Henry Cavill dropped as Superman in James Gunn’s new film

The information got here simply weeks after Cavill introduced that he would return as Superman, although he didn’t reveal particulars of the movie on the time, and leisure information shops reported that there have been totally different concepts into account for the franchise.

“After being informed by the studio to announce my return again in October, previous to their rent, this information isn’t the simplest, however that’s life,” Cavill stated in his Wednesday assertion. He added, “I respect that James and Peter have a universe to construct. I want them and all concerned with the brand new universe the most effective of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”

Gunn introduced in a tweet late Wednesday that he’s writing the brand new movie, which is able to focus “on an earlier a part of Superman’s life, so the character is not going to be performed by Henry Cavill.”

“However we simply had an awesome assembly with Henry and we’re huge followers and we talked about plenty of thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later,” Gunn added.

Gunn and Safran have been hired to lead DC Studios this October, and that is their first main mission announcement since taking on. Gunn — who is thought for guiding “The Suicide Squad” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” — stated he has been writing the script of the brand new “Superman” movie “for some time” and is on the lookout for a director for the mission.

The information comes amid a significant shake-up at DC Studios’ proprietor, Warner Bros. Discovery, which was shaped following the latest merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery. Following the merger, Warner Bros. announced a raft of cancellations of deliberate content material in a bid to save cash, together with tasks within the superhero universe, similar to “Wonder Woman 3,” which was set to be directed by Patty Jenkins. The corporate stated in October that the price tag of its content cuts may attain $2.5 billion.

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Cavill has performed Superman since “Man of Metal” in 2013, and in every of the three DC Prolonged Universe movies that has come out since then. He made a cameo as Superman in “Black Adam,” which was launched in October.

In a video on the time, he stated his cameo in “Black Adam” was a “very small style of issues to return,” and informed followers their persistence could be “rewarded.”

Zack Snyder, who directed the 4 earlier “Superman” DC Prolonged Universe movies, which starred Cavill, was requested in a radio interview final month whether or not he was returning to DC Studios beneath Gunn and Safran’s management. “So far as I do know, which may be very little … I’m doing my factor and haven’t had anybody give me a name or something,” he responded. “So I’m simply wishing all of them the most effective and hoping that they make some cool films.”

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According to Variety, the brand new film beneath Gunn will present Superman as his alter ego, Clark Kent, working as a journalist within the fictional metropolis of Metropolis, the place he meets fellow journalist and future love curiosity Lois Lane.

Plans for Warner Bros. Discovery to launch a distinct “Superman” movie, produced by J.J. Abrams and written by novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates, are nonetheless shifting ahead, Selection reported.