James Gunn Responds to Bassem Youssef's Claim He Lost His 'Superman: Legacy' Role For Supporting Palestine

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James Gunn is clearing the air about casting for his new movie Superman: Legacy. The project is set to reboot the DC film universe and will introduce a new slate of heroes to the mix.

The movie got swept up in drama when comedian Bassem Youssef claimed that he was dropped from the project after making comments supporting of Palestine. Keep reading to find out more… Reports suggest that Youssef was in the running to play the character Rumaan Harjadi in the movie.

During an interview with Salon, the comedian claimed that comments he made about the conflict between Palestine and Israel got him fired. “Because of that, I was cast in the movie, Superman, and then they told me, ‘We changed the script,’ after this Piers Morgan interview.

I want to assume good faith. I want to know, I want to believe that this is true,” he said. Youssef continued, saying, “I was a little bit bitter, and I wanted to go, I was like, ‘Oh, screw DC, screw Warner Bros.’ But then I understand, I understand the emotional burden that those people have.