James Gunn claims that the new Superman is not yet chosen
DC Studios boss James Gunn He has denied that Jacob Elordi, Euphoria’s star, has been cast on the new big screen according to an online rumor Superman.
Online speculation has swirled about the identity of the next Man of Steel for cinema in the wake of the announcement. Henry Cavill The character would not be played again.
Learn more How did Henry Cavill become an internet darling?
Gunn responded to a fan who had shared edited photos of Elordi wearing the Superman suit. He said that no one has yet been cast as Superman.
He added: “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.”
Cavill announced that he will be returning to Superman’s role in October, after he was incarnated as the character. showed up in the post-credits scene of Black Adam — his first appearance since Justice League in 2017.
The revival of Superman was stopped when Peter Safran, Gunn’s co-head, and the DC Studios board took over and started to clean the slate.
Learn more Take our Superman quiz
Gunn is currently working to write the script for a Superman movie. This will be about a younger version that Cavill’s Kal El.
Elordi, a 25-year-old actor, was picked for the role due to his work on the popular teen show Euphoria as well as Netflix’s romcom The Kissing Booth.
Gunn and Safran plan to create a 10-year strategy that will guide DC Studios’ future, which has been in turmoil since Justice League’s disappointing box office results.
The studio had high hopes for Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role, but it fell short of $400m (£327m) at the global box office and could represent a loss as big as $100m (£82m) for DC and Warner Bros.
Learn more James Gunn and Chris Pratt tease final Guardians movie
Gunn was recently the director of The Suicide Squad DC. He will now be focusing on the studio full time after his third Marvel blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, will be released in cinemas later this year.
Many rumors have circulated about his plans for DC. prompting the filmmaker to respond Some of it may be true, but some of it might not.
James Gunn responds to backlash against Henry Cavill’s Superman exit