{"id":10496,"date":"2026-07-19T10:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T05:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10496"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T05:52:30","slug":"james-gunn-says-big-brother-28s-rick-devens-was-set-for-man-of-tomorrow-cameo-but-had-to-cancel-due-to-cbs-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10496","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Says &#8216;Big Brother 28&#8217;s Rick Devens Was Set For &#8216;Man Of Tomorrow&#8217; Cameo But &#8220;Had To Cancel&#8221; Due To CBS Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/james-gunn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_james-gunn\" data-tag=\"james-gunn\">James Gunn<\/a> is a fan of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/big-brother\/\" id=\"auto-tag_big-brother\" data-tag=\"big-brother\">Big Brother<\/a><\/em>, and his friend Rick Devens joined the cast of Season 28 of the CBS competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Thursday\u2019s eviction episode, Devens gave Gunn a shoutout during the live broadcast after sharing his vote to evict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe DC Studios co-head shared the clip of Devens name-dropping him on live TV and one of Gunn\u2019s followers asked if he would be in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/superman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_superman\" data-tag=\"superman\">Superman<\/a><\/em> sequel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cNo because he\u2019s on <em>Big Brother<\/em>! Otherwise he would have been,\u201d Gunn shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@jamesgunn\/post\/Da8b63Akdw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAnother Threads user asked Gunn if Devens actually knew him, to which the filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@jamesgunn\/post\/Da8iW1inQym\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">replied<\/a>, \u201cWe do. He was gonna appear in the background of MoT but he had to cancel (his awesome wife and kids still came). He couldn\u2019t tell me why but told me I\u2019d be excited. Obviously I was!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<em>Big Brother<\/em> Season 28 features <em>Survivor<\/em> veteran Rick Devens competing for a $750,000 cash prize. The cast of the series also includes <strong>Angela Murray<\/strong>, <strong>Ashley Trail<\/strong> (24), <strong>Barrett Pfeiffer<\/strong> (27), <strong>Chuck Anyanwu<\/strong> (27), <strong>Drew Campbell<\/strong> (22), <strong>Haley Thogmartin<\/strong> (29), <strong>Jason de Puy<\/strong> (35), <strong>Kamuela \u201cKamu\u201d Kirk<\/strong> (32), <strong>LaTrice Verrett<\/strong> (57), <strong>Lyric Medeiros<\/strong> (25), <strong>Mallory Aurichio<\/strong> (24), <strong>Melody Morris<\/strong> (24), <strong>Rome Seymour<\/strong> (28) and <strong>Taylor Brown<\/strong> (27).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/man-of-tomorrow\/\" id=\"auto-tag_man-of-tomorrow\" data-tag=\"man-of-tomorrow\">Man of Tomorrow<\/a><\/em> is the sequel to <em>Superman<\/em>, the DC Studios superhero film that opened with $125 million at the domestic box office and eventually became the first DC movie to cross the $300 million mark since 2022\u2019s The Batman. 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