The news has broke that Henry Cavil will not be returning to the DC universe as superman again. It has been revealed by James Gunn that he in fact writing a script for a new superman movie that will focus on the younger years of the character, however it will not be an origin story. This means that they will be casting a new actor to play the role of superman.
The big question now is, does this signal the start of a reboot for the DCEU. This is as it was recently rereleased that Wonder Woman 3 was cancelled and its being heavily rumoured that Jason momoa will cease to play Aquaman and instead be recast as Lobo. This also doesnt sound like good news for Dwayne Johnson either as by getting rid of Cavill it seems more liklkey that Black Adam 2 wont come into to fruition. We should have a more clear picture of what this new DC universe looks like in January as James Gunn has promised that in the new year he can start to announce the first slate of movies coming from DC studios.
It will be interesting to see if they decide to do a full reboot that begins with this new superman movie or if they keep some aspects of the old universe. James Gunn has also confirmed that he has met with Ben Affleck to discuss him directing a future DC film its just about finding the right project for him, however it does make it sound like he is done with Batman now as well. For example it is still being reported that they want Gal Gadot to continue playing Wonder Woman. There is also the fact that james Gunn has season 2 of peacemaker in development and has been very vocal about wanting to work more with Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. This means that we could end up in a case where we start from scratch however a through things carry over such as james Gunns Suicide Squad.
At the end of the day we will just have to wait and see what the future for the DC Universe holds.
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