“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.'”

David Corenswet was cast as the new Superman, and fan conversation has since moved on to speculation that Cavill could play Batman in Gunn's iteration of the DC Universe. Although Gunn didn't directly address the speculation, he did respond when asked about whether casting Cavill in the DCU would be "too confusing".