Dwayne Johnson Seemingly Shades James Gunn's Superman Recasting Decision

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Dwayne Johnson seemingly threw shade at Jame Gunn's decision to recast Superman instead of bringing back Henry Cavill by comparing the move to replacing a star athlete.

After months of speculation about Cavill's future as Superman, Johnson'sBlack Adam brought Cavill's Man of Steel back for a cameo appearance in a post-credits scene, marking the latter actor's return to the role for the first time since Justice League. Warner Bros. then gave Cavill the go-ahead to announce his return as the Man of Steel, but this was before Gunn was named the co-CEO of DC Studios and tasked with ushering in a new shared universe of DC projects. Consequently, Gunn decided Cavill won't return as Superman, and a new actor is being sought for Gunn's reboot, Superman: Legacy.

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During a red carpet interview with Variety at the Oscars, Johnson was asked to comment on the decision to recast Cavill's Superman despite his return in Black Adam. «All that I can do, and all that we could do when we were making ‘Black Adam,’ was to put our best foot forward and surround ourselves with the best people and deliver the best movie we could,» Johnson replied, pausing before giving his answer. «Our audience score was in the 90s. Critics took a couple shots, but that’s just the business of it.» However, when it comes to recasting Superman, Johnson implied it was a wrong decision akin to tossing out an athlete with proven success. «It’s almost like when you have a pro football team and your quarterback wins championships and your head coach wins championships and then a new owner comes in and says, ‘Not my coach, not my quarterback. I’m going to go with somebody new.'»

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