Bassem Youssef Sets The Record Straight On ‘Superman: Legacy’ “Fiasco”: “I Think It Was An Honest Oversight”
deadline.comBassem Youssef is setting the record straight on the Superman Legacy controversy after he suggested he was dropped from the DC film following his public support for Palestine.
In a video Youssef posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, he said he wanted “to address the Superman fiasco once and for all because the internet twists facts, words, and basically everything else.” “First of all, I’m a huge fan of James Gunn, nothing but love and respect for this guy,” Youssef started off his video praising the DC Studios co-head who is also the writer and director of Superman Legacy.
Youssef recalled that in June 2023, one day before the actors strike, he got an audition for the new Superman film. The actor said that less than an hour after submitting his audition, he received a call from his agent about setting up a Zoom call with Gunn. “I have a great call with James.
He tells me he likes to interview actors to make sure that everybody has good chemistry on set,” Youssef said. “Everybody in the business knows that this is a great day.
