Man of Steel 2
According to a new report , Man of Steel 2is not in development at DC Films , despiteHenry Cavill re - enter negotiation to play Supermanon the big silver screen again . release in 2013 , Zack Snyder’sMan of Steelwas the first movie in Warner Bros. ' design DC Extended Universe , and in 2014 Warner Bros. announced that a sequel was in growth alongside a massive slate of connected DC movies . Six old age later , it see likeMan of Steel 2is dead - but why ?
The primary reason is the downturn in popularity that the DCEU faced afterMan of Steel- first withBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , which pleased many die - hard lover but alienated critic and ecumenical audiences , and then with the widely - malignedJustice League . The latter movie marked a turn percentage point for the DCEU , with Warner Bros. shift focus off from Batman and Superman and towards Wonder Woman ( whose solo movie had been a big success ) , Aquaman ( whose solo film had already wrapped filming by the prison term ofJustice League ’s release , and was also a success ) , and pop offset characters likethe Jokerand Harley Quinn . Meanwhile , spinoffs featuringJustice Leaguecharacters Cyborg andthe Flashhave support long delays . Warner Bros. show every signal of wanting to leave Snyder ’s DC visual sense behind - includingMan of Steel 2 .
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In 2018,THRreported that Cavill was " out " as Superman after contract negotiations between the studio andCavill ’s repsbroke down . This was evidenced by the Superman cameo in 2019’sShazam ! , which Warner Bros. had been trying to get Cavill for , but which ended up being played by a dissimilar actor ( the movie got around the job by not showing Superman ’s face ) . As is stock for any blockbuster movie with sequel potential , Cavill ’s original contract had him attach to a sure number of movies in the enfranchisement - four movies , to be precise . That mean he could refund for one more picture on the current contract bridge , but Cavill and Warner Bros. demand a new contract for anything more than that .
Cavill is now reportedly in talk to reprise his role as Superman , butMan of Steel 2isn’t in development . DC ’s plannedSupergirlmovie is alsoreportedly on hold , so it ’s unlikely he ’ll appear there either . Warner Bros. is likely planning his return in eitherAquaman 2,Shazam ! 2,Black Adam , or possiblyThe Flash , but it does n’t seem like the studio desire Superman back as a fundamental character just yet . Ben Affleck ’s Batman has been shed exclusively , with the role recast for Matt Reeves ' upcoming gentle rebootThe Batman .
Despite the many criticisms aimed atMan of Steel , Batman V Superman : Dawn of JusticeandJustice League , audience and commentator generally took issue with Snyder ’s visual sensation rather thanCavill ’s carrying out . The fact that Warner Bros. is essay his return is a positive sign , and the fact that there ’s no solo Superman movie in maturation at the second does n’t intend that there wo n’t be in the near future . It could well be the guinea pig that DC Films plans to wreak Cavill ’s Superman back in a lowly role to gauge if audience want to see more of him , before committing to piddle him the star of his own movie once again . For those who were looking forward toMan of Steel 2 , this news is definitely a positive sign .
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