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Henry Cavill “Frustrated” By Superman Rumors/Speculation But Would Love To Reprise DC Comics Role

Not too long ago there was a rumor circulating from Deadline that Henry Cavill was in early discussions with Warner Bros. about reprising the Superman role in a non-solo film, but that seemingly spiraled into a massive amount of fan speculation that ballooned into him coming back for a Man of Steel sequel and folks guessing where he’d show up next. 

While speaking with Variety, Henry Cavill revealed he’s frustrated by those Superman rumors and speculation online, even more so that he can’t publicly comment on them. 

However, isn’t opposed to the regular fans speculating as they normally do. 

CAVILL: “They get wilder and wilder by the day. The amount of speculation, the stuff I read on the Internet, is extraordinary and sometimes frustrating. It’s when you see people stating stuff as fact. Like, ‘No, that’s not the case. That hasn’t happened, and that conversation isn’t happening’. But the important thing is that people are excited about it, and I think it’s important to be excited about a character like Superman. Superman is a fantastic character. If people are chatting about it, and even if they’re making stuff up, it’s okay, because that means they want to see the character again. And in an ideal world, I would absolutely love to play the character again.”

He also mused about using an alias to comment on those rumors. 

CAVILL: “I’m not going to lie; I’ve been very tempted, but there’s something about that, that feels deeply immoral. When it’s about Superman, and if I’m representing Superman, it just feels like the wrong thing to do. I’m just going to let this all play out. Me saying something isn’t going to make a difference. What does it really matter? One day, people will know the truth, and if they don’t know it now, it’s okay.”

Henry is a little busy at the moment as he’s expected to resume production on his Netflix series The Witcher soon in the United Kingdom. 

Superman had a brief cameo in Shazam! which I called back in the summer of 2018 after previously confirming the new movie was indeed set in the DCEU. Because talks broke down between the studio and Cavill he wasn’t able to portray the hero in that scene. There is a good chance since Shazam! established Cavill’s Superman exists in that film having him show up in the sequel would be a good bet to make.

SOURCE: VARIETY 

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Superman Actor Henry Cavill Hopes To Play The DC Comics Hero For “Years To Come”

On the heels of Deadline reporting that Henry Cavill might end up reprising the Superman role in an undisclosed DC Comics film, the actor has voiced his desire to keep playing the role.

Here is the quote via Variety’s Actors On Actors while Henry was speaking with Sir Patrick Stewart.

CAVILL: “I’ve always been a fan of Superman. With a character like that, you carry the mantle with you off set. And it becomes part of your public representation. When you meet children, children don’t necessarily see me as Henry Cavill, but they might see Superman, and there’s a responsibility which comes with that. Because it’s such a wonderful character, it’s actually a responsibility I’m happy to have, and I hope that I get to play more of Superman in years to come.”

It remains to be seen if we’ll end up seeing Superman in The Flash or the Shazam! sequel. Fans certainly will have their own theories where he could show up.

I’m interested to see what happens with Michael Keaton reportedly in talks to reprise Bruce Wayne in multiple projects becoming the Nick Fury of the DC Comics films.

SOURCE: VARIETY

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Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne May Also Join ‘Batgirl’ Movie – Could Become DC’s Nick Fury

It sounds like Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne will be replacing Ben Affleck in the DC Comics Cinematic/Expanded Universe as The Hollywood Reporter is adding in their version of the Flash news that he is expected to also possibly join the Batgirl film among other films.

But wait, there’s more. If a deal makes, Keaton wouldn’t just return for Flash but possibly for several other DC-oriented film projects. Sources tell THR that the role being envisioned for the veteran actor is akin to the role played by Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, something of a mentor or guide or even string puller. Batgirl is one the projects in development that could fall under that win.

This sort of sounds like they’re going to do Batman Beyond with a female protege instead, which sounds kind of badass to me.

However, this seems to be only in the early stages and fans need to be open to the idea this won’t come together.

If Keaton is going to become the main version of Bruce Wayne this would suggest that Robert Pattinson’s Batman might be taking place outside of the Expanded Universe, similar to how the Christopher Nolan films were their own thing.

SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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Michael Keaton Reportedly In Early Talks To Reprise Bruce Wayne/Batman Role In ‘The Flash’ Movie

The Wrap is reporting that Michael Keaton is in very early talks to join the upcoming Flash movie starring Ezra Miller, reprising his role of Bruce Wayne aka Batman. This would establish the film will be playing with it’s own Multiverse and could help cement previous expectations that they’ll attempt a version of Flashpoint featuring alternative versions of the DC superheroes.

They are unaware how large or small the part will be.

Keaton last played Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns from 1992.

Andy Muschietti (IT, IT: Chapter Two) was recently hired to direct.

However, when production will begin is a little unknown as Miller is expected to shoot Fantastic Beasts 3. But it’s looking like sometime in 2021 is looking good.

A troubling video of the Flash actor was making the rounds online recently of himself choking a woman and throwing her to the ground, this still hasn’t been addressed by either Warner Bros. or Ezra Miller.

SOURCE: THE WRAP