Henry Cavill’s Return as Superman May Already Be Over

Longtime DC followers had been buzzing when Henry Cavill confirmed up within the closing credit of Black Adam, returning to the function of Superman a number of years after it seemed like he’d been put out to Kryptonian pasture. Shortly after Black Adam debuted in theaters, Cavill giddily took to Instagram to announce his “official” return because the Man of Metal.

“I’m again as Superman,” Cavill stated. “The picture you see on this submit and what you noticed in Black Adam are only a very small style of issues to come back.”

Or perhaps not.Black Adam and Cavill’s announcement got here earlier than James Gunn and Peter Safran had been introduced in to be the brand new co-CEOs of DC Studios. And in keeping with  The Hollywood Reporter, the pair have large plans for DC that might differ drastically from what the earlier regime had in retailer. These within the crossfire might embrace Cavill, who per a “rumor” may discover no matter Man of Metal sequel was within the early phases of growth shut down, together with Jason Momoa and his Aquaman franchise, following the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom.

Supposedly, Cavill’s announcement of his return was professional when it was made, and discussions had been underway about what a brand new Man of Metal might seem like. However that was earlier than Gunn and Safran had been put in on the high of DC Studios, and they seem to have their very own plans about the place to proceed with Superman and different Justice League characters.

It looks as if little or no is definitively settled at this level. Henry Cavill should present up in The Flash, and there’s no assure that we received’t see him in a brand new Man of Metal, or in another DC film. However for DC to grandly reintroduce Cavill in a single film, movie a cameo with him for one more, after which take into account dropping his character for a second time all inside a matter of months type of sums up the state of the DC Film Universe over the previous couple of years, if one even exists. The Flash is presently scheduled to premiere in theaters on June 16, 2023 — with or with out Henry Cavill.