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Director James Gunn Confirms Making A New Superman Film Without Henry Cavill; Here's Why

Sameer Ahire

15 Dec 2022 12:54 IST

Updated On 10 Jan 2024 17:35 IST

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publive-image The news of Henry Cavill's exit from Superman's cape has left all the fans in tears. The news was confirmed by the actor, who said he discussed it with James Gunn. Now, Gunn has revealed the real reasons behind the exit of Henry Cavill.

Among those on the slate is Superman. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 15, 2022

Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about; we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 15, 2022

James Gunn tweeted, "Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about; we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year."

He added, "Among those on the slate is Superman. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill. But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future."

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