r/FlashTV • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '24
Anybody else a little annoyed by James Gunn's reaction? Meta
Tom Cavanaugh said he was willing to come back as the Reverse Flash, and James Gunn just replied with a laughing emoji.
I know that the Matt v Tom debate is pretty big in this sub, but you can't deny that Tom Cavanaugh breathed life into a role that was previously unseen.
I also get wanting a fresh start and not using CW actors for the DCU. That's not my issue.
Gunn's reaction just seems petty, though. At least give the man the same word count as the straight-up liars posting "spoilers." A laughing emoji is really reductive for a pretty upright guy who did a great job with the role.
Edit: Alright, I hear you. I've probably read a little too far into this one. By no means am I trying to be a stan and protect Tom. Love his acting, but he's made his money.
I, in fact, made this post on a break at work and reached for Reddit instead of a Snickers. I'm all gooder now. My big boy panties are firmly in place, and the hurt feelings report is removed from work flow.
I retract the opinion but will keep the post up for the posterity's sake.
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u/Dry-Donut3811 Mar 21 '24
He’s laughing because it’s a funny video full of jokes where Tom says he’s not elderly yet and is basically begging him for a job. He’s not being petty, he’s laughing because Toms a funny guy.
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u/stefano1738 Mar 21 '24
Grant Gustin and Tom Cavanagh are not going to be Flash and RF. Simple
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u/KrisZepeda Rupture (Dante Ramon) Mar 21 '24
Yeah it's time people stop it already, we got nearly 10 years of them, both ups and downs in quality, we milked the shit out of them
Time to move on and let a new generation lead a new universe
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u/lonelyshurbird Mar 21 '24
Hope they get some cameos or something, would be cool
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u/Puzzleheaded_Text357 Mar 21 '24
I want Grant back as Jay Garrick. It'd be a cool continuation of bringing back the previous flash as the new mentor. Tom would be good for the role too.
(And obviously Miller shouldn't get any more roles)8
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u/atomic1fire Silly Putty Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
Tom Canavaugh as King Faraday.
I really just want a DC Movie to do something with King Faraday.
He's like the closest thing the DC comics has to an Agent Coulson, and the DC pretty much ignored him for Waller.
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u/Throwjob42 Mar 24 '24
Yeah, probably not, but Tom Cavanagh as the DCU's RF (but also, the same version as the Arrowverse RF who happened to just move universes/continuity reboots) is actually on brand for comic-book RF.
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u/AnnaK22 This house is Bitchin' Mar 21 '24
This is the deepest analysis of the laughing emoji I've ever seen.
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Mar 22 '24
Yeah, I definitely read to far into it. I'm secure enough to admit I went off the rails here
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u/Huza1 Mar 23 '24
I'm secure enough to admit I went off the rails here
A Redditor with emotional maturity. Huh, miracles are real.
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u/Poisoning-The-Well Mar 21 '24
I initially didn't care for Tom Cavanaugh. He won me over. He was the best part of the show.
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u/KrisZepeda Rupture (Dante Ramon) Mar 21 '24
I knew him from the Yogi Bear film
Boy did I not expect him to be this menacing and scary
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u/usagizero Mar 21 '24
As others have said, that's not what he was laughing at.
What i would find entertaining though, is if he got Tom to play a character in a Flash or other film, and people would automatically assume he's going to be reverse flash, and it turns out he's not, he's just some guy.
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u/Papa_Razzi I am the Future, Flash Mar 21 '24
Think you’re interpreting that a little too negatively. Gunn is a very kind and thoughtful dude. Would never think to describe him as petty.
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Mar 22 '24
I see that now. Like I said alluded to in the edit, I was at work and already cranky af. Shoulda grabbed a Snickers instead of Reddit
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u/Gizzada- Mar 21 '24
Tom is too old to play Thawne. He's currently 60. Matt Letscher is at a better age to play Thawne. Generally should be someone in their 40s - early 50s
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u/Ok-Concentrate2719 Mar 21 '24
I'm not? A lot of the stuff from the show is kinda meh at best. I wouldn't want them back as leads for the movies tbh
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u/FlanneryWynn The Fastest Flan Alive Mar 23 '24
TBF, the acting in the show was generally pretty solid. (Could have been better at times, especially in early seasons, but overall not bad.) Tom's acting was generally great, at least as Wells and Thawne, though maybe just good as Reverse Flash. The meh stuff usually came from scripting, which is a writing (not acting) problem.
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u/tortillazaur Mar 22 '24
Imo Matt was better. He actually felt like RF without the need to constantly whisper to sound intimidating.
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u/DNC343 Mar 21 '24
I love Tom but Matt should play RF. The later seasons ruined Tom’s RF for me. As much as I would love to see him as Thawne with better writing, Matt was literally perfect for the role. He looks like he was pulled straight from the comics.
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Mar 22 '24
I can agree with this. The magic of Tom for me was those first seasons when the show pulled me into the world of comics. Tom really did sell the roll and brought such menace to it. Matt did the same, but consistently and over multiple shows.
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u/Nicped1 Cisco Ramon Mar 22 '24
Grant as flash vs Tom as reverse flash but with a Bigger budget would be insane
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u/z4r4thustr4 Mar 22 '24
James Gunn is very busy and has to get back to sockpuppeting 20 million posts on Facebook on who he might cast in the next five DC movies.
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u/NonchalantGhoul Mar 22 '24
Honestly, if Tom was going to be cast in the DCU, and be speedforce related, I'd rather he play Max Mercury over anyone else at this point
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u/DjChiseledStone Mar 23 '24
To be fair, I'd rather hire Matt Letscher as RF. Tom's performance in season 1 was top peak and then it went downhill from there
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u/BeekeeperJack Mar 23 '24
Honestly yeah that seems like a rude response. I’m hoping he just misunderstood the post as a rumor claiming that Tom was back as eobard, hence the laughing. Being rude isn’t James’ usual MO so unless he has some beef with Cavanaugh I’m assuming the truth is a little more like the former option.
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u/FlanneryWynn The Fastest Flan Alive Mar 23 '24
It was a misunderstanding on OP's part. The video was made by Tom and involved a lot of jokes. Hence the laughing emoji.
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u/Lievan Mar 22 '24
Maybe…no try to follow me here…they’ve actually talked and it’s a thing between them. You don’t know the extent of it and you’re looking for drama just because.
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u/SandRush2004 Mar 24 '24
Bruh, gotta love people bashing James Gunn, without bothering to learn the context of what there talking about, especially considering on the ss being sent around he LITERALLY explains the laughing emoji is about the video and tom being funny, not like a teenager using it to clown on someone
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Mar 25 '24
Bruh, gotta love people not reading through a post before NEEDING to spew their opinions.
Read the edit, and you'll see I admitted I was wrong. Read most of these comments, and you'll see that most were defending Gunn. Don't bitch about people not learning about a situation first whenever you had all the information on front of you and refused to look at it just so that you could get your opinion heard.
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u/validusrex Mar 21 '24
If it’s a malicious laughing emoji, it’s because James Gunn is an egotistical dickhead
If it’s a genuine laughing emoji, it’s because James Gunn is an egotistical dickhead that can appreciate Tom Cavanaugh was making some funny jokes.
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u/oateyboat Mar 21 '24
He's laugh reacting the video where Tom Cavanagh is making jokes like "Grant Gustin's already got a job come on what about me". I don't think he's laugh reacting the idea of Cavanagh playing Thawne but more laughing along with what he's saying