James Gunn says Henry Cavill was “never fired” as Superman

James Gunn and Peter Safran have already presented their plans for the new phase of the DC Universe, the first chapter of a new era for the company they have dubbed “Gods & Monsters”, and which will begin after the reboot of “The Flash” . Now, company bosses have spoken out about the departure of Henry Cavill as Superman, who they say they “didn’t fire” from the role.

According to information from Deadline, James Gunn claims it “we didn’t fire Henry Cavill”, the Superman actor simply “was never cast”. And is that it has been confirmed that “The Flash” will be the complete reboot of the EUDC, which means that old DC stars, such as Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck, will no longer continue in the company, and there will be new actors in the big roles .

The DC director says that “Black Adam’ it was there “end of your story” by Henry Cavill as superman. He was just “in a cameo” and nothing more, “a lot of people made assumptions that weren’t true,” Gunn said. “But for me, it’s about who I want to cast as Superman and who the filmmakers want.”

The next iteration of the Man of Steel in cinemas is ‘Superman Legacy’, the film that will introduce a new actor as Kal’ El. James Gunn commented on why Henry Cavill was not cast: “For me, for this story, he’s not Henry. I like Henry. He’s a good guy. I think you have been deceived by many people including previous schemes of this company. But this Superman isn’t Henry for several reasons.

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‘Superman Legacy’, the return to the cinema of the son of Krypton

James Gunn himself recently confirmed that there won’t be an actor playing “two different roles in the company,” referring to the possibility of seeing Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Lobo simultaneously. Additionally, he confirmed that two Man of Steel installments are in development, the first being “Superman Legacy” and the Ta-Nehesi Coates project about African-American Clark Kent.

Without Henry Cavill in the plans, now ‘Superman Legacy’ will be the great return of the son of Krypton to the cinema. The film will be written and directed by James Gunn himself, and will take Gran Morrison’s comic as its starting point, ‘All Star Superman’, one of the best comics of the character, and which coincides with the idea of ​​showing a more “joyous” superhero and full of hope” than that of Zack Snyder.

“Superman Legacy” will mark the beginning of the new era of the DC Extended Universe and will be released on July 11, 2025, the same year as the sequel to “The Batman”. The few details that are known about the project are that it will try to move away from the typical “good vs. evil” storyline and look for a more “complex” story of gray villains.