{"id":21190,"date":"2025-07-19T09:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/21190\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T09:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:56:10","slug":"james-gunn-on-telling-henry-cavill-he-was-recasting-superman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/21190\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn on telling Henry Cavill he was recasting Superman"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a time, it looked like Henry Cavill\u2019s days as Superman were over. Then, against all odds, a glimmer of hope arrived when the actor made a surprise return in Black Adam\u2019s post-credit scene. This was followed by an announcement <\/a>that he was officially back. Fans celebrated. But the celebration was short-lived. When James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped in to lead DC Studios, they made the decision to recast the role<\/a>, bringing Cavill\u2019s comeback to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n

While speaking on the Happy Sad Confused<\/a> podcast, Gunn recalled the \u201cterrible\u201d moment when they had to tell Cavill that they would be recasting the role.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sat down with Henry \u2026 It\u2019s terrible,\u201d Gunn said. \u201cWe came in and that was really unfortunate. I\u2019m like, this poor guy. Peter and I\u2014 the right thing to do is sit down with him and talk to him. We sat down, we talked to him. He was an absolute gentleman, a great guy about it. He said, \u2018The only thing I ask is that I\u2019m able to reveal it myself as opposed to coming from you guys.\u2019\u201c<\/p>\n

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As for how the premature casting announcement happened in the first place, it seemed there was a lack of communication at Warner Bros. \u201cWe were dealing with trying to figure out if we could take the job at DC Studios and we\u2019re talking to David Zaslav and all the legal people there and figuring out what our deals would be,\u201d Gunn explained. \u201cAnd the day our deal closed, all of a sudden they were announcing that Henry was back and I\u2019m like, \u2018What is going on? We know what the plan is,\u2019 and [it] was a total bummer. But there was a vacuum at the time.\u201c<\/p>\n

While I would have loved to have seen more of Henry Cavill as Superman, that time has passed as the brand-new (ish) DC Universe has officially arrived. James Gunn\u2019s Superman is now playing in theaters, so be sure to check out the (very different) reviews from our own Chris Bumbray<\/a> and Tyler Nichols<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget to let us know what you thought of the film<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n

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