Henry Cavill announced on Instagram he won’t be returning as Superman

powerse5 · 2022-12-15T02:02:35+00:00

How many times can they fire this guy?

Due_Test · 2022-12-15T02:05:53+00:00

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TheDawnTrilogy · 2022-12-15T02:21:48+00:00

they fired him just to bring him back and fire him again. jesus, thank you very much…

under_lord · 2022-12-15T02:15:24+00:00

All this does is open our boy for Bond

MattTheSmithers · 2022-12-15T02:11:39+00:00

That’s a bummer. I get why Gunn and Safran want a clean slate (and as creatives they deserve it, they should not be saddled with Zack Snyder’s baggage if they choose not to be). But I feel for Cavill. This character was clearly important to him and it’s just a damn shame that he never got a script that was worthy of what he brought to the table. He joins Brandon Routh as a Superman who could’ve been great if his writers and director did not fail him. Hopefully, whoever Gunn and Safran’s guy is, gets a better deal.

Still…what a shitty break for Cavill. Dude walked from The Witcher for this.

Imaginary-Fun-80085 · 2022-12-15T02:06:37+00:00

Goddamn lost Geralt and Clark all in the same year. Jesus.

Putthebunnyback · 2022-12-15T02:23:49+00:00

Brave-Standard6192 · 2022-12-15T01:58:13+00:00

Brutal

TheRookCard · 2022-12-15T02:38:29+00:00

I’m so pissed off about this. It’s so frustrating to be a Superman and DC fan. They continually destroy everything they get halfway right.

His casting was one of the few things they got exactly right. Gal Gadot will be close behind.

Food_Library333 · 2022-12-15T02:09:17+00:00

Way to jerk this guy around. Still a class act though, that's why he was a great choice for the role.

borusato · 2022-12-15T02:13:00+00:00

Man that is disappointing. His last appearance as Superman will be a post credits scene.

itsahalochannel · 2022-12-15T01:56:54+00:00

Absolutely devastating, what else is there to say

2022-12-15T02:57:25+00:00

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TheMightyHornet · 2022-12-15T02:28:18+00:00

Henry Cavill the man has long come off as more Superman than the character he played in MoS and subsequent DCU films. That’s so unfortunate that he appears to have got it, and the folks responsible for writing, producing, and directing those stories got it so, so fucking wrong. There were many issues with the Snyderverse. Some things were done pretty well (Batfleck, Aquaman, the first WW film). But I maintain that the fatal flaw is, he didn’t understand Superman and the Kents. So much could have been forgiven, or papered over, but if you can’t get Superman right, the whole thing will fail.

LimePeel96 · 2022-12-15T02:10:36+00:00

Why am i so sad right now

burywmore · 2022-12-15T02:07:28+00:00

I wish he had gotten a chance with a good Superman movie, but he did end up being Superman for three films, which is the second most all time.

LawyerCowboy · 2022-12-15T02:32:17+00:00

Heartbroken

mangelvil · 2022-12-15T02:08:34+00:00

So, No Superman and No Witcher anymore?

External-Rope6322 · 2022-12-15T02:00:20+00:00

Dang, he could've been great if done right. However I will reserve my judgments on this decision until we see who the new superman is

itsvoogle · 2022-12-15T02:46:50+00:00

All i wanted after MoS was a nice well done trilogy with Superman and Superman only Villains telling superman only stories. Instead i got dicked around they had to shove Batman down my throat, the whole shitty Justice League Universe with it all while my Boy Superman gets some of the shittiest character development known to mankind. Not only did they not give Superman his own, and well deserved trilogy, or even a sequel, they butchered the whole DCU as well to the point it needs to be rebooted.

Thanks, Bravo, Fantastic /s

probablytrippy · 2022-12-15T02:14:26+00:00

Right so yeah this is pretty shitty. While following the sub I allowed myself to dream of cavil playing my perfect Superman. Ah well.

Bluebird0040 · 2022-12-15T03:21:29+00:00

This has to be confirmation that a hard reboot is incoming.

Expect them to withhold the announcement until after Aquaman 2, but it’s pretty obvious. If WW3 is getting canceled simultaneously with Cavill’s resurrection being aborted, then Gunn has decided to wipe the slate clean.

bliffer · 2022-12-15T02:28:49+00:00

Man, I'm 48 and I've been a Superman fan forever but I'm so tired of reboots. Give us anything but origin stories and Superman finding himself stories. Move on to some stories of him being actual goddamn Superman.

