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Henry Cavillwill don the red cape and blue tights as Superman again.
On Monday, fresh off the heels of the DC Films movieBlack Adam’s impressive opening weekend, Cavill, 39, shared an Instagram video in which he announced that he will return to the role of Superman in the DC Extended Universe after he made a mid-credits cameo in the newDwayne Johnson-led superhero film.
“A very small taste of what’s to come, my friends,” Cavill wrote in the post alongside an image of him as Superman, which cut to a video of the actor discussing his return as the iconic superhero. “The dawn of hope renewed. Thank you for your patience, it will be rewarded.”
In the video, Cavill said that he “wanted to wait until the weekend was over” before he shared the announcement so people could first see his uncreditedBlack Adamcameo.
“But now that plenty of you have [seen the movie], I wanted to make it official that I am back as Superman and the image you see on this post and what you saw in Black Adam are just a very small taste of things to come,” Cavill said in the video.
“There’s a lot to be thankful for, and I’ll get to that in time, but I wanted to thank you guys most of all,” he added. “Thank you for your support, and thank you for your patience. I promise it will be rewarded.”
Cavill previously played Clark Kent / Superman in 2013’sMan of Steel, 2016’sBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,2017’sJustice Leagueand again in 2021’sZack Snyder’s Justice League.
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Cavill will star in “at least one solo Superman movie” in his return to the role, according toThe Hollywood Reporter, which reported Monday that no writers or directors are attached to make a new Superman film yet.
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Earlier this month, Johnson told CinemaBlend in an interview ahead ofBlack Adam’s release thatmaking a movie in which Black Adam fights Superman"is the whole point of this."
Last year, Cavill toldTHRin a feature interview that hestill saw a future for himself as Supermanin the DC film franchise.
“There is still a lot of storytelling for me to do as a Superman, and I would absolutely love the opportunity,” he toldTHRat the time.
source: people.com
