Henry Cavill Confirms ‘I Am Again As Superman’

It’s a hen! It’s a aircraft! It’s one other actor reprising a superhero function after years of hypothesis!

Henry Cavill has simply confirmed that he’ll don the pink and blue tights as soon as once more to play Superman in future DC motion pictures.

The actor made the announcement on Monday by way of a social media video, following his cameo within the post-credits scene of “Black Adam,” which opened Friday to $140 million globally.

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“I wished to attend till the weekend was over earlier than posting this as a result of I wished to offer you all an opportunity to look at ‘Black Adam,’” mentioned Cavill in a video posted to his Instagram feed. “However now that loads of you may have, I wished to make it official: I’m again as Superman.

“Thanks on your help and on your persistence,” he continued, including within the caption that his “Black Adam” cameo is a “very small style” of issues to return. He gave no additional particulars.

The final time Cavill appeared as Superman on the massive display was 2017’s “Justice League.”

The replace comes after years of rumors and fan hypothesis about Superman’s long-anticipated return to the DC Universe. Dwayne Johnson had even been hinting at a “showdown” between his Black Adam and Cavill’s Superman in latest weeks whereas selling his new movie.

It was unclear whether or not the Cavill cameo in “Black Adam” would even occur till late within the filming course of. The film’s crew initially filmed Superman with a physique double, and take a look at screened the scene with out displaying the character’s face. When audiences saved going wild for the scene, the filmmakers determined they wanted to get Cavill onboard. Cavill reportedly filmed his elements final month in London as soon as the deal was closed.

Cavill first appeared as Superman virtually 10 years in the past in 2013’s “Man of Metal.” He’s performed The Man of Metal just a few occasions since then: in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice,” 2017’s “Justice League,” 2021’s “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and, after all, the “Black Adam” cameo.