In a recent interview promoting the upcoming release ofMission Impossible: Fallout, Superman actor Henry Cavill was asked when DC fans should anticipate a sequel to 2013 superhero movieMan of Steel. Unfortunately, it would appear that Henry Cavill is much better at keeping secrets than other superhero actors like Tom Holland, or that he is just as in the dark as the rest of us, as the Superman actor said that we should be gettingMan of Steel 2any time between 2019 and 2045. So thank you for that impressive update,Henry Cavill.
Despite being the movie that pretty muchkickstarted the DC Extended Universe,Man of Steelis one of the least talked about movies in the franchise. Though Superman may be iconic, a number of DC fans are more interested in the Batman-side of the DCEU, anxious to get movies about Batgirl, Nightwing, Suicide Squad, and at least two absolutely unnecessary movies about the Joker. Unfortunately, DC and Warner Bros. have noticed how much more interested DC fans are in Batman than Superman, which is why no development forMan of Steel 2has been revealed. Hopefully we will hear some announcement about the Superman sequel at San Diego Comic Con this week, but even that seems unlikely at this point.
There have been a number ofrumors about what to expectfromMan of Steel 2over the years, including a rumor thatKingsmanandX-Men: First Classdirector Matthew Vaughn would be helming the project, but even that is evidently not true. Fandango’s Erik Davis was presumably trying to get an inside scoop onMan of Steel 2, considering the years of silence on the movie from DC. While he did get confirmation that we will see aMan of Steelsequel at some point, it wasn’t in the form that he expected. Here is what Henry Cavill had to say.
“I can say this… it is highly likely we will see another Superman movie somewhere between 2019 and 2045.”
Erik Davis revealed this comment in a tweet. However, after a few people took the comment too literally, Davis clarified the comments made by Cavill were made in a joking matter, and that Cavill followed up his comment by shrugging. It would appear that Henry Cavill is just as in the dark as the rest of us.
ThoughMan of Steelmay not have been the best superhero movie, especially when compared to the movies currently being put out by Marvel, it is still better than a majority of the other movies in the DCEU. That being said, a sequel to the movie would certainly be welcome, especially if it brought back some of the nostalgically brighter tones from the ending ofJustice League.
While this humorous comment by Henry Cavill shared byErik Davisdoesn’t really reveal much, it’s still a fun update. Though it may have seemed ridiculous for Davis to ask aboutMan of Steel 2, if people keep asking about the sequel, surely Warner Bros. will make the project a bit higher of a priority. Hopefully we won’t actually have to wait until 2045 to see Henry Cavill’s Superman return to the big screen in another solo movie.
