The 9 Most Insane DCEU Rumors To Date

Jim Gordon Is Dead

Man, when Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice was announced, everyone was convinced that half of DC’s characters had been killed off already. Apart from the rumors of Dick Grayson being dead, a lot of folks were convinced that Jim Gordon was six feet under, too. Heck, we’ll admit that we were even part of that group as well.

In fact, it wasn’t until the news that J.K Simmons had been cast as Gordon in Justice League that we finally breathed a sigh of relief. Can you imagine a Batman film without the police commissioner in it? It’s dreadful to even think about it.

Looking back now, it was a crazy rumor to believe since there was no fact or basis to it – only our presumption. Fortunately, DC and Warner did us all a solid and made sure that everyone’s favorite cop will continue to feature in DC films for years to come. Hooray!

Bradley Cooper As Lex Luthor In Man Of Steel

Back before Man of Steel entered production, most of us were convinced that Lex Luthor would be the big bad of the Superman reboot. Naturally, there were many names drifting around over who’d portray the evil genius.

The strangest of the lot was Bradley Cooper. In fact, many media outlets believed that he was set to star in the film alongside Henry Cavill. In retrospect, while Cooper might sound like an odd choice for Luthor, he certainly couldn’t have been any worse than Jesse “I’m not the Riddler” Eisenberg.

Plus, things didn’t turn out too bad for Cooper, as he went on to provide the voice of Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy and is now a mainstay in the MCU. Still, we can’t help but wonder what might’ve been had he stepped into Luthor’s polished shoes.

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