Summary
- James Gunn clarified he didn't have a secret plan to remove Cavill from Superman.
- Nathan Fillion's DC comments caused confusion about the recasting's timeline.
- David Corenswet is the DCU's new Superman.
James Gunn has commented on the timeline behind the Superman recasting that saw Henry Cavill be removed from the role. Cavill played the Man of Steel in the old DCEU, with Gunn's Superman reboot film casting David Corenswet in the role for the new DC Universe. While it made sense for the recasting to happen, some fans wished Cavill could have remained as Superman, and a recent comment from a DCU actor generated confusion regarding the ordeal.
On Threads, Gunn explained that he was never secretly planning on running DC and taking out Cavill at the time he did The Suicide Squad.
The conspiracy theory started after Nathan Fillion mentioned he was told by Gunn at The Suicide Squad wrap party that he would play the Green Lantern Guy Gardner. However, Gunn revealed that it was actually the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wrap party. That cleared up any confusion regarding the timeline of Cavill's recasting, with Gunn's Superman having always been a new story, which will play out in the DCU's Chapter One and beyond.