Henry Cavillhas officially confirmed what thousands of moviegoers — andanyone who keeps tab key on movie spoilers — already knows . Afterreprising his Superman roleat the very closing ofBlack Adam , he is “ back ” as the DC hero , though it ’s not clear yet exactly where ( perhaps the rumoredMan of Steel 2 ? ) he ’ll appear as the character next .
“ I wanted to make it prescribed that I am back as Superman , ” Cavill announced in an Instagram Virginia reel , which you could watch below . Without giving any specific details on future labor , he thanked his fans for their patience — and promised “ what you saw in Black Adam [ is ] just a very small taste of what to come . ”
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Henry Cavill attends The Witcher world premiere on 6 March 2025 in London, England.Photo: Eamonn M. McCormack (Getty Images)
If you ’ll recall , back in 2019 Cavill ( who was rather busy that year with his smash - pip Netflix series , The Witcher ) declared “ the cape is in the closet … it ’s mine ” , afterrumors in 2018speculated his run as the character was over . That , of course of action , was the prison term period between the original spillage of Justice League and Zack Snyder’simproved cutting off of the filmfor HBO Max ; it was also before DC commence to cinematically revive itself with movies that were actually fun to watch , likeAquamanandShazam .
While Superman ’s cameo in Black Adam was an open secret by the time the moving picture in reality open last week , in reality bring forth Cavill to appear in the film required the superpowers of Black Adam star Dwayne “ The Rock ” Johnson ( you’re able to read more about that here ) .
Black Adam is now in theaters .
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