Henry Cavill has appeared on screen as Superman five times, but his time playing the Man of Steel has sadly come to an end . Even with a guest appearance by Black Adam , the actor as Clark Kent will not be seen in future DC Universe productions . When it became clear that someone else would take over the job of Superman, there were rumors that the Justice League star could return to the franchise, but in a different role, namely Frankenstein from the animated series Creature Commandos . DC Studios VP James Gunn says he’s spoken to Cavill about other potential DCU engagements, but Frankenstein isn’t one of them.
Completely false. We already have Frankenstein – our first choice – and it’s not Henry. We never talked to him about it.
Gunn wrote in response to a Twitter rumor.
Contrary to popular opinion, the actor was not formally fired. Instead, DC Studios representatives decided to go in a different direction, given the age and enormity of the plot attributed to Superman. As such, Cavill was not approached to return to the role for a new leg of the franchise.
Some. We do not know. We talked to Gal [Gadot]. She is eager to act. We’re not sure what we’ll do next. All I can say right now is that Henry and Ben [Affleck] will not be part of that universe. It is also important to say that Henry Cavill was not fired. Henry just wasn’t hired as Superman in the new Superman movie.