The Man of Metal returns … however not the one you recognize.
New DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn confirmed on his Twitter account that the rumors are true and Henry Cavill’s return as Superman is over — and consisted solely of his post-credits cameo in Black Adam. That’s as a result of Gunn himself is engaged on the script for a brand new Superman film that may not star Henry Cavill. (In his personal social media posting, Cavill wrote ““this information isn’t the best, however that’s life.”)
The explanation the movie received’t star Cavill is as a result of, in Gunn’s phrases, “our story shall be specializing in an earlier a part of Superman’s life.” Therefore, no Cavill, who’s 39 years outdated.
Gunn mentioned he had a “nice” assembly with Cavill, they usually “talked about quite a lot of thrilling prospects to work collectively sooner or later.” He additionally revealed that he’s penning this new Superman film “and have been for some time.” However he mentioned it’s not clear but who will direct it ,that means he may hand the script off to a different director.
Mockingly, when Cavill first debuted as Superman nearly a decade in the past in Man of Metal, it too was a film that was targeted on an earlier a part of Superman’s life, exhibiting how he went from a confused farm child from Kansas to a demigod. However Gunn additionally mentioned in one other tweet that there’s “no means” his film shall be an origin story for the character. (In one more tweet, Gunn mentioned he lately had a gathering with former Batman Ben Affleck about probably directing an upcoming DC film, and that they “simply have to search out the best venture” for him.)
It’s been fairly a curler coaster of ups and downs for DC followers these days. Lower than two months after Cavill made his shock return to DC he’s out as soon as once more. Affleck, who mainly dropped out of creating his personal Batman film, now could be returning for a brand new venture. And Gunn mentioned DC plans to announce extra of their new initiatives early in 2023, so there’s extra information to come back.
DC Comics That Can’t Develop into DC Films
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