Henry Cavill Gives DC’s Black Superman Movie His Blessing: ‘Far More Than Skin Color’

Even as Henry Cavill prepares to swing into battle in a blond wig for “The Witcher” season 2, he’s still got a soft spot for another of his heroic characters: Superman. Cavill has said he’d still love to return as Clark Kent, but he’s also supportive of seeing other versions of the character — including a Black Superman. There are actually two Black Superman projects currently in development.

One is a movie, produced by J.J.

Abrams’ company Bad Robot and written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which will be about Calvin Ellis, a character introduced in DC Comics as the Superman of Earth-23.

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