realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city to Movies and TV Shows@lemmy.film · 1 year agoJames Gunn Says He’s Not Making a “Young Superman” Movie Despite Ditching Henry Cavillmessage-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareJames Gunn Says He’s Not Making a “Young Superman” Movie Despite Ditching Henry Cavillrealcaseyrollins@narwhal.city to Movies and TV Shows@lemmy.film · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
The director is clarifying his story for ‘Superman: Legacy,’ which stars David Corenswet. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-gunn-young-superman-movie-henry-cavill-david-corenswet-1235570122/
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down15·1 year ago“But Henry Cavill is such a nice guy! Why would they ditch him, just like…” checks notes “every other big franchise he had?”
minus-squarechickenwing@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 year agoThe only other franchise he was in was the Witcher. Both the Witcher and Superman failed due to bad writing not the acting.
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThey failed because of drama behind the scenes. His camp says that it was bad writing, the producers say that Cavill tried to overstep his role. Both things can be true.
“But Henry Cavill is such a nice guy! Why would they ditch him, just like…” checks notes “every other big franchise he had?”
The only other franchise he was in was the Witcher. Both the Witcher and Superman failed due to bad writing not the acting.
They failed because of drama behind the scenes. His camp says that it was bad writing, the producers say that Cavill tried to overstep his role. Both things can be true.