James Gunn Dismisses Deadline's Superman Casting Report

James Gunn, co-CEO of DC Studios and director of the upcoming Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, publicly dismissed a recent casting report on Wednesday, calling it inaccurate and expressing disappointment in the outlet's journalism.

The report, published by entertainment news site Deadline, claimed that actresses Adria Arjona, Ella Purnell and Marisa Abela had begun screen testing for the role of Maxima, a warrior queen from the planet Almerac in DC Comics. According to the story, the character would appear as a key figure in the film, potentially allying with or opposing the villain Brainiac. Deadline later updated the article with an editor's note, stating it had undergone a review based on new information and removed mentions of Purnell and Abela entirely, while sources indicated Arjona remained a potential contender for an unspecified role.

In a post on Threads, Gunn wrote, "Deadline's reporting is shoddy inaccurate. I've always thought Deadline was pretty thorough in their journalism but that's not the case here so I'm frankly disappointed. If someone would have run these names by us we would have said it's bullsh*t." He added personal context, noting his long friendship...