Warner Bros. is finally preparing “Man of Steel” sequel starring Henry Cavill as Superman

Almost a decade later, Warner Bros. is finally determined to produce a sequel to “Man of Steel”. After the changes of direction in the aforementioned house, especially with the departure of the one who until now was the head of the DC, Walter Hamada; The direction of said studio has begun to come up with their own plans which include: projects led by James Gunn or JJ Abrams, an expansion of the universe of “The Batman” and a new solo film led by Henry Cavill.

The Hollywood Reporter tells it, assuring that under the leadership of Warner Bros. Discovery it was made up of its CEO, David Zaslav, and the heads of Warner Bros. Pictures, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy; would be thinking of developing “The Man of Steel 2” with Charles Roven (“The Dark Knight”) already in the position of producer. This team, which is looking for writers, would have a “wish list” to hire directors involved in the project. Among the names that would be considered, Christopher McQuarrie stands out, a director who should first clarify his plans, which is unlikely.

McQuarrie is still waiting to finalize the “Mission Impossible” saga with Tom Cruise, conclusion after which this creative duo could continue to join forces in a continuation of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, of which McQuarrie is screenwriter. These are just rumors at the box office of “Maverick”, but what is clear is that said pro is related to the production of Cruise’s space film, directed by Doug Liman; and with three other new film projects with said actor. Deadline said this this summer assuring that Cruise and McQuarrie would consider a musical, a new action film with the potential to become a franchise and a yet to be defined proposition around Les Grossman, a character played by Cruise in a cameo for “Tropic Thunder”. : A very bitchy war! ‘ So this director he would be too busy to enter the DC Extended Universe.

As for the “friction” that the “Man of Steel” sequel could cause with the Abrams project, Warner would go on with both Superman films, with the Abrams film, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which shoots independently.. This project, conceived as something similar to Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ with Joaquin Phoenix, born under the leadership of Hamada; would explore a black Superman with a structured story over the course of several decades.

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the long-awaited return

“Right now it’s the Wild West”. One of THR’s sources points to the instability present in Washington before the end of the Hamada era, leader Dwayne Johnson ignored when he brought up Cavill’s desired Superman cameo in “Black Adam”. “Everyone is trying to gain as much ground as possible, which is exactly what happens when there is a leadership vacuum.”. empty in front of which numerous fans are demanding greater responsibility for Johnson.

This actor, who skipped Hamada and went straight to the Warner bosses to give the green light to that cameo, shot last September, on the verge of the impossible; says he only wants to position himself as a DC “consultant”but many see it filling the aforementioned leadership void. “The best position I could have in DC is as a consultant, so I can help. I love DC, it’s in my blood.”Johnson told Variety at the “Black Adam” premiere. “I am willing to help in any way possible so that the DC Universe continues to grow, including finding and finding the right leaders”.

* ‘Black Adam’ only comes out in theaters this Friday 21 October.