James Gunn Debunks Rumor About Henry Cavill Possibly Playing This Role in Future DC Universe Project

James Gunn is now running things at DC alongside Peter Safran but he has one final film at Marvel with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Word is out that the runtime for the third installment will be the longest of the trilogy clocking in at about two and a half hours.

Brie Larson was “scared of what would happen” to her when she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The actor, who made her MCU debut in 2019’s Captain Marvel as the title character, said the idea of playing a superhero initially frightened her because of the worldwide attention.“I was scared of what would happen to me,” Larson told Harper’s Bazaar, explaining that she was worried a huge blockbuster franchise would prevent her from being a normal person and doing the things she loves in the world.“I was like, ‘What world is this, where these are the choices I have to make as an artist?’” she recalled thinking at the time.She added: “Anytime I feel like I’m being put too much on a pedestal, it’s my job to figure out how to remove that within myself.”Larson will reprise her role of Captain Marvel in The Marvels later this year, alongside Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Samuel L.

The marketing push for “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” has been an odd one, no doubt. The questions about the film’s future amid the soft reboot from new DC Studios co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran, dominated the discourse.

Ever since it was revealed that James Gunn and Peter Safran, the co-CEOs of DC Studios, would be doing a bit of a soft reboot on the DCU (keeping only a handful of actors while recasting nearly all of the major roles), there has been a barrage of questions from fans about who is staying and who is leaving. Henry Cavill? Gone.

Margot Robbie has emerged as one of the brightest stars in DC’s film universe as the delightfully demented Harley Quinn, and fans want to know if they’ve seen the last of her.

actor Lance Reddick’s passing at the age of 60. Those who worked with the actor, who appeared on long-running television shows like “The Wire” and “Lost” and in movies like the “John Wick” franchise and recent blockbuster “Godzilla vs. Kong,” mourned the performer and the person in equal measure.

Ben Affleck has had some major career accomplishments since breaking onto the scene in 1998 with a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for. But he's also very clear about what the lowest moment in his career has been.The actor and director opened up in a lengthy new interview with, where he once again shared his «monstrous» experience making the movie, and doubled down about being done with DC Films in the wake of the James Gunn takeover.«I would not direct something for the [James] Gunn DC. Absolutely not,» Affleck said with certainty.

Ben Affleck just gave a wide ranging interview to THR and we have all of the highlights.

THR. “I have nothing against James Gunn. Nice guy, sure he’s going to do a great job.

Now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have a new path forward for the DCEU, many questions abound. Who besides Gunn will direct some of the newly announced projects? Who will star as the new DCEU’s most iconic heroes like Superman and Batman? And will any former stars of the DCEU brand return to get involved with the latest films and series? READ MORE: James Gunn To Direct ‘Superman: Legacy’ For DC Studios In some cases, like Jason Momoa, it’s safe to say the actor will return in some capacity for the new DCEU.

James Gunn has been confirmed as the director of an upcoming Superman film titled Superman: Legacy at DC Studios.Gunn’s attachment to the film was confirmed via a Hollywood Reporter article on March 15. Gunn had previously announced the upcoming movie in late January alongside a fresh slate of DC films.Gunn wrote on Twitter: “Yes, I’m directing Superman: Legacy to be released on July 11, 2025.

James Gunn is directing the latest Superman movie.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer James Gunn is set to direct “Superman: Legacy.” The irreverent filmmaker, who serves as chairman and CEO of DC Studios with partner Peter Safran, revealed on Wednesday that he will helm a previously-announced reboot of the Superman franchise. Gunn also wrote the screenplay, and Safran will produce. “Superman: Legacy” also released its first plot synopsis, saying the film “tells the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.”

James Gunn is taking on Superman!

Well, it’s official. After teasing that he was writing the upcoming Man of Steel reboot, “Superman: Legacy” and possibly directing it, Warner Bros.

In what should come as no surprise, James Gunn will be directing his own script for Superman: Legacy, a major lynchpin project which will off the the multi-platform connected DC universe – “Chapter One, Gods and Monsters” ­– which he and his DC’ Co-Chairmen & CEO Peter Safran are launching.

When Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav installed the new leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC, heavy decisions were promptly made from the unplugging of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 to Henry Cavill losing his Superman cape.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has opened up about Henry Cavill’s removal from the DC Extended Universe following James Gunn’s appointment as DC’s co-CEO late last year.Speaking to Variety‘s senior culture and events editor Marc Malkin at the Oscars, Johnson said when asked about Cavill’s removal from the cinematic franchise: “All that I could do, and all that we could do when we were making Black Adam, was to put our best foot forward and surround ourselves with the best people and deliver the best movie we could.”He explained further: “It’s almost like when you have a pro football team and your quarterback wins championships and your head coach wins championships and then a new owner comes in and says, ‘Not my coach, not my quarterback. I’m going to go with somebody new.’”Watch the clip here.Following the release of the Johnson-starring Black Adam in October, Cavill confirmed via social media that he would be returning to the DCEU as Superman after secretly filming a post-credit scene with Johnson.Cavill’s comments would be shot down two months later when it was announced that James Gunn and Peter Safran had been appointed at co-CEOs for DC films.

Dwayne Johnson opened up about the future of the DC film universe after Henry Cavill was removed from the picture as Superman.

After a cameo in “Black Adam,” Dwayne Johnson has now addressed Henry Cavill’s departure of Superman from DC. Cavill’s return to the DC Universe for the role was made possible by Johnson, but Cavill’s departure from the role of Superman was later announced by James Gunn, the new co-CEO of DC Studios.