Superman is getting a brand new film from James Gunn, but it surely gained’t star Henry Cavill.
TheWrap experiences DC Studios co-head James Gunn is formally writing the script for the subsequent Superman film. The venture is alleged to revolve round a younger model of the Final Son of Krypton, exploring his adventures when he first arrives in Metropolis. As such, Henry Cavill is being recast as Superman.
DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran broke the information to Henry Cavill this week, with the three remaining open to working collectively sooner or later. In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn and Safran additionally met with Batman actor Ben Affleck to debate the opportunity of him directing a DC Studios venture.
“Peter and I’ve a DC slate able to go, which we couldn’t be extra over-the-moon about; we’ll be capable of share some thrilling details about our first initiatives firstly of the brand new yr, Gunn wrote on Twitter. “Amongst these on the slate is Superman. Within the preliminary phases, our story will likely be specializing in an earlier a part of Superman’s life, so the character won’t be performed by Henry Cavill. However we simply had a fantastic assembly with Henry and we’re large followers and we talked about numerous thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later.”
James Gunn and Peter Safran are actually accountable for DC’s movie, tv and animations efforts at Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing the corporate’s comedian book-related property beneath one roof. Gunn is alleged to be specializing in the artistic route of the DCU whereas Safran is dealing with issues which are associated to enterprise and manufacturing.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom are presently in numerous phases of post-production at Warner Bros. Discovery, with all 4 DC Universe motion pictures slated to hit theaters in 2023. Will the characters from these motion pictures make appearances within the new DCU? Solely Gunn and Safran know.
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