Henry Cavill Ditched Superman, But What's Next? Wolverine? It's Complicated!

Did Henry Cavill Ditch Superman For Something Cooler?

If you are a fan of Henry Cavill - or if you just love superhero movies - you probably heard the news about him ditching the Superman role! We'll explain everything you need to know! It looks like he is doing other super cool stuff, too!

What's Up with Henry Cavill and Superman?

He was actually a huge part of the DCEU! That's DC Comics' superhero world, like Batman. Henry Cavill Superman was awesome. The Superman DCEU really started off with him, but then things got kind of weird - for years he didn't show up again! Finally, there seemed to be some big plans for him, but DC switched things around, creating a new DC Universe, which was a bummer for many Henry Cavill fans!

Did Cavill Leave All Those Big Franchises?

Yeah! You gotta remember that Henry Cavill The Witcher is no longer happening, either! He was great as Geralt, but another actor took his place.
Now Henry Cavill is pretty free!
This was big news. The Witcher had been super popular on Netflix!

Was Cavill a Good Superman?

The problem was that Superman’s darker side didn’t quite show through! His films got more serious with time - like in Man of Steel. But those new bosses wanted to take it in a different direction! So those dark story moments kind of faded away.

Henry Cavill as Wolverine: Is It Really Happening?

It happened in Deadpool & Wolverine! Fans went crazy! The rumor mill went wild because Henry Cavill played the Wolverine character, looking a lot like Hugh Jackman.
Everyone is just waiting to see if there will be a whole movie! It could be part of the MCU - which is Marvel Comics superhero world, a super cool franchise - though the makers are kind of keeping everything quiet about that one. The only thing that’s sure is that Henry Cavill MCU is happening because he did join up to do Deadpool & Wolverine!
And remember that it wasn't just Deadpool - the movie was so huge. Deadpool's been around forever, but he had his first Marvel Cinematic Universe release - fans went nuts for this one.

It's looking like the future's bright for Henry Cavill, because those other two big projects with The Witcher and Superman! There's definitely some hype, especially because fans are thinking maybe, just maybe, that he could become the newest Wolverine MCU, which is so, so, so cool!