James Gunn clears up a "confusing" Superman conspiracy theory about Henry Cavill’s DCU re-casting
Apr. 29, 2024There is no conspiracy, says Gunn
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The Suicide Squadactor Nathan Fillion got some details mixed up in a recent interview and it led to a very weird conspiracy. Luckily,James Gunnhas now taken to Threads to firmly debunk a theory that he lied to fans about Henry Cavill’s return as Superman in the DCU. Confused? We are, too.
“We were actually at the premiere party after ‘Suicide Squad’ and he [James Gunn] was in a huge crowd of people. We saw each other in the crowd, and I congratulated him, ‘Oh, my God, that was amazing. It’s so great.’ He goes, ‘Hey, did Peter [Safran] tell you what we’ve got for you next?’ I said, ‘No, he hasn’t said.’ He looked around like someone was gonna be listening. We were in a throng of people, but he leaned over and said, ‘You’re gonna be Guy Gardner.'”
“I don’t quite understand how that fits. Aside from the fact I had no interest in running DC until Peter decided to do it with me so he could do the exec stuff & I could focus on creative,“Gunn wrote. “When I was hired to write Superman it was always intended as & pitched as a new Superman story, so why would I lie about not planning that at the Squad premiere which would have amounted to the same thing at the end of the day? How does this particular conspiracy theory make sense?”
Gunn wenton to clarify once again Fillion simply misspoke, and told other fans thathe was confused by the theory.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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