Gunn Says it Was ‘Terrible’ Telling Henry Cavill He Was Replaced as Superman: ‘That Was Really Unfortunate
talks about how and why Henry Cavill was let go as Superman from the DCU.
During recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the director explained that as his deal to take over DC Studios closed, it was announced that Cavill would reprise his role as the Man of Steel. However, according to Gunn, it was already on paper that he would helm a new Superman film with a new actor, which created an “unfair” situation for Cavill.
Gunn added that the miscommunication was due to a sector of the studio trying to “force” their own vision of DC, which was “never part of the equation.”
“That was really unfortunate,” Gunn continued. “So Peter and I [thought] the right thing to do was to sit down with [Cavill] and talk to him. And we sat down and we talked to him. He was an absolute gentleman, a great guy about it. He said, ‘The only thing I ask is that I’m able to reveal it myself as opposed to it coming from you guys.’”
“I talked to him about it on that day,” Gunn added. “I would love to put Henry in something.”
Cavill starred as the Man of Steel across three DC films from 2013 to 2017.
David Corenswet took over the role for Gunn’s DCU debut feature Superman, which released July 11. Other cast members for that film include Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Anthony Carrigan (Metamorpho), Edi Gathegi (Mister Terrific), Nathan Fillon (Guy Gardner) and Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl).
