'He was an absolute gentleman', James Gunn recalls telling Henry Cavill about the ‘Superman' recast, his reaction and more
, the man responsible for bringing Superman's character to life, recently revealed how everything went down when the casting for the latest film was being discussed. He revealed how he had to tell
Henry Cavill
, who had taken on the role before
David Corenswet
, that it was being recast.
James Gunn recalls how he had to tell
Henry
about the recast
Gunn recently got candid about what all went down while casting for the new 'Superman' film, which has been well-received by the public ever since its release. During a new episode of the podcast 'Happy Sad Confused',
Josh Horowitz
recalled how the news of Henry being back for the role came on the very day that they closed the deal in his studios.
At the time, there had been a lot of confusion amongst fans of the film, as after his cameo in 'Black Adam', the actor had released an official video saying, 'I wanted to make it official — I am back as Superman'.
The blunder happened then, two months later, Cavill shared that he would no longer be taking on the role of the beloved superhero.
James talks about Henry's reaction to the news
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' writer shared during the podcast that after finding out about Henry's return, they were shocked. He delved into how they thought it was fair to inform the actor about the news face-to-face as well.
'That was really unfortunate, I'm like, this poor guy. And so Peter [Safran] and I knew the right thing to do was to sit down with [Cavill] and talk to him.
And we sat down, 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'', Gunn shared.
He even called the whole ordeal unfair to Cavill, and stated 'wanted to take on what they wanted to do at DC and were trying to force their way, and it just was never a part of the equation'.
Will Henry Cavill return to the world of superheroes?
While fans of Cavill were disappointed to see him no longer be the beloved 'Superman', there is still a possibility that the actor might make his return to the multiverse! During the podcast, the host asked about how everything would be if Henry were cast in another role.
Gunn replied with enthusiasm, saying, 'No, as another character? Absolutely not. I talked to him about it on that day. I would love to put Henry in something'.
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