Henry Cavill Wants To Be Superman Again (It's Not What It Looks Like)

Not sure if we’ve mentioned this yet, but there’s been some big changes at DC Studios this week. James Gunn has been fired, and there’s a massive question mark around whether or not his replacement, Jeremy Latcham, will continue the universe that Gunn started or wipe the board clean. (There are also increasing reports that Skydance could cut bait and sell off DC Comics entirely to help settle the massive debt from absorbing Warner Bros. Discovery.) In short, nobody knows what the heck is happening.

One such person is Henry Cavill, who picked either the best or the worst time to launch a marketing campaign for his new video game Mustache Protocol. That’s right. Henry Cavill made a video game about his mustache, and honestly, I don’t know why we’re talking about anything else. That’s on me. I’m dropped the ball here.

Anyway, unlike other outlets, I’m not going pretend that Cavill’s recent comments about Superman have any connection whatsoever to Gunn’s departure. This interview was clearly done in advance as part of press kit timed for Movember. That said, Cavill is not shy that he’s willing and waiting to get back in the tights.

Via Inverse:

Well, you’ll always be Superman. Even though you’ve done so many wonderful films. And we’re all excited to see you as Connor MacLeod [in Highlander]. But this whole Googlebook game came about because of the Justice League joke. Would you ever do Superman again? Could you be, maybe, I don’t know, the Kingdom Come Superman?

Look, there’s lots of fantastic storylines. There’s always a lot of opportunity. As the pigeon sang to Fievel in An American Tail, “never say never.” And I buy into that. I’ve had such a wonderful time playing Superman in the past. I would never say never now.

How can you tell this interview was done before the Gunn news? The Kingdom Come reference is the smoking… Gunn. (I’ll go sit in the corner.) The former DC Studios head famously launched his tenure by tweeting out the cover to the comic with the caption “Making plans.” At the time, there was also chatter around bringing Cavill back as an older Superman down the line hence the interview question.

Making plans. https://t.co/cubPgga066

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) November 30, 2022

Obviously, those plans have been scattered to the wind with Gunn’s departure, and again, no one knows what’s about to happen with DC Studios. Could Henry Cavill come back as Superman? Let’s be real: The DCEU was such a money-burning disaster that Gunn was specifically hired to pave over it. That reboot wasn’t done on a whim.

Skydance is reportedly demanding a new Justice League movie yesterday, and the safer bet would be stick with the characters Gunn has already lined up instead of going back an infamous train wreck. You’ve already got a Superman, a John Stewart Green Lantern, and the cat’s out of the bag that Adria Arjona is Wonder Woman in Man of Tomorrow.

That said, there have been unconfirmed reports that Man of Tomorrow is a disaster and the DGA wouldn’t let Skydance remove Gunn as director. Frankly, I don’t know whether that’s just gossip or the studio trying to bury Gunn in the press. Maybe a little of both? I’m just some guy on the internet, but in my opinion, another DC reboot seems more disastrous than just working with the current Gunn versions. Either way, what a freaking mess that’s also extremely on-brand.

To be fair, the DCU constantly rebooting itself until you're not sure what is canon anymore and the MCU continuing with one continuity long past the point where it narratively makes sense is very accurate to the comics.

— Chris Sutcliffe (@notquitecool.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 4:20 AM