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Henry Cavill will not return as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix hit "The Witcher," despite losing his Superman role following a shake-up of the DC Extended ...

The changing of the guard is something that happens. “After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life. Director and writer James Gunn, who joined DC Studios as co-chair with Peter Safran in October, confirmed plans to write a new Superman movie that would focus on a younger version of the superhero. (Like CNN, DC Studios is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. He added that he was confident the casting switch wouldn’t change the show’s popularity, because “there has been a legacy of amazing, iconic characters where the actors have changed and we’re hugely optimistic about this. [Henry Cavill](https://cnn.com/2022/12/14/entertainment/henry-cavill-superman-no-more/index.html) will not return as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix hit “ [The Witcher](https://cnn.com/2022/10/30/entertainment/henry-cavill-liam-hemsworth-the-witcher/index.html),” despite losing his [Superman](https://cnn.com/2022/12/15/entertainment/james-gunn-dc-films/index.html) role following a shake-up of the DC Extended Universe.

Henry Cavill will star in and executive produce a series in the Warhammer 40,000 universe for Amazon Studios, the franchise announced Friday, ...

Warhammer 40,000, a tabletop, miniature wargame created in 1983, features various figurines and factions and has since expanded into additional miniatures, tabletop games, novels and video games. The franchise is set in the far future in which human civilization is in constant conflict with hostile aliens and supernatural creatures. [announced](https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/16/warhammer-starring-henry-cavill/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=amazonseries&utm_content=amazonseries16122022) Friday, barely a day after the Man of Steel star [confirmed](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/12/15/henry-cavill-loses-superman-role-immediately-sparking-speculation-about-the-witcher-and-james-bond/?sh=1f6f57b366d0) he had been dropped from the next Superman film.

Henry Cavill hoped to return as Superman for Man of Steel 2. James Gunn had other plan.s.

24 clip — the actor was forced to acknowledge that no, he will not be back after all as new DC Studios bosses [James Gunn](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/james-gunn-2/) and Peter Safran chart a new course for the Man of Steel in a [movie to be written by Gunn](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superman-movie-in-the-works-james-gunn-1235282481/), which will feature a younger actor in the lead role. and DC of stringing Cavill along to goose Black Adam‘s opening weekend. The pair have also made overtures to Ben Affleck, aka Batman, asking him to direct a DC film for them while Jason Momoa — who may be done as Aquaman — has met with the duo as well, possibly about playing a new role. As for Gunn, he responded to a fan who accused Warner Bros. Cavill, sources say, did not have a deal in place to return as Superman, only a verbal agreement that the studio would develop future projects. The actor in recent years had a resurgence thanks to starring in Netflix’s popular fantasy series The Witcher, which saw him earning $1 million per episode. The sunsetting of Cavill’s time as Superman was the clearest indication yet that Gunn and Safran are mounting a substantial overhaul of DC, a reboot that will cut significant, if not most, ties to the previous regimes that handled DC movies for Warner Bros. [Cavill said in a new](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/henry-cavill-responds-superman-james-gunn-1235282516/) post on Instagram on Dec. Dwayne Johnson pushed for his return via the much-hyped cameo in Black Adam and a potential linchpin for Johnson’s own DC universe franchise. (Classic character Brainiac was to have been the villain of that piece, a source says.) The studio had its own plan as new film co-chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy wanted to make a Man of Steel sequel, having Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to write the treatment. 14, “After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life.

Fans of Henry Cavill's Superman are facing more grim news ... because a supposed cameo featuring the Man of Steel in DC's upcoming film has reportedly been ...

[Gal Gadot](https://www.tmz.com/people/gal-gadot/) also was supposed to make a secret appearance in the flick according to THR, but her cameo was cut too ... [Ezra Miller](https://www.tmz.com/people/ezra-miller/)'s "The Flash," which is set to debut in June 2023 ... although it's rumored he'll play a bigger part in the storyline. The changing of the guard is something that happens. but according to [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/why-henry-cavill-is-no-longer-superman-1235283791/), sources say it's been scrapped. As we reported, Henry broke the shocking news to fans Thursday ...

Henry Cavill is out of temporary retirement and is set to star and executive produce an adaptation of the popular tabletop game Warhammer 40000.

But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we’re big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future,” Gunn tweeted on Wednesday evening. Gunn also shared that Superman veteran [ Cavill](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/henry-cavill/) would not be returning. “We are excited to work with Henry, Vertigo Entertainment, and Games Workshop across our Amazon entertainment businesses on this brilliant, immersive franchise for our global customers to experience for years to come.”

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn said they 'know we are not going to make every single person happy every step of the way' as they reconfigure the superhero ...

[Ben Affleck](https://people.com/tag/ben-affleck/) returns as Batman in the upcoming movie The Flash, in theaters June 16, and [possibly Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom](https://people.com/movies/jason-momoa-teases-ben-affleck-may-return-batman-bruce-arthur-busted-on-set/), out Dec. (He debuted in the part in director Matt Reeves' The Batman back in March, and a TV spin-off is in the works built around Colin Farrell as The Penguin.) James and Peter have a universe to build. Gunn said he'd been writing the script for a while. 8 that "building the next ten years of story takes time & we're still just beginning," and he admitted that he and Safran knew "we were coming into a fractious environment." I have loved and been so honored to be the person who got to make these last two Wonder Woman films. But the future of his days as the Caped Crusader beyond that is unclear. At the time, Cavill The most amazing, warm, loving fans in the world. With the new leadership has come startling changes and announcements about the future of the franchises. The fans. Gunn warned there would be "an unavoidable transitional period as we moved into telling a cohesive story across film, TV, animation and gaming."

