Youssef went on social media this weekend to say he's talked to Gunn about being dropped from Superman: Legacy, calling the incident an 'honest oversight'
There’s no beef between comedian and actor Bassem Youssef and Superman: Legacy director/king of all D.C. Comics movies James Gunn, apparently. Which is worth noting since, earlier this week, Youssef made headlines with a series of interviews he gave where he talked about losing out on a part in Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot—and the ways the timing of his rejection from the role seemed to line up with some public comments that he’d made in support of Palestine amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Now, Youssef has made it clear that he and Gunn have since talked through the series of events that led him to no longer be associated with the project, saying he believes the way it was handled was now an “honest oversight.” Youssef made his statement in a video on social media, which he said was intended to clear the air and give his untainted version of events. In short, Youssef says he sent in a taped audition to Gunn a day before the SAG-AFTRA strike began in 2023, which led to a one-on-one “chemistry” call with Gunn that seemed to confirm he’d gotten the part of Rumaan Harjavti in the film. Then, though, the strike shut everything down—notably before any further camera tests could be shot, or contracts signed. From Youssef’s perspective, he then went on Piers Morgan’s show a few months later, in a broadcast that aired on October 17, to talk about Palestine—and almost immediately got a call that the script for Superman had been changed, and that his part had been removed. Gunn has, through his own social media presence, endorsed accounts that say the script had already been altered, and Youssef’s part cut, in September, before the October 7th attack of Israel by Hamas; he doesn’t appear to discount, though, that Youssef didn’t hear about any of this until after he’d been on Piers Morgan. And, in Youssef’s accounting, Gunn apparently said he understood why the comedian might’ve made the connections that he did. And while Youssef does hedge just a bit , and he does say he believes the entire thing was “mishandled,” he makes it clear that he bears no ill-will toward Gunn or anyone else involved in the “fiasco.” Superman: Legacy is currently scheduled for a July 11, 2025 release date.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Legacy of the LIRR MassacreLong before we knew the names Uvalde, Pulse Nightclub, Parkland, and Sandy Hook, the nation was stunned and horrified by the Long Island Rail Road massacre.
Read more »
Stephen Amell’s Green Arrow Was Great But He Shouldn’t Join James Gunn’s DCUAll the latest movie news, movie trailers & reviews - and the same for TV, too.
Read more »
Black Self Care Is Not a Luxury—It’s Our LegacyWe interviewed Oludara Adeeyo, author of Self-Care for Black Women, about why self-nourishment is important for Black women right now.
Read more »
Madame Web Star Isabela Merced on Working With Sydney Sweeney, John Green's Multiverse, and HawkgirlIsabela Merced talks to Teen Vogue about Madame Web and her slew of upcoming projects like The Last of Us, Alien, and Superman: Legacy.
Read more »
Remembering the legacy of Scott RichardsFrom the day he landed in Birmingham in 1981, Scott Richards had that commanding presence, authoritative voice, and winning smile that made an instant impact on this community. He spent the next 33 years anchoring more than 18,000 hours of newscasts.
Read more »
Opinion: Navalny's spirit and legacy live onNPR's Scott Simon remembers Alexei Navalny. The Russian opposition leader died Friday in a penal colony.
Read more »