No One Can Lose a Role Quite Like Henry Cavill

It’s been a rough few months for Henry Cavill.

Despite seemingly returning to the role of Superman for a new era of the DC Universe after his cameo appearance in 2022’s Black Adam, Cavill was forced to walk back his comments when the DC Universe was creatively overhauled by James Gunn.

Gunn cast Pearl breakout star David Corenswet in Superman: Legacy, leaving Cavill’s Black Adam cameo as his last appearance in the role.

To make matters worse for Cavill, he had already exited the highly popular Netflix series The Witcher, with Liam Hemsworth set to star in his place for the show’s next era.

At the very least, Cavill actually had some screen time in these roles, but he’s nearly played several other iconic characters in popular franchises such as Harry Potter, Twilight, Batman, and 007.

Cavill’s name always seemed to be thrown around for a major part,…

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