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sl8

(16,273 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:29 AM Dec 2022

Henry Cavill won't be returning as 'Superman'

https://www.instagram.com/henrycavill/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmK7eLWJ0as/

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. 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. The changing of the guard is something that happens, I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes.

For those who have been by side through the years .... we can mourn for a bit, but then we must remember.... Superman is still around. Everything he stands for still exists, and the examples he sets for us are still there! My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. It’s been a fun ride with you all, onwards and upwards.

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Henry Cavill won't be returning as 'Superman' (Original Post) sl8 Dec 2022 OP

He is such a class act. Anything he does will be better because of his presence. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #1

The new replacement will be announced this morning ... marble falls Dec 2022 #2

Then I'm done with the dcu. Those tickets cost too much The Third Doctor Dec 2022 #3

This absolutely sucks. Bleacher Creature Dec 2022 #4

I'm not into superhero genre, but my heart belongs to Christopher Reeve in that role hlthe2b Dec 2022 #5

They were actually very different portrayals. Bleacher Creature Dec 2022 #6

Ferrets are Cool

(21,990 posts)

1. He is such a class act. Anything he does will be better because of his presence.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:41 AM

Dec 2022

marble falls

(62,520 posts)

2. The new replacement will be announced this morning ...

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:46 AM

Dec 2022

The Third Doctor

(388 posts)

3. Then I'm done with the dcu. Those tickets cost too much

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:59 AM

Dec 2022

For them not to give the fans what they want. Dc has been making terrible decisions for years. Last nail. I don't like th e way they have treated Cavilk either.

Bleacher Creature

(11,462 posts)

4. This absolutely sucks.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 08:26 AM

Dec 2022

He was a great Superman and never got to play a fully developed version of the character. I can't tell you how excited I was to hear that he was returning, which makes this news sting even more.

hlthe2b

(106,752 posts)

5. I'm not into superhero genre, but my heart belongs to Christopher Reeve in that role

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:13 AM

Dec 2022

Miss him still.

But admitting I didn't see Cavill, did he portray him similarly?

Bleacher Creature

(11,462 posts)

6. They were actually very different portrayals.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 12:44 PM

Dec 2022

There will never be another Christopher Reeve - as both a person and a fictional Superman - and I miss him as well.

Henry Cavill played a very different Superman. He was ostracized by the world and was always somewhat angry and raw in return. The idea was that all of the trials and setbacks he underwent would end in him becoming a more mature and hopeful version of the character, which we'll now never see.

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