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With his last MCU projectGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3about to release, James Gunn is officially cutting ties with Marvel for the time being and starting his new job as director of DC. After the official announcement was made late last year, most fans seemed a little divided even with hisThe Suicide SquadandPeacemakersuccess in DC. The reason behind that seems to be his unwillingness to work with some of the established DCEU actors, such as Henry Cavill and so on.
On the other hand, he seems to want to bring in some otherwise relatively unimportant characters to realize his dream of creating an interconnected DCEU through upcoming movies and series. And fans seem to think one of these characters has a massive chance of being none other than Emilia Harcourt played by James Gunn’s wife Jennifer Holland. Well, given her presence in both of James Gunn’s previous live-action projects it will be interesting to see if fans are on the right track here.
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James Gunn benches Henry Cavill’sSuperman
Henry Cavill seemed extremely excited to reprise his role as Clark Kent once again. Something he also commented on after a surprise cameo in Dwayne Johnson’sBlack Adam. However, after Gunn’s takeover, he shortly informed through an Instagram post that he will not be returning. Expressing his sadness to part with the franchise he has held aloft for so long he noted that,“this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life.”
This was made especially awkward by the fact that just a couple of months ago afterBlack Adam‘s release he was asked by the studio to inform people that he will be returning as the Man of Steel. He said,“I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman.”Elaborating further on his previous ‘that’s just life’ sentiment, he added,“The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that.”Inevitably this led to a lot of backlash forJames Gunn, and after months he commented on it, saying,“We didn’t fire Henry. Henry was never cast.”
For him, he explained it matters who he and the filmmakers want for each character,“And for me, for this story, it isn’t Henry.”He admittedly wants someone younger to play Superman to start the story at a previous point in the character’s life. Noting how he has already finished the drafts forSuperman: Legacy, expected to release in 2025, he said that the movie will mark,“the true beginning of the DCU,”under the new phase named,Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.
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Fans troll James Gunn for ditching Henry Cavill
Cavill’s abrupt departure from the franchise made numerous DC fans apprehensive of James Gunn’s reign in their favorite studio. Especially as Gunn also revealed later that not only Cavill, but the newly appointed Robert Pattinson in Matt Reeves’The Batman, who was hailed worldwide for his magnificent portrayal of Gotham’s most famous vigilante, does not fit his vision for the new DCEU as well.And so does not Joaquin Phoenix with his Oscar-winningJokerperformance. According to him, he dreams of a more interconnected world for the DCEU.
However, the repeated appearance of Emilia Harcourt, played by Jennifer Holland, aka, James Gunn’s wife in the last two projects he directed for DC, seems like a sign for DC fans as to how he is going to connect the universe. As such, fans are wondering if afterThe Suicide Squad, andPeacemakerthey will get to see Harcourt gracing the big screens once again this month whenThe Flashreleases. And inevitably they took to Twitter to express their concerns over the“DCU pillars”returning to the screens once again.
When they are in The Flash’s post credits scene and talk to Barry about the Justice League initiative »»pic.twitter.com/lQQhQb3Yap
— Teej (@UsUnitedJustice)July 05, 2025
Thank you for putting them in every single project 🙏@JamesGunn
Who needs Henry Cavill’s Superman when we have Harcourt?? You are definitely making the right decisions!pic.twitter.com/30x00TEVEh
DCU’s pillars..
— Unbiased 𝔾𝕚𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕡𝕡𝕖 (@G5_Giuseppe)August 10, 2025
Gods among men
You don’t know about HARCOURT AND ECONOMOS???
You’re obviously not a real DC fan 🙄
They are more important than Superman and Batman
instant banger and a Billion Dollars acc to real DC fans 🥵
— 𝐒𝐀𝐌 muad’dib 𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐒 (@theMSAhmed)June 06, 2025
Gonna be in tears of happiness 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/3SeScS21h6
— Miggy (@MiggyMouse650)June 04, 2025
Well, it will be interesting to see if the fans indeed turn out to be right when the movie hits the theaters. However, with the likes of James Gunn andBen Affleckclaiming it as one of the best superhero movies they have ever seen, it can be said that fans are in for a treat.
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The Flashis set to be released on April 25th, 2023.
Source:Twitter
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
