Henry Cavill announced on Instagram that he will not be returning to the DC Universe as Superman. Here’s how Twitter reacted to his departure as the superhero.
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“So Henry Cavill is leaving the Witcher and we’re not getting him back as Superman either?”
Superman may be taking flight again soon but it will no longer be Henry Cavill wearing his cape. The actor first took on the role in 2013’s Man of Steel, followed by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Though Cavill’s DC Universe trajectory seemed to be on an incline, in 2018, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Cavill wouldn’t be returning as the hero in future franchises.
So it tickled fans that, years later, Cavill shared that he would be returning to Superman’s spandex. He made the announcement on Instagram after his cameo as Clark Kent in Black Adam’s credits in October. “I wanted to make it official, that I am back as Superman,” Cavill said in a video post.
The (reprised) role came with a hefty tradeoff, however. A week after the news, Cavill announced that he would be leaving Netflix’s The Witcher. Cavill played the monster-slaying hero Geralt of Rivia for three seasons and will be replaced by Hunger Games alum Liam Hemsworth moving forward, which didn’t sit well with longtime fans of the show and original novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. While Cavill didn’t disclose the reason behind his Witcher exit, fans speculated that the recasting has something to do with the Superman role.
