Rick Devens Lost Man of Tomorrow Cameo to Big Brother
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- Rick Devens was set to appear in the background of 'Man of Tomorrow' but canceled because he was competing on Big Brother Season 28, according to James Gunn's Threads posts
- James Gunn revealed the cameo after Devens gave him a shoutout during the live broadcast of Big Brother Season 28's Thursday eviction episode
- Devens told Gunn he 'couldn't tell me why but told me I'd be excited,' Gunn wrote, meaning Devens was teasing his Big Brother stint even to the filmmaker himself
- Devens' wife and kids still filmed their background roles in the Superman sequel despite Devens having to bail
- Devens, a Survivor alum, was one of three surprise houseguests unveiled during the Big Brother Season 28 premiere
- Big Brother Season 28 features 17 houseguests competing for a $750,000 prize, airing Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 8-9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
- 'Man of Tomorrow', the sequel to July 2025's 'Superman,' stars David Corenswet opposite Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor and is slated for July 9, 2027
Why it matters: Devens couldn't warn his filmmaker friend he was going dark without breaking a Big Brother NDA — the reality show's secrecy rules cost him a credit in a major DC Studios sequel. The cameo cancellation is a tiny footnote, but it's a concrete example of CBS's house-lockdown policy disrupting outside gigs for a $750,000 reality prize.
