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The Man of Steel returns!<\/p>\n
Henry Cavill\u00a0posted to social media on Monday that he is \u201cback as\u00a0Superman\u201d following his cameo in\u00a0the post-credits scene\u00a0of \u201cBlack Adam,\u201d which opened on Friday\u00a0to $140 million worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to wait until the weekend was over before posting this because I wanted to give you all a chance to watch \u2018Black Adam,\u2019\u201d Cavill said in a video posted to his Instagram feed. \u201cBut now that plenty of you have, I wanted to make it official: I am back as Superman.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cavill said his \u201cBlack Adam\u201d cameo and the image of him in the Superman suit included in the Instagram video \u2014 taken by \u201cBlack Adam\u201d producer Hiram Garcia \u2014 \u201care just a very small taste of things to come.\u201d The 39-year-old actor gave no further detail, but he did thank the fans for their enthusiastic response to his return as the last son of Krypton.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for your support and thank you for your patience,\u201d Cavill said. \u201cI promise it will be rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n
The news comes after years of rumors, cameos and fan speculation about Superman\u2019s long-awaited return in the DC Universe.<\/p>\n
Dwayne Johnson has also been hyping up a showdown between his anti-hero Black Adam and Cavill\u2019s Superman while promoting his film in the recent weeks.<\/p>\n
Cavill first originated his Superman nearly 10 years ago in 2013\u2019s \u201cMan of Steel.\u201d He has played the Son of Krypton just a handful of times since then: in 2016\u2019s \u201cBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,\u201d 2017\u2019s \u201cJustice League,\u201d 2021\u2019s \u201cZack Snyder\u2019s Justice League\u201d and a brief post-credits cameo in \u201cBlack Adam.\u201d (Superman as a character showed up at the end of 2019\u2019s \u201cShazam!\u201d but Cavill did not play the role, which was shot from the neck down.)<\/p>\n
For many fans, Cavill seemed preternaturally destined for the role, between his uncanny handsomeness and superhuman physique.<\/p>\n
But all of his outings as Superman proved to be controversial for one reason or another. Some fans loved director Zack Snyder\u2019s physically robust, emotionally anguished and morally ambiguous approach to the character, while others found it antithetical to what has made Superman one of the most enduring superhero characters ever.<\/p>\n
Cavill always seemed caught in the middle. The actor was seemingly left behind when Warner Bros. elected to part ways with Snyder and his creative vision for the DC Universe, which placed Cavill\u2019s Superman at its center.<\/p>\n
But the actor \u2014 who has kept busy on Netflix fronting the popular fantasy series \u201cThe Witcher\u201d and playing Sherlock Holmes opposite Millie Bobby Brown in the \u201cEnola Holmes\u201d films \u2014 has not been shy about expressing his desire to continue donning Superman\u2019s tights and cape.<\/p>\n
J.J. Abrams\u2019s Bad Robot, meanwhile, has been slowly developing a separate Black Superman project with author Ta-Nehisi Coates for over a year with no further announcements.<\/p>\n
New Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has reportedly been frustrated that the character has been gathering dust while Marvel Studios continues to pump out at least three feature films a year.<\/p>\n
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