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James Gunn Finally Addresses Henry Cavill’s Exit From Superman - “It Was Really Unfair”

Superman (Henry Cavill) breaks the ice with Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) in Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures It was weird in 2022 to see Henry Cavill announce he was back as Superman after Black Adam, and shocking to then see him retract the statement he made to his fans in an Instagram video mere weeks later. The eventual (at that point) DC Studios President James Gunn thought it was strange too, as he was stunned to hear the news while …

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The director came back to Henry Cavill's "dreadful" eviction, who thought he would be the superhero in the new opus.

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James Gunn shared his experience by communicating to Henry Cavill that he would not continue as Superman. Cavill, who had already played the hero in previous productions, was initially confirmed for a new project, according to Warner Bros., but Gunn opted for a new approach, choosing David Corenswet to assume the role. During an episode of the podcast Happy, Sad, Confused, Gunn discovered that while he was still in negotiation at DC Studios, he …

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EcranLarge.com broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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