DC Studios Co-Head James Gunn Writing Superman Movie Without Henry Cavill

Superman is getting a new movie from James Gunn, but it won’t star Henry Cavill.

TheWrap reports DC Studios co-head James Gunn is officially writing the script for the next Superman movie. The project is said to revolve around a young version of the Last Son of Krypton, exploring his adventures when he first arrives in Metropolis. As such, Henry Cavill is being recast as Superman.

DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran broke the news to Henry Cavill this week, with the three remaining open to working together in the future. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn and Safran also met with Batman actor Ben Affleck to discuss the possibility of him directing a DC Studios project.

“Peter and 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, Gunn wrote on Twitter. “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.”

James Gunn and Peter Safran are now in charge of DC’s film, television and animations efforts at Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing the company’s comic book-related assets under one roof. Gunn is said to be focusing on the creative direction of the DCU while Safran is handling things that are related to business and production.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are currently in various stages of post-production at Warner Bros. Discovery, with all four DC Universe movies slated to hit theaters in 2023. Will the characters from those movies make appearances in the new DCU? Only Gunn and Safran know.

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