

It's been a fun ride with you all, onwards and upwards." I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes."Ĭavill concluded: "My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. I respect that James and Peter have a universe to build.

"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. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman," he wrote. "I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it's sad news, everyone. But following Gunn's tweets, Cavill confirmed in his own statement that he won't be returning as Superman at all. The Worlds of DC is a place where numerous versions of the same character can exist, such as Batman. After all, Variety has reported that Ta-Nehisi Coates and JJ Abrams' take on Superman was still in active development. Now, just because there will be a new Superman in town didn't mean that Cavill's cape days were over. "But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future." "In the initial stages, our story will be focusing on an earlier part of Superman's life, so the character will not be played by Henry Cavill," he explained. We haven't had full details of what their plan entails (although there have been rumours that Gunn has both confirmed and denied), but we got the first concrete details last night (December 14) when Gunn revealed he was writing a new Superman movie. As a result, the new duo have understandably been working on their plan for the Worlds of DC going forward. It's important to remember that since the release of Black Adam on October 21, DC Studios has had a change of leadership, with James Gunn and long-time DC Films producer Peter Safran confirmed on October 25.ĭwayne Johnson might have been talking about the hierarchy of power changing in the DC Universe with Black Adam, but he wouldn't have meant it quite so literally.
