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james gunn Keep an eye on the rumor mill around you supermanThe future on screen.
rear Takes over as co-CEO of DC Studios with producer Peter Safran October, guardians of the galaxy and suicide squad Filmmaker, 56, responds to speculation Euphoria Star Jacob Elordi Will play Iron Man in his next big screen iteration.
“My opinion is no one was chosen as superman Yet,” he wrote in a tweet on Friday after a fan photoshopped the Australian actor’s face onto the caped superhero.
“Casting, like I almost always do, would happen after the script was finished or close to it, and that wasn’t the case,” Gunn continued. “We’ll be announcing a few things shortly, but the casting of Superman won’t be one of them.”
This character was previously played in the DCEU by Henry Cavillbut he announced last month after meeting with Gunn and Safran that he would not be returning to the role, and just two months ago told fans he would put on the cloak again After a cameo as a DC Comics superhero black adam.
“Sad news everyone,” wrote Cavill, 39. “I will eventually won’t be returning as superman“
Gunn announced shortly afterwards that the studio was developing a new version of the superhero. “In the initial stages, our story will be Focus on the early stages of Superman’s lifeso the role won’t be played by Henry Cavill,” he tweeted.
Superman (aka Clark Kent) first appeared in the first issue of the magazine in June 1938 action comicsBorn as Kal-El on the fictional doomed planet Krypton, he crash-landed on Earth, where he grew up to become Clark Kent and eventually the iconic superhero.
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originated on screen Kirk Allin in 1948 superman film series, this character was played by george reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Kane, tom welling, brandon ross and Tyler Hoechlin. Nicolas Cage even starring in an unproduced film adaptation From Tim Burton.