I was open to considering anything asked of me. In response to reports, she denied quitting, writing in a lengthy open letter: “I never walked away. On Tuesday it was revealed that DC Studios’ Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins would no longer be working on a third film in the franchise. Just six days before that, Cavill had said in an interview that he was looking forward to playing an “enormously joyful” Superman and that he was “very excited” about Gunn being hired. 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.”Ĭavill’s announcement that he would return as Superman was reportedly signed off by Warner Bros, before Gunn and Safran assumed their roles at DC Studios on 1 November. 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.

“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,” Gunn wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. Gunn’s film will reportedly focus on the younger years of the hero, during his years posing as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent, with insiders telling the Hollywood Reporter that Gunn could potentially direct the film as well as writing it. It’s been a fun ride with you all, onwards and upwards.”

“My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. Fans might want to “mourn for a bit”, he wrote, but “Superman is still around”.

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