Kumail Nanjiani has been cast as Booster Gold in the DC Universe, and fans who wanted Chris Pratt for the role are quite upset.
As per NexusPointNews, Nanjiani got the Booster Gold role in DCU. It was first announced in February this year that the role was cast, and fans were expecting to see Chris Pratt as Booster Gold. However, it seems James Gunn thinks Nanjiani is the perfect choice.
Booster Gold is a superhero from the future who first appeared in DC Comics in 1986. He was originally a star quarterback named Michael Jon Carter. He is expelled from Gotham University after his father convinces him to lose games for money. He later becomes a museum guard, steals a power suit and a time machine, and travels back in time to become a superhero.
Nanjiani hinted at a possible role in the DC Universe earlier this year, and this fueled the speculations.
Pratt Fans Aren’t Happy With This Decision
Many of them expressed their disappointment on social media and said they wanted Pratt to play Booster Gold. Some of the comments were quite negative:
“So bad, so lame, please stop shoving this guy into everything ‘til he is a hit, he is not going to be it.”
Another wrote:
“You literally had thousands of muscular Blonde White dudes to choose from.”
The Booster Gold series was first announced in January 2023 by James Gunn. Gunn described Booster Gold as a character who deals with imposter syndrome. The series will be part of Chapter 1 – Gods and Monsters in the DC Universe.
There is no official release date for the Booster Gold series, and the final announcement from DC Studios is still pending.
