This is why Henry Cavill stopped being Superman in the DC Universe

Last Wednesday, January 31, James Gunn and Peter Safran, the directors of DC Studios have revealed what their plans are for the restructuring of this superhero franchise for the next 10 years, where Henry Cavill He won’t be a part of Superman after several years of playing him, but there’s an official reason why that happened.

Despite the discontent this news causes among DC fans and after his alleged return in the film ‘Black Adam’, it is a fact that Henry Cavill will no longer be Superman in the DC Universe now that James Gunn and Peter Safran are at the helm of the studio and will give a new direction to the central superhero story.

At a press conference, James Gunn confessed why Henry Cavill is no longer Superman in the DC Universeclarifying that at no point was the actor fired, it is simply a new plan devised by the director in which he is the one who writes the story and from his point of view this actor was not ideal for the lead role.

For me, for this story, it’s not Henry (Cavill). I like Henry, he’s a good guy (…) but this Superman isn’t Henry for various reasons,” said James Gunn.

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With this official statement from the director of DC Studios, it becomes clear that Henry Cavill will not be Superman in the new film because this story tells the life of a different version of the son of Krypton, starting with the fact that he is a much younger Clark Kentmaybe 25 years old, just starting his journey as a reporter in Metropolis.

DC’s history has brought Henry Cavill several years of fame as the mighty Superman, but in James Gunn’s blueprint for the future of the superhero franchise, a new Man of Steel must come to the big screen, and from his point of view , must be played by an actor other than the protagonist in ‘man of Steel’.

DC will be looking for a younger Superman than Henry Cavill

The film that will permanently replace Henry Cavill what’s this DC superhero’s nameSuperman: Legacy’ and will be written by James Gunn, who has revealed plans to release it on July 11, 2025, so there’s still plenty of time to find out more details about it and according to the director, there are currently no plans to cast the actor.

There are several rumors about Actors who could replace Henry Cavill as Superman but the truth is, until the story of the film is ready, DC will not be looking for new actors, so we will have to keep waiting to find out who will be chosen to play the role of the Son of Krypton and star in the next story in theaters.