Chukwudi Iwuji Breaks Silence On Brainiac Fan Casting For The DC Universe

Does the DC Universe have already got its good Brainiac? Chukwudi Iwuji offers his ideas on the lately viral fan casting of him because the Superman villain.

With the subsequent Superman movie all-but-confirmed to function Brainiac as a serious participant, the web has come out in full drive to fancast the villain on this model new DC Universe. Dozens of names have been floated, from award-winning actors like Ralph Fiennes to outdated fan-favorites like Hugh Laurie. Nonetheless, there’s maybe no title that seems greater than Chukwudi Iwuji.

The explanation Chukwudi Iwuji is so related to this dialogue is that he fills one main requirement for the brand new James Gunn movie: he’s labored with the director earlier than. Each in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 because the Excessive Evolutionary, a villain similar to Brainiac, and within the DC Universe as Murn in Peacemaker season 1- a task Gunn has particularly cited as not holding Iwuji again from taking one other half within the franchise.

Is Chukwudi Iwuji Enjoying Brainiac?

As with each viral fancast lately, the query inevitably made its manner again to the actor in a current interview. When requested if he’d be thinking about taking part in Brainiac within the subsequent Superman movie, Chukwudi Iwuji appeared extremely open to the thought. Nonetheless, he additionally added that there have been at the moment no discussions with James Gunn to fold him into the DC Universe.

“Might I see myself doing it? If James picked up the telephone and referred to as me, completely.” Iwuji informed The Film Dweeb. Is it a cool position? You’re just like the twelfth person who’s talked about it. So, I clearly went on-line and appeared and went, ‘Oh, wow. This man is cool. So, may I see myself if I had the chance? I’d bounce at it.

“The ‘no’ I stated is simply to let everybody know James hasn’t… This isn’t me mendacity to you. I’m so sorry I lied to you however I needed to. I used to be below contract. They’d have arrested me, deported me. However this isn’t mendacity to you in any respect. There’s completely no hyperlinks in any way to Brainiac. And I’m not mendacity. Okay?”

In fact, as with every main position in a franchise just like the DC Universe, it is vitally potential that Chukwudi Iwuji is mendacity. Nonetheless, given that individuals have been speculating that Brainiac might make his debut in Peacemaker earlier than the subsequent Superman movie, it’s potential that it received’t be lengthy for audiences to seek out out the reality about what the long run holds for the enduring villain.

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