A recent article in The Hollywood Reporter set off alarm bells about the possibility of DC again dispensing with henry cavill What Superman after his celebrated return in ‘Black Adam’. From Deadline they have now shed a little light on what exactly is the status of ‘Man of Steel 2’.
Yes but no
Let’s remember that the actor brought the DC superhero back to life in ‘Black Adam’ and that everything pointed to a very promising future for Cavill within this universe. The box office failure of the film starring dwayne johnson I’m sure it didn’t help too much, but it really is another main problem.
Keep in mind that Cavill made his return official just the same week that Warner announced that James Gunn and Peter Safran they were named as the new bosses of DC. This has left the project in a strange situation, since a first idea was presented to make ‘Man of Steel 2’ that the studio did not like, so it was preferred to wait for Gunn and Safran to take over.
Therefore, ‘Man of Steel 2’ it was never really approved and its future is up in the air. If someone comes up with a better idea, it might work, but there’s also a chance that by then it may no longer fit with Gunn and Safran’s plans.
To complicate everything a little more, what Cavill had already filmed is a cameo in ‘The Flash’ playing Clark Kent, but he also had special appearances by other characters such as Wonder Woman, Aquaman or Supergirl. Once again, the studio wanted to put the brakes on until Safran and Gunn give their approval to these special appearances.
In short, ‘Man of Steel 2’ is right now in a most uncomfortable limbo and it is impossible to ensure that it will be done as well as that we can already forget to see the sequel to a movie that was released almost 10 years ago…
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