Anything is possible when the rumor mill starts churning surrounding the entertainment industry. Well, speaking about rumors, an outlandish speculation originated surrounding James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy. Apparently, with ongoing castings, it was alleged that the adult actor, Johnny Sins will take up the role of Lex Luthor in the DC movie.
While the rumor sounds absolutely surreal, a wave of curiosity emerged on Twitter with fans flooding the social media platform with their doubts. Despite finding the rumor unbelievable, fans still wondered if there was a hint of veracity to it until James Gunn personally addressed the speculation to keep DC’s reputation intact.
Madcap Rumor Alleged Adult Actor Joining DCEU
With the entertainment industry constantly giving out updates about James Gunn and his newly revamped DCEU, fans are also being dumped with wild rumors surrounding his upcoming Superman: Legacy. As Gunn is currently eyeing potential actors to reprise roles in his upcoming movie, the internet outdid itself with a bizarre casting rumor.
Turning heads and raising eyebrows with eccentric speculations, the internet topped its rumor championship after alleging the possible casting of an adult film actor in the DCEU. According to the latest updates, a few accounts on Twitter claimed that James Gunn is reportedly eyeing Johnny Sins, over legendary A-listers of Hollywood, to reprise the role of Lex Luthor.
Although the speculation sounds presumptuous to its core, fans believe, the person who initiated it, simply outperformed every rumor on the internet. However, amid fun and rumors, few fans started believing in the alleged update as they claimed, it’s hard to read Gunn and predict his next move. With Henry Cavill replaced by David Corenswet, fans demanded confirmation on Johnny Sins’ role.
James Gunn Addressed The Idiosyncratic Rumor
As James Gunn roped David Corenswet by kicking out Henry Cavill, in Superman: Legacy, rumors started making rounds on Twitter about the adult film actor, Johnny Sins joining the DCU as Lex Luthor. Right now, with the surge in speculations surrounding the ongoing casting for Superman: Legacy, even Taylor Swift once made headlines for her alleged casting in the MCU.
Thus, witnessing the speculations going out of control, James Gunn was forced to intervene. With tens and thousands of netizens constantly bickering him with the rumors of Johnny Sins joining DCEU, Gunn eventually addressed the tweet and simply debunked the rumor by stating, “Oh my God, you can’t possibly believe that.”
Breaking his silence on the joke tweet that recently started circling around the p*rnstar cast as Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy, James Gunn notified DC fans about the veracity of the rumors with a hilarious reply. Debunking the rumor, Gunn tweeted “Oh brother” as a reply to one of the tweets reporting the rumor.
Thus, Gunn confirmed DC is still a long way from hiring adult film actors over Hollywood stars, to reprise prominent roles.
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