James Gunn shot down a rumor that he was contemplating Luke Eisner (or anybody else in the intervening time) to play Superman.
While early manufacturing has begun on one other Superman reboot from James Gunn, the filmmaker hasn’t gotten to the casting course of simply but. Just lately, Gunn and fellow DC Studios head Peter Safran unveiled a slew of titles that they’ve in manufacturing for his or her plans with the DCU. One of probably the most notable initiatives is Superman: Legacy, which is able to introduce a youthful actor to tackle the position. It was additionally introduced that the film will probably be launched in 2025.
A brand new Superman movie has followers performing some fantasy casting on-line. There are additionally varied rumors floating round about totally different actors who’re mentioned to be in rivalry for the position. One such rumor, posted by an account known as @DCULeaks, claimed {that a} casting name had been put out by DC Studios for Superman: Legacy, and it was famous that Luke Eisner (Tall Girl) is the “lead contender” for the half. But Gunn himself has thrown a flag by responding on to that declare to debunk the rumor, insisting that nobody is up for the position as casting hasn’t even began but.
“False (casting has not begun),” Gunn tweeted.
There’s One Person We Know Who Definitely Won’t Get the Role
While casting nonetheless has but to happen, there’s one actor we are able to undoubtedly rule out for the position of Superman in James Gunn’s DCU. It has already been introduced that Henry Cavill won’t be returning as Superman in any extra films regardless of making a particular look in that position for Black Adam. That’s as a result of the imaginative and prescient Gunn has for the DCU’s Superman is that of a youthful Man of Steel. In response to the fan controversy over passing on doing any extra Superman films with Cavill, Gunn has lately mentioned that he by no means fired the actor as he did not rent him to start with.
“We didn’t fire Henry. Henry was never cast,” Gunn said, via THR. “For me, it’s about who do I want to cast as Superman and who do the filmmakers we have want to cast. And for me, for this story, it isn’t Henry.”
In any case, it should take a while earlier than the film arrives, so it might be a short while but earlier than we get any official bulletins regarding the casting for the brand new Clark Kent in James Gunn’s film. Superman: Legacy will probably be flying into film theaters in 2025.