{"id":1806380,"date":"2023-01-15T10:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806380"},"modified":"2023-01-15T10:40:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:40:23","slug":"james-gunn-responds-to-rumor-that-he-already-selected-new-superman-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-gunn-responds-to-rumor-that-he-already-selected-new-superman-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Responds to Rumor That He Already Selected New Superman Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-gunn-responds-to-rumor-that-he-already-selected-new-superman-actor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>James Gunn, DC Studios Head, responded recently to a rumor that he had already selected an actor to play Superman for his upcoming film.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.13-07.46-themixnet-63c1b50036a55.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1193\" height=\"658\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Superman in Superman #5 (2015), DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gunn had previously stated that a Superman film solo was on his initial list of films for the upcoming DC Comics projects.<\/p>\n<p>He shared his thoughts via Twitter. \u201cAmong those on the slate is Superman. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman\u2019s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192970\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.15-02.46-themixnet-639b33345fc8e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Gunn Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/15\/james-gunn-claims-the-reason-henry-cavill-is-out-as-superman-is-very-simple-hes-a-different-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn claims that Henry Cavill is out as Superman because of a very simple reason: \u201cHe\u2019s A Different Age\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He claimed that the film would be about an \u201cearlier part of Superman\u2019s life,\u201d One Twitter user was also informed by him that it wouldn&#8217;t make an origin story.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a user interpreting Gunn\u2019s statement as an origin story, he responded, \u201cAlso as I said yesterday, I am definitely not doing an origin story.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.16-12.46-themixnet-639bbfd10b8a7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"489\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Gunn Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A month later, an anonymous rumor was published on Instagram by Hollywood gossip site Deuxmoi. \u201cA certain Australian actor that was on a Netflix romcom trilogy and is currently on an HBO teen show is being looked at for the role of the new Man of Steel.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195265\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.13-07.46-themixnet-63c1b5039f123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"779\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deuxmoi Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/04\/shazam-star-zachary-levi-urges-angry-dc-fans-to-have-patience-and-fing-give-james-gunn-and-peter-safran-a-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Shazam!\u2019 Star Zachary Levi Appeals to DC Fans Who Are Angrily Angry To Have Patience and \u201cF***ing Give\u201d James Gunn and Peter Safran A Break<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Social media users deduced the anonymous actor in question might be Jacob Elordi, who currently plays Nate Jacobs on HBO\u2019s <em>Euphoria<\/em>. The rumor spread to a Superman fanpage on Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe to our emails for the day and follow us socially.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>You consent to receive emails from Bounding Into Comics with the most recent news in Comic Culture. We will not share your information with third parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They tweeted \u201cJacob Elordi is rumored to be James Gunn\u2019s Superman for the DCU.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.13-07.46-themixnet-63c1b5059417e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"747\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SuperFilmNews Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gunn responded on Twitter to the rumor. \u201cMy thoughts are no one has been cast as Superman yet. Casting, as is almost always the case with me, will happen after the script is finished or close to finished, and it isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cWe\u2019ll announce a few things in not too long, but the casting of Superman won\u2019t be one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_195268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195268\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.13-07.46-themixnet-63c1b509c8fc1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"787\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-195268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Gunn Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/19\/james-gunn-responds-to-rumors-regarding-recasting-attempts-to-explain-other-changes-hes-making-with-the-dcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn Responds To Rumors Regarding Recasting, Attempts To Explain Changes He\u2019s Making With The DCU<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gunn had previously stated that he would update the DCU slate \u201cat the beginning of the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He updated his Twitter followers. \u201cPeter &#038; I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn\u2019t be more over-the-moon about; we\u2019ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_192969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192969\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.15-02.46-themixnet-639b33337f4ce.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"370\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Gunn Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scooper Syl Abdul recently stated that he was informed that none of Gunn\u2019s slate is currently slated to go into production this year. He did note, however, \u201cMaybe Gunn is hiding that and that\u2019s why it\u2019s not leaking out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to analyze, \u201cIt could be possible when Gunn mentions the first couple projects that it would be DC series, TV shows, or something like that to tide us over until he\u2019s ready to make that Superman film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I was told not to expect any like new DCU productions, to not expect any of these to start production until the end of 2023 or early 2024,\u201d He said. \u201cSo, if you don\u2019t start anything new in production until the beginning of 2024 then you\u2019re not seeing any new projects to come out until 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>What do you make of Gunn\u2019s response to this rumor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/29\/dc-studios-co-chairman-james-gunn-confirms-dc-universe-will-connect-video-games-to-live-action-films-shows-and-cartoons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gunn, DC Studios co-chairman, confirms that DC Universe will connect video games to live-action films, shows, and cartoons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Gunn, DC Studios Head, responded recently to a rumor that he had already selected an actor to play Superman for his upcoming film. 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