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Nothing came of that, however, because as Gunn explained in a recent Happy Sad Confused episode, it was “never part of the equation.” As he told podcast host Josh Horowitz, Cavill’s announcement that he was coming back came the same day Gunn and co-DC Studios head Peter Safran closed their deal.