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Henry Cavill may not be Superman

posted 7 years ago by SaltandLimes (154)
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Warner Bros. is currently negotiating with Cavill's rep in renewing his contract. Cavill's team is demanding more money, and the WB studio execs are wondering if he's worth the increase:

https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/08/02/superman-making-sense-of-both-sides-of-cavills-contract-talks/

If the WB decides not to renew his contract, they'll only be hurting themselves. If HC's team think they can demand A-list money, they're delusional. So it's a catch-22 situation.

[–] TandyMan (11355) 6 years ago

I'm watching Man of Steel on cable this very moment. This movie is so much worse than I remember. It really would be best to recast and just forget about this movie.

[–] MickyMac (3254) 6 years ago

If you have the same actor jump versions you would get a Never Say Never Again thing going on. After several years it would be time for a new Superman actor.

[–] MickyMac (3254) 5 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njf_aTZ6BeI&feature=youtu.be

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18433) 3 years ago

https://www.supermanhomepage.com/rumor-warner-bros-scrapping-all-superman-projects-to-bring-back-henry-cavill/

According to TheWrap.com, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is reshaping the studio’s plans, with Superman a focal point for the studio.

Veteran studio chief Toby Emmerich was moved on earlier this week, with Zaslav clearly pulling the strings moving forward, and according to TheWrap’s DC insider, Zaslav has instructed his team to “scratch every Superman project in development and start fresh with Cavill.”

Reportedly, Zaslav wants to get a Superman movie off the ground, with Henry Cavill the focal point of any plans to create a shared universe of DC characters beyond that.

From what we knew, Ta-Nehisi Coates was writing a script for a J.J. Abrams produced Superman movie that was supposed to be all about a black Kal-El/Clark Kent, while Darnell Metayer & Josh Peters were writing a script for Michael B. Jordan’s “Val Zod” project for HBO Max. Whether both of these Superman-related projects are still happening remains to be seen.

Note: This likely wouldn’t have any impact on the “Superman & Lois” TV Series currently airing on The CW, which has already been renewed for a third season.