2022-12-15T04:51:10+00:00

I went to take a nap with everything being fine, and then I wake up to this. Very disappointing news. I loved him as Superman.

I hope they're just doing a hard reset to the DCEU, to the point where it's something brand new. They might as well just start from scratch.

sunlifromohio · 2022-12-15T04:27:09+00:00

Cavill is more wholesome than he is handsome, which I would have assumed to be impossible.

2022-12-15T02:33:58+00:00

Wonder if he’s gonna go back to marvel and do whatever role they had for him, now that he won’t be doing Superman anymore

Lobsterpyramid · 2022-12-15T03:45:46+00:00

Just like Welling never got his cape, Cavill never got a decent script….

Maybe this role really is cursed.

AcanthocephalaIcy952 · 2022-12-15T04:53:07+00:00

being a DC fan is hard

Ok_Writing251 · 2022-12-15T02:51:30+00:00

ThankYouHenry

airjordani3 · 2022-12-15T02:25:43+00:00

Sad Henry’s chance at Superman got wasted on Snyder’s bs after MoS. This decision makes sense, even though it hurts a lot. Hope the next actor portrays Superman with just as much respect and grace Henry did.

MagisterPraeceptorum · 2022-12-15T02:08:55+00:00

I think this pretty much confirms a hard reboot. Sorry for Cavill, but it’s what’s best for the future of DC.

Inside_Letterhead_32 · 2022-12-15T02:06:05+00:00

I was really excited for his return as Superman in future dc projects especially man of steel 2

LegoRob1n · 2022-12-15T02:09:06+00:00

We deserved a Man of Steel 2 😭😭😭

suprmniii · 2022-12-15T02:11:12+00:00

I'm sad

2022-12-15T03:36:05+00:00

So, they only brought him back to hype up Black Adam, which made less money than WB intended?

DC needs its own studio. Now.

I hope our boy finds more great work ahead of him. WB did him dirty. :(

2022-12-15T02:32:32+00:00

I sorta get it but why blue ball everyone WB?

Andynonomous · 2022-12-15T03:06:35+00:00

That they never gave him a proper sequel to Man of Steel is a crime for which I will never forgive WB.

fireflyry · 2022-12-15T04:44:56+00:00

Sad news as he was a great Superman but could have been greater with better writing and direction.

thatguy2349 · 2022-12-15T02:18:24+00:00

Pain, just pain. Henry deserves better. Superman deserves better. Finding an actor that fits Clark Kent, and is as devoted to the character as Henry, will be tough.

clarkdorkclork · 2022-12-15T02:32:39+00:00

Regardless of my excitement that the character can finally be freed from any shackles remaining from the Snyder-era, I feel absolutely horrible for Cavill. To love a character so much and finally get the chance to play them again after a decade, only to be denied the role a month later must be devastating.

OrdinaryExpert6518 · 2022-12-15T02:52:57+00:00

Here’s my question.. have they said ANYTHING about Ezra miller? That should’ve been the first decision to be made.

wokuspokus69 · 2022-12-15T04:26:40+00:00

There are a lot of good and nice actors out there, but there aren’t any other ones like cavil who have consistently and publicly stood up for the fans and source material against the darkness of Hollywood wheeling and dealing. Very sad about this.

TheYellowFringe · 2022-12-15T03:08:35+00:00

If DC is ever going to have its films taken seriously, everything needs to be reconned. Nothing can remain from the DCEU... no Justice League...no Suicide Squad...no Black Adam. Nothing.

Henry Cavill can go to Marvel Studios and portray Captain Britain now. Rumours have it that he's going to.

Awest66 · 2022-12-15T02:51:21+00:00

Poor guy.

He had it in him to play a great Superman, never got the chance to shine like he could have and just when things were looking up, he had the rug pulled right out from under him.

Get it together, WB.

Sensitive_ManChild · 2022-12-15T02:37:55+00:00

Lol

Gunn comes to DC. Cavill is out forever. That’s it folks it’s done.

But for some reason the long in development JJ “Superman” movie gets to stay? what a bunch of crap.

They better hope people like this new Superman actor, because if they don’t DC will have broken the character in the movies for another ten years.

Shatterhand1701 · 2022-12-15T03:10:48+00:00

I have to give Henry Cavill serious props for handling all of this with maturity, style and class, because if I were in his place, I'd be royally pissed off.

