Henry Cavill will once again put on Superman's red cape for DC Films. While
a report in 2018 suggested Cavill had left the role behind,
ComicBook.com has learned that Cavill and Warner Bros. have set a deal for the
Man of Steel actor to reprise his role as Superman in future DC Comics-based films. This deal does not mean that Man of Steel 2 is in the works. Instead, the studio will use Cavill's Superman similarly to how Marvel Studios has used the Hulk, playing supporting roles and making cameo appearances in films headlined by other heroes. The future of the Superman film series, with or without Cavill, remains to be determined. The studio has not yet decided which films will include Cavill's Superman.
This new deal is part of the reason that Cavill appeared on director Zack Snyder's live stream rewatch of
Man of Steel last week, the same stream where Snyder announced that
his cut of Justice League is coming to HBO Max. Cavill debuted as Superman in
Man of Steel and played the role again in Snyder's
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and
Justice League. Snyder intended for Cavill to return in a second Justice League movie, but those plans fell through when Joss Whedon replaced Snyder during
Justice League's post-production.
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