James Gunn sets record straight on latest DCU casting news
Dec. 11, 2023James Gunn has addressed the Maxwell Lord casting backlash
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James Gunnhas spoken out after backlash to a recent DCU casting.
Sean Gunn will be playing Maxwell Lord in the new DCU, a role that was previously played by Pedro Pascal inWonder Woman 1984.
Sean, however, already has two roles in Creature Commandos as both GI Robot and Weasel – and James previously said that actors would “generally” only play one role on screen, though could play more than one role in voice acting.
Some people have interpreted Sean’s casting as James going back on his word. Though, as the DC Studios co-CEO has pointed out, that’s not actually the case.
“I said, very clearly, actors will generally only be playing one character on screen, and said, in the same response, that for voice actors it’s not the same,” Gunn wrote on Instagram in a since-deleted exchange, perScreen Rant.
“Sean, Alan Tudyk, Maria Bakalova, Steve Agee, etc, all play multiple roles in Creature Commandos,” he continued. “That doesn’t mean they won’t play different characters onscreen. So, what’s the need you have (and a handful of others) to [so] desperately need to believe I’m lying that you seem to purposefully ignore certain parts of what I said?”
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At the moment, it’s unclear when Sean’s Maxwell Lord will be showing up, thoughDeadline– who broke the news – hears he’ll be “referenced in the background” of Superman: Legacy, with appearances to come in future projects.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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