According to ScreenRant, James Gunn is moving forward with bringing a long-awaited DC character to live-action — one that holds the distinction of being the late Stan Lee's personal favorite from the Distinguished Competition, some four decades after the character's debut.
Why This Casting Conversation Is About to Get Very Interesting
Gunn has built his reputation on casting choices that make people do a double-take before realizing they're absolutely perfect. Dave Bautista as Drax. Idris Elba as Bloodsport. John Cena as Peacemaker. There's a clear pattern: Gunn gravitates toward actors who bring unexpected emotional depth, a willingness to be weird, and genuine screen presence over pure marquee value. Whoever lands this role in the new DCU is almost certainly going to be someone the internet didn't see coming — and that's exactly what makes the speculation so much fun right now.
The fact that Stan Lee himself singled this character out as a favorite says something meaningful about the role's potential. Lee had an eye for characters with mythic weight and real personality, so whoever steps into this part will need to carry both. That's a tall order, and a fascinating casting puzzle.
What myCast Fans Are Already Building
The myCast community has been busy laying the groundwork for the broader DCU conversation, and the fan data gives us some genuinely interesting signals about where the audience's head is at. Over on the DC story — which covers an ambitious 85 roles across the universe — fans have been staking out picks for some of the more obscure corners of DC lore. Damion Poitier has been tabbed for Thaal Sinestro, Edi Gathegi is getting votes for DeSaad, and Tati Gabrielle has a nomination for Leslie Willis — these are deep cuts, which tells you the myCast community isn't just thinking about the headliners.
Meanwhile, the DC story captures the foundational wish-casting that never really goes away: Henry Cavill leads the Superman vote with 3 of the story's 6 total votes, a reminder that fan loyalty to certain actors in certain roles is remarkably durable. And over on , there's a genuinely inspired pick worth highlighting — for Green Arrow, which has that classic Gunn-esque energy of "wait, that's actually brilliant." for Guy Gardner is another one that feels right in line with the kind of unconventional-but-perfect choices Gunn tends to make.