James Gunn is debunking a fan conspiracy theory that he always planned to remove Henry Cavill from the DCEU.
In the middle of filming the new one Superman film and the second season of PeacemakerGunn finds time to answer fan inquiries on social media.
A fan shared a quote from Nathan Fillion about how he found out he was cast as Green Lantern in the new DC film, which will be released in theaters in 2025.
“We were actually at the premiere party after Suicide Squad and him [Gunn] was in a huge crowd,” Fillion said in an interview with Collider. “…He says, ‘Hey, Peter did [Safran] Tell you, what do we have for you next? I said, “No, he didn’t say that.” He looked around as if someone was listening. We were in a crowd, but he leaned forward and said, ‘You’re going to be Guy Gardner.'”
DC fans took Fillion’s words to mean that Gunn had been working on the DCEU reboot since the release of The Suicide Squad in 2021, more than a year before he and Peter Safran were named co-CEOs of DC Studios in October 2022.
However, Gunn clarified in threads that Fillion misspoke, meaning he found out about his Green Lantern casting during casting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Premiere party.
Gunn further explained the rumor that he always wanted to replace Cavill as Superman since he took office The Suicide Squad.
“I don’t quite understand how this fits together,” he shared in Threads. “Except for the fact that I had no interest in running DC until Peter decided to do it with me so he could do the management work and I could focus on creativity when I was hired as a writer Superman it was always thought of and pitched as new Superman History, so why would I lie if I said I didn’t plan this? squad Premiere that would have resulted in the same thing at the end of the day? How does this particular conspiracy theory make sense?”
As part of a shakeup of DC Studios executives, Cavill reprized his role as Superman in a 2022 end credits scene Black Adam. However, when Gunn and Safran took over DC and planned to reboot the universe, they announced that they would be recasting Superman.
David Corenswet has been cast in the role of the new Superman and filming is already underway. The film also stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and María Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer. The ensemble includes Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, Sean Gunn, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Isabel Merced and Fillion.