James Gunn regrets confusion around Henry Cavill's Superman return, calls it unfair
Gunn further said, "And the day our deal closed, all of a sudden they were announcing that Henry was back. I'm like, what is going on? Like, we know what the plan is, the plan was to come in and do Superman. That was really unfortunate, I'm like, this poor guy."The director also praised the professionalism of the 42-year-old, calling him "an absolute gentleman"."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 went on."'The only thing I ask is that I'm able to reveal it myself as opposed to it coming from you guys.' It was really unfair to him and was a total bummer," the director added.Gunn also highlighted the external influences who "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."The director, who has cast actor David Corenswet in the titular role in 'Superman' (2025), rejected the idea of casting Cavill in another character. He said, "No, as another character? Absolutely not. I talked to him about it on that day. I would love to put Henry in something."Gunn's 'Superman' also features Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Bradely Cooper, Sara Sampio, Skyler Gisondo, Frank Grillo, Nathan Fillion and Milly Alcock in key roles.The film was released in theatres on July 11, 2025.- EndsMust Watch
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