James Gunn is clearing the air over rumors about who will star as DC’s Superman sooner or later.
Gunn — who took the reins of DC Studios as its new co-CEO in October together with producer Peter Safran — just lately addressed rumour on Twitter that “Euphoria” star Jacob Elordi is slated to play the Man of Metal within the subsequent Superman flick.
The filmmaker beforehand directed Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise and DC’s 2021 “Suicide Squad.”
“My ideas are nobody has been forged as Superman but,” Gunn wrote in a tweet on Friday, in response to a tweet during which a fan edited the younger actor’s face onto the long-lasting superhero’s physique.
“Casting, as is nearly at all times the case with me, will occur after the script is completed or near completed, and it isn’t,” Gunn continued. “We’ll announce just a few issues in not too lengthy, however the casting of Superman gained’t be one in every of them.”
Over the many years, the brawny and impervious superhero has been portrayed on display within the DC Prolonged Universe by actors Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, Tyler Hoechlin and, most just lately, Henry Cavill.
Final month, Cavill introduced that he gained’t return as Superman after assembly with Gunn and Safran in regards to the hero’s future.
The actor’s announcement got here simply two months after he appeared in a cameo in “Black Adam” and advised followers that he’d sport the cape but once more.
“This information isn’t the best, however that’s life. I respect that James and Peter have a universe to construct. I want them and all concerned with the brand new universe the perfect of luck, and the happiest of fortunes,” Cavill wrote in an Instagram submit in December.
Reminding followers that the Superman character gained’t be going away, he added, “My flip to put on the cape has handed, however what Superman stands for by no means will. It’s been a enjoyable experience with you all, onwards and upwards.”
Amid Warner Bros. just lately unveiling its 10-12 months DC Film Plan, Gunn shared restricted particulars on Twitter final month about what’s subsequent for the favored hero, merely writing, “our story can be specializing in an earlier a part of Superman’s life.”
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