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James Gunn has had a busy two days on social media trying to clear up any confusion about his upcomingDC Universe(DCU) reboot plans. In his latest update, Gunn confirmed another DCEU actor will return to the DCU besides the three he already mentioned.
Yesterday, Gunn took to Threads to answer some questions that fans have about what films and characters are canon to theDC Universe, among other things. He confirmed that anything beforeCreature CommandosandSuperman: Legacywas not canon to the DCU. Additionally, Gunn confirmedXolo Maridueña will continue playing Blue Beetle, Viola Davis will return as Amanda Waller, and John Cena will stay on board as Peacemaker.
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Later on Threads,Gunnwas asked by a fan if Freddie Stroma would return as Vigilante. “Yes Freddie as Vigilante is still around,” Gunn replied. At the moment, Gunn hasn’t added anyone else to the list of actors returning, but most of the actors fromPeacemakerandThe Suicide Squadwill seemingly return. However, based on Gunn’s earlier comments, neitherPeacemakernorThe Suicide Squad is canon. This will likely cause more confusion and outrage amongfans against the soft DCU reboot.
It is also important to note that the list he mentioned yesterday is not final. With the addition of Stroma’s Vigilante, there may be other returning actors returning that fans don’t know about yet. Two noticeably absent actors areWonder Woman actress Gal Gadot, who previously said she was returning to the Wonder Woman role, and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, who has been heavily rumored to return. At this point, Henry Cavill’s Superman and Ben Affleck’s Batman are the two most notable characters being replaced by Gunn.
Likely, Gunn doesn’t want to list every actor who is or isn’t staying in the DCU. With the actors’ strike still ongoing, it’s likely that some negotiations with actors still need to be finalized. If the latter is true, fans must wait until after the actors strike to find out which actors are returning. Hopefully, the strike should end soon now that the writers’ strike has concluded.
Although keeping track of which actors will return might be confusing, Gunn said it was okay to beconfused about what counts as DCU canonbecause fans haven’t seen any content from the shared universe yet. Soon theDC Universewill have its first projects released, and what is canon will be officially established.
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