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DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn revealed on Threads that sometimes he does take fan casting seriously, Screen Rant reported.
After the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, DC resumed casting the rest of the roles for Superman: Legacy. It was recently announced that Nicholas Hoult will play the Man of Steel's archnemesis, Lex Luthor, and Skyler Grisando will be playing Clark Kent's friend, Jimmy Olsen.
How do you cast for roles?
Gunn replied to username Durrellb.r on Threads when asked the question, “Do you ever take fan casting into consideration when casting for a role? If not, what are some things you take into account when casting for a role?'
“When I'm casting a role I will sometimes see who fans have suggested online for folks I or my casting directors haven’t considered,” Gunn responded.
“Sometimes they have good ideas, sometimes terrible ones. I don’t remember it actually leading to someone being cast, however,” he clarified.
While it may not have led to the actual casting, Gunn acknowledged that decision-makers do consider fans' suggestions. In his first statement, he said that because of fan casting, he and/or his casting directors can see who else can play the role.
David Corenswet's name was brought up in a few fan casting lists before the Gunn DC Universe was announced. Unless the producers or Gunn himself say it, we would probably never know if those fan casting lists made their way to the DC offices.
Maybe Gunn's reticence on fan casting comes from the fans' reaction to Henry Cavill no longer donning the suit and cape. Many fans blamed Gunn for cutting short Cavill's tenure as Superman to make room for his vision of a new DC Universe.
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Some have turned around and have expressed the desire to give Gunn and company the benefit of the doubt. Some still decry the change and keep hitting the keyboard to try to get the hashtag #RestoreTheSnyderVerse trending again.
“Subversive” and “cathartic”
That's what happens when people get attached, especially to a much-loved icon such as Superman. People vent their anger and frustration, mostly online, and when that doesn't do anything, they turn to something else.
That something else can be fan casting. Wired calls it a “subversive and cathartic act.”
It's wishful thinking that is sometimes borne out of the desire to see onscreen what is seen in the world. One popular example of this that's still going around is Idris Elba as James Bond.
Now that Bond producers are looking to modernize the franchise, maybe they'll listen to the fans and cast Elba as the first black Bond.
