The role of inheritance was not offered to Bassem Youssef; The comedian disagrees

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Egyptian-born comedian Bassem Youssef claims he lost his role in the James Gunn film Superman legacy Because of his public support for Palestine, a source close to the production told Deadline, that's not the case: Youssef has never been offered the role before.

We heard that Youssef recorded an actors' strike before auditioning for the role of Roman Harjadi. However, by the time Gunn did his final shooting after the writers' strike ended in late September, that role had been cut. This was all before the tragic events of October 7, 2023 Superman legacy Production Source – No official request has been made to Youssef. Since the actors' strike was still ongoing in late September and did not end until early November, he could not receive any communication about whether Youssef would or would not get the role.

During his October 17 appearance on Piers Morgan: UncensoredYoussef attacked Israel, saying: “They said that Israel is the only military force in the world that warns civilians before bombing them.”

He added: “How nice!” That's very nice of them because by that logic, if Russian forces started warning Ukrainians before bombing their homes, we'd be cool with Putin, right?

at recent days Interview with salon Youssef said this week that he believes those comments led to him losing a role in the film Superman: Legacy The role is due to interview Piers Morgan.

“For this reason, I was chosen to participate in the film,” SupermanThen they told me: “We changed the script” after that Piers Morgan interview. I want to assume good faith. “I want to know, I want to believe that this is true.”

He added: “I was a little bitter, and I wanted to go, and I was like, 'Oh, fuck DC, fuck Warner Bros.' But then I understand, I understand the emotional burden that these people are going through. I mean, these people have a connection to Israel.” “.

He continued: “I understand that the people in charge, who made the decision, looked at me and did not want to be with me. And maybe I understand. If I were an Arab Muslim, and I was the head of Warner Bros., I would not like to have a pro-Zionist or a pro-Israel in my film if it attacks my people.” “I understand. This is the thing we need to analyze: when I attack Israel, I am attacking its policy, I am not attacking the Jewish people.”

Another source close to the situation believes that this may be a case of “he said – he said.” We're told Youssef feels strongly that his public political views led to his exclusion from the production.