Jeez, you get an actor to sign a contract, then you allow said actor to announce it to the whole world and then within the span of a world cup tournament you fire said actor......this is Kathleen Kennedy level incompetence, amateur-hour level nonsense.
Another interesting thing about this report is James Gunn writing superman, wasn't he offered Superman by Toby Emmerich and he opted to go for Suicide Squad? So what's changed I wonder.
At the end of the day Superman is bigger than any actor and to be honest as much as I like Cavill I'd be ok with anyone taking on the role if the character is treated with respect and care, where his intelligence, charisma and optimism shines through i.e.no more mopey, emo, nihilistic, "outsider-looking in", dialogue challenged Superman.
Btw Chick, I just finished (finally) PKJ's Superman warworld run and it was quite solid, he certainly gets Superman's characterization right, which is a breath of fresh air after Bendis's nonsense. Also his new arc with Lex, Metallo and Manchester Black looks very promising.
Now I'll start going through Waid's world's finest series since I heard a lot of good things about it.