 for wrap. That means 25% of Gunn’s movie is being filmed in Ohio.

While the application does not specify where exactly filming will take place, the iconic character is connected to both Cincinnati and Cleveland. Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created Superman while attending Cleveland’s Glenville High School in 1933, according to Case Western Reserve University’s Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.

Union Terminal in Cincinnati was the inspiration for the Justice League’s headquarters, the Hall of Justice, featured in the 1970s animated “Super Friends” series, the Cincinnati Museum Center boasts. Artist Al Gmuer drew the Hall of Justice and based his creation on the façade of Union Terminal, earning the building a permanent place in popular culture.

Gunn, also the director of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy, is relaunching DC’s cinematic franchise with American actor David Corenswet as Clark Kent, replacing British actor Henry Cavill who first starred as Superman in 2013’s “Man of Steel.” Rachel Brosnahan from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult from “The Great” as Lex Luthor round out Gunn’s cast.

“Superman” is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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