The studio's new chief exec has enjoyed a trigger-happy start, scrapping Cavill's Man of Steel as well as Wonder Woman 3. But he must be given time to ...

[Justice League](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/15/justice-league-ben-affleck-dc-comics) and [Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/22/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-review-ben-affleck-henry-cavill) failed to wow the critics. Yet that is what DC has in play, and sooner or later there will have to be a cull on the mean streets of Gotham City. Fury of the Gods set for release in 2023, all of which have connections to the original DC universe plan. We have also learned this week, [via the Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/wonder-woman-3-not-moving-forward-dc-movies-1235276804/), that Patty Jenkins’ third Wonder Woman film has been canned, despite the film-maker being keen to make another movie in the series. [mid-credits scene during the recent Black Adam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK9BqBUYeaw), which seemed to tee up a future tête-à-tête with Dwayne Johnson’s musclebound antihero. Apparently DC supremos James Gunn and Peter Safran are planning a reboot that will focus on the superhero’s younger years, which sounds like another mighty kick in the kryptonites for the guy who’s been playing him for the past decade.

Henry Cavill's ousting as Superman from the DC Extended Universe was sudden, though it had been widely reported that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be ...

[formalizing their vision for the DC film and TV universe this week](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/james-gunn-confirms-some-reports-about-dc-studios-good-luck-figuring-out-which-ones/1100-6509855/). The Hollywood Reporter quotes Gunn explaining that "everything with Black Adam happened before I was around," with regards to DC playing up Cavill's Superman cameo in Black Adam--and then within months giving him the heave-ho. Gunn and Safran have also reportedly have talked to Ben Affleck (who is out as Batman) and Jason Momoa (who may be out as Aquaman) to explore possibilities in new roles or stepping into the director's chair on future projects.

After announcing the end of his tenure as Superman, Henry Cavill may soon star in, and produce, a series based on Warhammer 40000.

He will be seen next in The Flash and Argylle which are scheduled to release in 2023. The game, which is played with painted miniatures on tabletop boards with dice, is somewhat relatable to Dungeons & Dragons, and takes one on a journey filled with wars, gods, demons and more. Reports suggest that he is set to star in, and executively produce, a series based on Warhammer 40,000.

Kal-El died in his next movie, then came back twice. The theatrical release of Justice League in 2017 resaturated before Zack Snyder's Justice League ...

[Shazam](https://ew.com/creative-work/shazam/), which contains the single most charming Superman moment in the whole DC Extended Universe. The fact that Cavill never got to do that — never got to just be Superman — is a disgrace of our blockbuster era. Freddy ( [Jack Dylan Grazer](https://ew.com/person/jack-dylan-grazer/)) gasps, so shocked he's actually scared. [Jaume Collet-Serra](https://ew.com/person/jaume-collet-serra/) isn't as distinct as a Whedon or a Snyder. [The Man from U.N.C.L.E.](https://ew.com/creative-work/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/), his secret agent pours chianti and nibbles a sandwich to watch a bullet-y boat battle. Meanwhile, 2018's [Mission Impossible — Fallout](https://ew.com/creative-work/mission-impossible-fallout/) turned Cavill into a bad attitude on legs. [posted on Instagram](https://ew.com/movies/james-gunn-writing-superman-movie-henry-cavill-update/) that he will "not be returning as Superman," a couple months after [announcing the opposite](https://ew.com/movies/henry-cavill-is-officially-back-as-superman-following-black-adam/). In [Zack Snyder](https://ew.com/person/zack-snyder/)'s brightest day the costume looked dusty. Superman walks on with [John Williams](https://ew.com/person/john-williams/)' famous score. [Henry Cavill](https://ew.com/person/henry-cavill/) played Superman, in 2013's Man of Steel, grim grayscale turned his red cape a faded shade of burgundy. "It's been awhile since anyone made the world this nervous," says a voice in the darkness. But Cavill's older than [Christopher Reeve](https://ew.com/person/christopher-reeve/) was after his four Superfilms.

James Gunn, the new co-CEO of DC Studios has defended his decision to recast Henry Cavill in Superman. See what he had to say…

Taking to Instagram once more, the Hollywood star revealed that they have teamed up with Amazon to create a Warhammer Cinematic Universe, and we can't wait to hear more! But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we're big fans and we talked about a number of exciting possibilities to work together in the future." My turn to wear the cape has passed, but what Superman stands for never will. "I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it's sad news, everyone. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the writer and director wrote: For those who have been by my side through the years…we can mourn for a bit, but then we must remember, Superman is still around.

Henry Cavill reportedly only had a verbal deal with DC Studios to reprise his role as Superman in future films, as per media reports.

[Wonder Woman](/topic/wonder-woman)3. Since the company's reorganization and renaming as [DC Studios](/topic/dc-studios), [Cavill](/topic/cavill)has had conversations with co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, the men in-charge of establishing the DC Universe. He reportedly agreed verbally with DC Films for future [Superman](/topic/superman)movies.