Everyone knows the unhappy story of Henry Cavill’s all-too-brief return as Superman. After showing within the mid-credits sequence of Black Adam, he introduced that he can be again because the Man of Metal. Followers have been thrilled, however that didn’t final lengthy when it was revealed that James Gunn and Peter Safran produce other plans for the brand new DC Universe that don’t contain Cavill enjoying Superman. Along with Black Adam, Henry Cavill had additionally shot a Superman cameo in The Flash, however a brand new report from THR states that the scene has been reduce from the film.
It appears that evidently the DC Universe which started with Man of Metal practically ten years in the past will likely be coming to an finish, with most, if not all, the DC heroes getting a reboot. Henry Cavill wasn’t the one DC hero making a cameo in The Flash, as Gal Gadot was additionally set to look as Surprise Girl, however her cameo has wound up on the reducing room ground as properly. Sources say that Cavill was paid $250,000 for every of his cameos. With Surprise Girl 3 and Man of Metal 2 getting the axe, I perceive that together with Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot in The Flash would have promised one thing Warner Bros. Discovery wouldn’t be capable to ship, however it might have been nice to have seen Cavill and Gadot go well with up simply as soon as extra. “Ultimately, [Cavill] was a pawn in Dwayne [Johnson’s] failed try to manage a bit of DC,” an insider stated.
THR’s report additionally dropped a brand new tidbit concerning the Man of Metal sequel that existed for all of a minute. Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight penned the remedy, and sources informed the outlet that Brainiac would have been the villain. It’s unhappy to consider what might have been. “I simply had a gathering with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and it’s unhappy information, everybody,” Henry Cavill wrote on Instagram. “I’ll, in spite of everything, not be returning as Superman. After being informed by the studio to announce my return again in October, previous to their rent, this information isn’t the simplest, however that’s life. The altering of the guard is one thing that occurs. I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to construct. I want them and all concerned with the brand new universe the perfect of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.” Though Cavill gained’t be placing on the cape anymore, he does have one other ardour venture within the works because it was reported yesterday that he can be starring in a Warhammer 40,000 sequence for Amazon.
