James Gunn, one of the new bosses of DC Studios, has dismissed Henry Cavill’s claims that he was dropped from his role as “Superman,” saying that the actor was never fired, just simply not hired.

“We didn’t fire Henry,” the director-turned-label-chief, told reporters Tuesday, according to BBC. “Henry was never cast.”

Cavill told The Hollywood Reporter in October that he was looking forward to playing an “enormously joyful” Superman and that he was “very excited” about Gunn being hired.

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