Seriously; the man just can't catch a break. First he barely gets to make the role of Superman his own before things fall apart with the DCEU, but things turn around for a time when he scores the role of Geralt in the Witcher. Then, he parts ways with the Witcher due to [fill in whatever rumored reason you're buying into here], which is rough for fans of his portrayal of Geralt, but things start to look up when he learns he's gotten the nod to return as Superman. Then, James Gunn steps in to put out the DCEU dumpster fire, and hands Henry his walking papers. Now he's out as Geralt AND Superman. What's left for him? Enola Holmes 3? Another opportunity to play second-fiddle to Millie Bobby Brown? (Not throwing shade at Millie, by the way.)

I thought Henry could've made a damn good Superman, right up there with the likes of Christopher Reeve (who will always be "my Superman" since I grew up with his films). I say "could've" because I don't feel he ever really got that opportunity. His performance in Man of Steel was overshadowed by how divisive the film was. Before he could really own the role with another film that didn't have to spend most of its time on yet another rehashing of Kal-El's origin story, his Superman was pitted against Ben Affleck's Batman because the DCEU crew was desperate to catch up to the MCU and they, apparently, couldn't wait to not only do Batman vs. Superman, but also shoehorn in the Doomsday/Death of Superman story. Once he was brought back for (either version of) Justice League, there wasn't enough for him to do. DC Studios squandered a worthy successor to Christopher Reeve's Superman; it's a goddamn crime towards Henry and the character.

I know Superman fans - and especially the Snyderverse zealots - will be quick to dogpile on James Gunn, but I'm not going to do that. I don't agree with his decision about this, mind you, but Gunn's just trying to pick up the pieces over there. The man was handed a big, steaming, smelly pile of shit and told to turn it back into gold, and I can see why he just wants to wipe the slate as clean as he can. There's so much ill will, dashed hopes, and controversy left in the DCEU's wake, and Henry's continued presence would've prevented all of it from being cleansed. He would've done his very best, because that's the kind of talented man he is, but once again, he would've been overshadowed by the ghosts of the DCEU's failure.

Again, I'm not saying it couldn't have been done. I think that if Gunn kept Cavill on and given him a Superman film free of the baggage of his previous entries in the role (basically, de-canonizing MoS, BvS and (ZS)JL), Cavill could've finally had the chance to embrace the role and make it his. With the right script, people would've been willing to forgive and forget the chaotic mess of the DCEU. Gunn and his crew could've done it. They simply chose not to, and whether we like it or not - and I don't - that's Gunn's prerogative.

I can only hope James Gunn will make better choices going forward and, somehow, against all odds, turn the DC cinematic universe into something entertaining and relevant again. It's just a shame that it's coming at the expense of Henry's tragically limited time as Superman.

SurrealKid · 2022-12-15T02:16:16+00:00

I need to see James gunns reading list rn ain’t no way.

Garlador · 2022-12-15T03:08:02+00:00

The internet is going to go to war over this.

Ctown073 · 2022-12-15T02:20:58+00:00

Aw, that kinda sucks. Definitely deserves the chance to actually play Superman. Though, if they’re getting rid of Cavill that means they’re probably rebooting. If they were continuing with the DCEU, they definitely wouldn’t want to get rid of Cavill.

HeliocentricAvocado · 2022-12-15T02:35:20+00:00

Class Act

2022-12-15T03:02:25+00:00

I both totally understand the decision and feel wrecked for the guy. Really like what we know of Cavill as a person, fan, and actor, and I only wish he had gotten the chance to really do justice to the character and had been given a good director to helm his films initially.

I hope he has more success after this; it’s hard to see him lose out on Superman and the Witcher. He had short lived runs on two characters he liked but the director and showrunner didn’t respect their respective characters.

With all that said, I do believe the smartest decision for the DCEU is to wipe the slate and really begin anew, as difficult as it will be. This way, there truly is a rebirth. This makes me think, if they’re willing to wipe Cavill’s Superman off the map, that Momoa is also likely to go or be recast. Same for Gadot.

2022-12-15T03:51:08+00:00

This is seriously heartbreaking. "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined."

atrent1156 · 2022-12-15T03:51:19+00:00

WB has completely squandered every opportunity to do the character justice with an actor who committed unprecedented dedication to filling the suit and doing the character justice. Fail on fail on fail with many different people to blame. Everyone who touched the property fails to do justice to the character on an almost criminal level.

GlaceBayinJanuary · 2022-12-15T04:55:13+00:00

So they got him to drop The Witcher so they can drop him as superman? Dick move.

lowpalp · 2022-12-15T09:09:23+00:00

So is everything getting a full reboot now, except for Peacemaker?

Griffstergnu · 2022-12-15T12:04:50+00:00

Caville went out with class though

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