Henry Cavill
Will he put on the Superman cape again?
Henry Cavill as DC’s mightiest hero Superman.
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Is there any hope that Henry Cavill will fly back to the cinema as Superman? Warner Bros. Discovery is said to be working towards this.
It’s been almost ten years since an orphan from the destroyed planet Krypton crash-landed on Earth and matured into the “Man of Steel”. The most recent origin story of the DC superhero Superman found its ideal cast in the person of Henry Cavill (39) in 2013 for many fans. So it’s no wonder that the Warner Bros. Discovery film studio is apparently showing increased interest in bringing Cavill back as Superman. At least that’s what several US media say now industry insider.
It has become abundantly clear in the past few days that the newly established management level of the film studio is currently working flat out on the prestigious DC film universe. The almost finished and 90 million dollar strip “Batgirl” was completely stamped out of doubts about the quality. “The Flash”, despite the scandal noodle Ezra Miller (29) in the title role, as well as “Black Adam” and “Shazam 2” should appear as planned. However, these superheroes are not really sonorous – Cavill’s comeback as the overpowering Kryptonian Kal-El aka Superman would be a different story. There seems to be only one catch.
What does Cavill say about this?
According to the same industry insiders, Cavill appears to have little to no desire to return to the DC Universe. As a reminder, after his solid debut as Superman, he starred in 2016’s Batman v Superman, facing off against the protector of Gotham, played by Ben Affleck, 49. Finally, in 2017, the “Justice League” came to the cinemas, DC’s counterpart of the Avengers. However, he was unable to convince either fans or critics, which led to Zack Snyder’s (56) director’s cut of around four hours being published in 2021.
So it seems quite possible that Cavill has deterred the confusion of the past few years in relation to the DC heroes. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery plans to plan as far in advance as Marvel does with its phases. But such a long-term commitment might not be right for Cavill. Because with his title role in the Netflix series “The Witcher” he already has a time-consuming part.
In addition and deep down from the rumor mill: Brite Cavill should still be in the running to play a certain double zero agent. And he would probably emerge as the clear winner from the duel “Bond v Superman”…