James Gunn may be teasing Martian Manhunter casting by hinting Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji could return in a new role that "isn’t so humanoid"

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James Gunn says there are loopholes for recasting former DC actors in new roles, especially actors he really likes working with

Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn in promo art for Peacemaker season one
(Image credit: DC Studios)

One of the rules of James Gunn's new DC Universe is that he doesn't plan to cast actors who have already appeared in his DC shows or movies as new characters. However, the filmmaker states he's willing to make certain exceptions - particularly for Chukwudi Iwuji, who portrayed Clemson Murn in Peacemaker season one.

Speaking on the official Peacemaker podcast (via ComicBook), Gunn says "I think Clemson Murn is canon… Maybe his face might not be canon if we want to cast Chuk as something else in the DCU. But also, Chuk could end up being some other character, maybe [one] that isn’t so humanoid."

George Marston
George Marston
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I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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