He might not have become the ideal father figure from beyond the stars in Superman, but James Gunn revealed that he initially considered Bradley Cooper for the much more sinister role of Lex Luthor when planning his latest film.

James Gunn is still basking in the glow of Superman, the first movie of the new DC Universe. After opening in theaters last weekend, the Warner Bros. release jockeyed the "superhero fatigue" discourse to rake in a cumulative total of $177.

Having fulfilled Floor's voice and mocap work, Hoover's turn seemingly opened the door to Netflix's hit manga adaptation, One Piece. In the upcoming second season, she voices and mocaps fan-favorite Tony Tony Chopper. (Hoover has also joined the season two cast of Netflix's Beef .)

When James Gunn took over the new direction for DC's superhero movies, one of the earliest decisions was about letting go of Henry Cavill as the then-incumbent Superman. In a new interview with Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast,

With The Authority being one of the most troubled DCU in-development films, might James Gunn step in to write and direct it himself?

James Gunn's film introduced David Corenswet as Superman. It also stars Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult and Nathan Fillion.