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It has been around 4 months since people saw Henry Cavill’s cameo in DC’sBlack Adam.With a renewed hope that it was finally Cavill’s time to shine, people praised DC and Dwayne Johnson for listening to what the audience wanted.
Following Henry Cavill’s departure from James Gunn’s newly created DCU, the director clarified the Superman debate in a statement. Gunn stated thatThe Witcheractor was never fired from the DCU but was simply“not hired”for further projects involving Superman or else.
Henry Cavill Was Never Fired From The DCU
Following the hurling of swear words aimed at DC Studios for removing Henry Cavill, Gunn retorted back with his own statements. Amidst the controversial statements, James Gunn clarified that theEnola Holmesactor was never fired from DC but was simply never hired.
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With bold statements, James Gunn, in his statement to Gizmodo stated that there was never a deal about any other Superman movie following the cameo inBlack Adam.He further berated the people for making assumptions based purely on a cameo thatHenry Cavillagreed to do.
“It’s important to say that Henry Cavill was not fired. Henry was just not hired to be Superman in ‘Superman [:Legacy].’ There was never a deal there for another movie. We didn’t’ fire Henry. Henry was never cast. He was in a cameo, and that was the end of his story.A lot of people made assumptions which weren’t true. But for me, it’s about who do I want to cast as Superman and who do the filmmakers want to cast.”
But it isn’t just the role of Superman that seems to be affected by the decision. There are also alleged reports of Ben Affleck leaving the role of Batman from the DCU spread throughout the Internet as neither the actor nor Gunn seem to talk about any future projects regarding Affleck.
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Following the lineup reveal of the first chapter of the DCU, Gunn seemed to be wanting to releaseThe Brave and The Bold.The upcoming movie will reportedly deal with an older version of Batman alongside characters like Robin, Batgirl, and Blue Beetle.
Although a Batman movie is confirmed in the works, Ben Affleck has had no comments regarding his role in the upcoming DCU projects. Neither Affleck norJames Gunnhas clarified whether the actor will be donning the Batman suit once again or does James Gunn plan to reboot the entire thing right from the beginning.Ben Affleckcould possibly be seen in his last role as Batman whenThe Flashreleases in 2023.
With the older generation of the DCEU scattered and making way for the new DCU,The Flashis slated for a release date of 16th June 2023.
Source:Gizmodo
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
