James Gunn is looking back on the "terrible" experience of telling Henry Cavill he was being replaced as Superman by David Corenswet.

Audiences just witnessed the emergence of a new big-screen Superman via the release of James Gunn’s movie of the same name. However, a few years ago, there was a point at which it seemed that Henry Cavill would return to play the Man of Steel.

"He was an absolute gentleman 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,'" the director added of Cavill's reaction to the news.