James Gunn is looking back on the "terrible" experience of telling Henry Cavill he was being replaced as Superman by David Corenswet.

The new DC Cinematic Universe all started with James Gunn bringing in fresh talent for his rebooted Superman movie. As actor David Corenswet steps into the red cape for Gunn’s Superman , fans still love and appriciate former Man of Steel,

James Gunn’s spent the past few weeks talking about why he agreed to do Superman, and he’s also taking time to address the awkward part: agreeing to do it at the apparent expense of Henry Cavill’s superhero comeback.

Superman director James Gunn has weighed-in on a number of topics during a recent interview, including his plans for a "kind-of-but-not-really" sequel, Ultraman's potential return, and

First Steps,' the studio boss engaged in a free-wheeling conversation with journalists, where he spoke extensively about the stumbles of the post-'Endgame' content boom, why Miles Morales won't be coming to the MCU anytime soon,

“That was really unfortunate,” Gunn continued. “So Peter and I [thought] the right thing to do was to sit down with [Cavill] and talk to him. And we sat down and we talked to him. He was an absolute gentleman, a great guy about it. He said, ‘The only thing I ask is that I’m able to reveal it myself as opposed to it coming from you guys.'”

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