Henry Cavill Confirms Superman Reign is Over, James Gunn Writing New Film - Rolling Stone

DC Studios co-head James Gunn announced plans for a caller Superman movie that volition absorption connected the younger years of the hero. Gunn besides shared that Superman seasoned Henry Cavill volition not beryllium returning. 

“Peter & I person a DC slate acceptable to go, which we couldn’t beryllium much over-the-moon about; we’ll beryllium capable to stock immoderate breathtaking accusation astir our archetypal projects astatine the opening of the caller year,” Gunn tweeted connected Wednesday evening.

“Among those connected the slate is Superman. In the archetypal stages, our communicative volition beryllium focusing connected an earlier portion of Superman’s life, truthful the quality volition not beryllium played by Henry Cavill. But we conscionable had a large gathering with Henry and we’re large fans and we talked astir a fig of breathtaking possibilities to enactment unneurotic successful the future.”

The quality whitethorn travel arsenic a astonishment to fans who expected to spot the histrion reprise his role. Cavill appeared successful the mid-credits country successful Black Adam, and shared a video connected his Instagram announcing helium would beryllium back.

“I wanted to marque it authoritative — I americium backmost arsenic Superman,” Cavill said successful a video. He added that the Black Adam cameo was a “very tiny taste” of things to come. 

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Yet successful a much caller station shared connected Wednesday, the histrion confirmed that helium would not instrumentality successful the caller Superman project.

“It’s bittersweet news, everyone. I will, aft all, not beryllium returning arsenic Superman. After being told by the workplace to denote my instrumentality backmost successful October, anterior to their hire, this quality isn’t the easiest, but that’s life,” Cavill wrote. “I respect that James and Peter person a beingness to build. I privation them and each progressive with the caller beingness the champion of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.”