![]() ![]() Actor Liam Hemsworth will be taking his place.ĬNN has reached out to representatives for DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Wednesday’s announcement also comes on the heels of Cavill’s exit from the Netflix series “The Witcher” after being the leading man for three seasons. Gunn then started answering questions from fans where he confirmed, among other things, that he’d been writing a Superman film for a while and that this would not be an origin movie. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman’s life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill,” Gunn said. In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill.- James Gunn December 15, 2022 Gunn also took to social media Wednesday, tweeting he and Safran “have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.”Īmong those on the slate is Superman. It’s been a fun ride with you all, onwards and upwards.” ![]() “My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. “Everything he stands for still exists, and the examples he sets for us are still there!” he wrote. I respect that.”Ĭavill said despite him not reclaiming the role, “Superman is still around.” The changing of the guard is something that happens. “After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life. “I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” Cavill wrote. On Instagram, Cavill explained he had a meeting with filmmaker James Gunn and British film producer Peter Safran, who in October were named co-chairmen and chief executive officers of DC Studios. (CNN and DC Films are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Cavill even made a cameo as Superman in a mid-credits scene at the end of “Black Adam,” the DC film starring Dwayne Johnson. DC fans across the globe collectively mourned Wednesday as British actor Henry Cavill said he will no longer be donning the red cape as Superman in the DC Comics extended cinematic universe.įans were stunned as this comes after Cavill announced in October he’d be returning as the Man of Steel.
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