According to Comicbook.com, Henry Cavill has decided to step down as Superman. Instead WB is going to concentrate on the new Supergirl movies.
shareSo, DC has lost two of their main guys. I don't think this universe is moving forward now.
shareSorry. Who's the second?
shareThat would be Affleck. Assuming he's gone, of course.
shareI hope he isn't. Not YET...
shareMe too. I would like to see him in a solo movie, before making a final judgement on his turn as the character. Besides, I don't think there are many actors out there who can act and that suit Batman, besides Christian Bale, Ben Affleck and Jake Gyllenhaal.
shareI really wish they'd left Affleck alone to do the solo Batman movie. It seems like the wond got knocked out of his sails after trouble with all that. I just feel frustrated that there's the perfect Batman and the rest isn't living up to him.
But if Affleck decides he wants out...OH MY GOD CAN WE PLEASE HAVE JAKE GYLLENHAAL? I'd settle down my inner riot immediately if that happened.
"But if Affleck decides he wants out...OH MY GOD CAN WE PLEASE HAVE JAKE GYLLENHAAL? I'd settle down my inner riot immediately if that happened."
XD. If Bale won't come back and Keaton is too old now, then I would like to see Jake have a go at the character the most.
I read an article, could have been a few years old now, that Jake Gyllenhaal said he's LOVE to be Batman. (yeah, it was after Bale left and before Affleck inherited the cowl).
shareI strongly disliked Bale as Batman. They'll go with someone younger anyway.
shareWB/DC fucking sucks so he's probably right to leave.
shareOkay by me! He brought nothing to the role of Superman but an air of unhappiness, but who wouldn't look unhappy after they'd had a look at the scripts he's been given.
So I blame the writers for his failure to be a good Superman much more than Cavill himself, but it's not like Cavill brought anything to the role except his looks.
Agree completely
shareWB is apparently stalling future Soyperman projects to make way for more female-centric characters, another source says Michael B Jordan is in the line-up for Cavill's replacement. Wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/henry-cavill-exits-superman-dc-universe-1202938050/
https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/09/12/superman-michael-b-jordan-dc-movies/
They should talk to Marvel before they consider doing that to see how that worked out last time.
shareDid he leave or did he get pushed out?
He made a really good Superman. I think he might be getting some blame by the studio for disappointments like Batman Vs. Superman.
Don't know. The WB statement sounds like backpedaling. Why I don't know.
shareI think it's a case of they're not going out of their way to hang on to him. If they've already made plans for Ben being gone, it just makes sense to get a new Superman too. A fresh slate is way less awkward than swapping out one actor.
I don't think they have immediate plans to follow up Justice League or move forward with a Man of Steel sequel anyhow. Probably best for everybody involved to just go their separate ways.
It's a real shame we never got Man of Steel 2 cause the first one really was kind of half the story of Superman becoming Superman.