It’s been ten years of comings and goings from ‘Man of Steel’ to today, but, despite his appearance in ‘Black Adam’, Henry Cavill will not be Superman again. He announced it today in a text on Instagram that was later qualified by James Gunn On twitter commenting that in the future they do want to collaborate with him again. It seems that after the hack to ‘Wonder Woman 3’, the creation of the new DC Universe involves getting the old one out of the waythe one known as “Snyderverso”.
Superman’s death
“I just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and I have sad news. After all, I won’t be back as Superman.“This is how an announcement begins that we will surely analyze for weeks and see all the edges, possibilities and lost paths. For the moment what is clear is that DC has gone from having a path in which each one could make their law (as it is the case of The Rock) to strong leadership, even if it means making decisions we don’t like.
After the studio told me to announce my return in October, before they were hired, this isn’t the easiest news, but that’s life. The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect it. James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and everyone involved the best of luck and the happiest of fortunes.
Let’s remember that Henry Cavill left his role in ‘The Witcher’, although no specific reasons were given, apparently due to the possibility of being Superman again, although It seems increasingly clear that it was a simple whim of The Rock and of a study that was preparing a 180-degree turn that he did not notify him of. For his part, James Gunn has confirmed in a tweet that, although they have him for the future, currently they are preparing a younger version of the character (which will not count the origin again) and therefore cannot be played by Cavill. As far as we know, Gunn is scripting the movie but doesn’t have a clear director yet.
This movement has caused distrust among fans, who hoped to see the Snyder triplet again in action, but it seems increasingly clear that Ben Affleck (although there are rumors that say otherwise in his case), Gal Gadot and Henry Cavill are already part of the DC legacy, and It doesn’t seem very likely that Ezra Miller will survive this bombing. In addition, Gunn confirmed that Robert Pattinson would not become part of the main universe, so everything that comes after ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ will start from scratch.
To everyone who has stood by me over the years… we may cry a little, but we must remember… Superman is still with us. Everything he stands for still exists, and the examples he sets are still there! My time to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. It’s been a fun ride with you, up and down.
We won’t know for many years if the decision to start from scratch has been the best for Gunn and Safranwho are being very open in the way they want to create their own universe but along the way are angering fans, both of the DC universe and ‘The Witcher’, who have seen that their hero is gone for nothing. What will happen to the Man of Tomorrow? There are still many twists in this story, more interesting than many comics, to be revealed.