James Gunn has dismissed hypothesis that Jacob Elordi is the brand new Superman.
The 56-year-old filmmaker, who took over as co-CEO of DC Studios with Peter Safran in October, has responded to experiences on-line that the ‘Euphoria’ star is about to play the Man of Metal within the upcoming outing to the massive display for the character, insisting that he will not begin casting anybody till the script is completed and there will not be an announcement within the close to future.
He tweeted in response to a put up that had Jacob’s face photoshopped onto Superman’s physique: “My ideas are nobody has been solid as Superman but.
“Casting, as is nearly at all times the case with me, will occur after the script is finished or virtually carried out, and it isn’t.
“We’ll be asserting a couple of issues shortly, however Superman’s casting will not be considered one of them.”
Henry Cavill revealed final yr that he would return as Superman and made a cameo in ‘Black Adam’, however just some weeks later, he revealed that he was out of a job following discussions with DC’s new bosses.
In an announcement shared on Instagram, he stated: “I simply had a gathering with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it is unhappy information for everybody. In spite of everything, I am not coming again as Superman.”
“After the studio informed me to announce my comeback in October, earlier than he was employed, this information is not the simplest, however that is life.
“The altering of the guard is one thing that occurs, I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to construct.
“I want them and everybody concerned within the new universe the most effective of luck and the happiest of fortunes.”
James later defined that the “preliminary levels” of the studio’s new plans for Superman embody “an earlier half” of his life.
He defined: “Peter [and] I’ve a DC slate out of the field, so we could not be extra excited; we can share thrilling details about our first initiatives early within the new yr.
“Amongst these on the blackboard is Superman. Within the early levels, our story will deal with 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 incredible assembly with Henry and we’re large followers and we talked about a variety of thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later.”