A major shake-up at Warner Bros.’ DC Films has resulted in the departure of British actor, Henry Cavill from his Superman role just days after Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 3 was cancelled.
Cavill, 39, most recently made a surprise appearance as Superman towards the conclusion of Warner Bros. Black Adam, hinting at a confrontation between the superhero and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam. However, that appearance took place just days before James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed as the new leaders of DC Films.
On Wednesday, the actor took to his Instagram handle as he announced his days of featuring on the big screen as “Man of Steel” is over.
“I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” Cavill, 39, via Instagram
“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.”
Over the previous few years, Cavill has played the superhero in a number of DC Universe movies, but he hasn’t been in one since 2017’s Justice League. He unexpectedly appeared as Clark Kent in Black Adam last month, confirming that he would really be returning to the tights.
The Enola Holmes actor asked mourning fans to keep in mind that “Superman is still around” in spite of the end of his stint as the character in his final message.
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“Peter & I 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,” he tweeted on Wednesday. “Among those on the slate is Superman. 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. But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future.”
