James Gunn has denied sacking Henry Cavill from the position of Superman.
Gunn, who not too long ago turned the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran, mentioned on Tuesday (January 31) that they didn’t fireplace Cavill, however quite he merely wasn’t employed for future tasks.
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He made the feedback after asserting a lot of new DC films and TV reveals, together with a reboot of the Superman franchise which can be titled Superman: Legacy.
“We didn’t fireplace Henry,” mentioned Gunn (through Deadline). “Henry was by no means forged.
“For me, it’s about, who do I need to forged as Superman, and who do the filmmakers we’ve got need to forged? And for me, for this story, it isn’t Henry.”
He added: “I like Henry, I feel he’s an awesome man. I feel he’s getting [messed] round by lots of people, together with the previous regime at this firm. However this Superman will not be Henry, for a lot of causes.”
In December, Cavill revealed he wouldn’t be returning to the position of Superman following a gathering with Gunn and Safran. He’d beforehand introduced in October that he could be reprising the position, as per DC’s orders.
“I’ve simply had a gathering with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s unhappy information, everybody,” Cavill – who starred as Clark Kent in 2013’s Man of Metal, 2016’s Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice, and 2017’s Justice League – wrote in a press release on December 15. “I’ll, in any case, not be returning as Superman.”
“The altering of the guard is one thing that occurs. I respect that,” Cavill continued. “James and Peter have a universe to construct. I want them and all concerned with the brand new universe the very best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”
Gunn later confirmed that the brand new Superman movie will concentrate on an “earlier half” of Clark Kent’s life. “However we simply had an awesome assembly with Henry and we’re massive followers and we talked about a lot of thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later,” he added.
Superman: Legacy, which Gunn says will mark “the true starting of the DCU”, is at the moment scheduled for launch in 2025.
In a video shared on his social media channels, Gunn revealed his plans for the primary part of the brand new DCU, explaining how The Flash will utterly reset the DC cinematic universe. You may watch the video right here.