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Henry Cavill first played the role of Superman inMan of Steelin 2013, just as the DC universe was expanding. And on the latest DC movieBlack Adam,he returned to play his role as Superman in the post-credit scenes. This was supposed to be a new start for Henry Cavill’s Superman.
As DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran laid out a new road map for the universe, Henry Cavill has made it official that he will not be returning to play his role as Superman, at least not in the near future.
Also read:WB Reportedly Lost Faith in Henry Cavill’s Superman after Joss Whedon’s Justice League, Were Looking for a New Actor Since 2018
James Gunn on Superman Casting
James Gunn has made it clear that the casting for Superman or any other character has not been completed. Gunn says that after the script is completed or when it is close to being completed, he shall step into the matter of casting. Gunn also reveals that a young Superman is being written which indicates that the actor to play this role will also be comparatively young.
“My thoughts are no one has been cast as Superman yet. Casting, as is almost always the case with me, will happen after the script is finished or close to finished, and it isn’t. We’ll announce a few things in not too long, but the casting of Superman won’t be one of them.”
Also read:Following James Gunn’s DCU Takeover, Arrowverse Creator Greg Berlanti Has Seemingly Defected From WB and Their $400M Deal, Could Focus on Other
There were rumors going around that Jacob Elordi could be playing the new Superman but it was quickly shut down by James Gunn who further states that an announcement will be made shortly related to these matters but the casting of Superman will not be in the announcement.
However, James Gunn in his Twitter post also added an emoji of a merman which may indicate something aboutAquaman.And according to a news report made byThe Hollywood Reporter, Jason Momoa too will not return for a newAquamanmovie afterAquaman and the Lost Kingdomdue to some disagreements he had with the executives of the DC Studios.
Dwayne Johnson has also revealed that he will not return to play the role of Black Adam in the DC Universe just after being introduced.
A Complete DCEU Reboot
After Zack Snyder left the DC Universe there haven’t been many positive reviews, though Snyder tried to create a better universe with future projects, he ultimately left in 2016. So, Joss Whedon was further appointed to finish the project Snyder was working on, theJustice League,which without a doubt was one of the biggest DCEU failures.
So when Zack Snyder releasedZack Snyder’s Justice Leagueback in 2021, it received much positive criticism and remarks. The DC Universe was heading nowhere with these and because of the repetitive failures, James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as the new heads of DC Studios.
After some time, James Gunn introduced us to the DCEU Bible, which has the next ten years planned out for this universe and has complete control of how the plot will go and which actors will be given which roles to play. James Gunn also wants to introduce more characters in the universe and not play around with the established ones. This is one of the many reasons a DC reboot is required because with proper planning DCEU can come out on top.
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