Many of us pictured Henry Cavill playing the part of Superman for years to come when the actor made his screen debut in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel back in 2013. Only two films since then—2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and 2017’s Justice League—have seen Cavill return to the part. Will the long-awaited Man of Steel 2 ever come out? The most recent details regarding the future of the character come from a recent Warner Bros. restructuring.
Following a $43 billion merger with AT&T, Discovery Communications now owns a portion of WarnerMedia, placing existing Discovery CEO David Zaslav in control of the merged business, which will be known as Warner Bros. Discovery. We’ve learnt a little bit about some of the early objectives for the future of the DCEU now that the enormous studio is under new administration.
According to Variety, when Discovery officials participate in the future creation of DC films, they reportedly feel that “top-shelf characters” like Superman “need to be revived.” According to this claim, the absence of “coherent creative and brand strategy” for the DC movies is the main problem facing the current WarnerMedia administration.
According to reports, Zaslav is seeking for people to take a role at WarnerMedia that would be comparable to Kevin Feige at Marvel Studios and could keep the “various factions at DC working more peacefully.” The tone of the DCEU has gotten out of control in recent years, with projects ranging from the kid-friendly Aquaman and Shazam! to the more menacing Joker and The Batman. It appears that Discovery will assist the DCEU in resembling a multiverse.
What remains of Man of Steel 2? Henry Cavill has always expressed his affection for the role of Superman and his desire to come back and develop the character further. While the director is moving on to other projects, such as his upcoming sci-fi epic Rebel Moon, his version of the story was closely related to the SnyderVerse.
It’s also important to note that news of a Superman movie being produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Production business surfaced in early 2021. Ta-Nehisi Coates was writing the project, which has been referred to as a “reboot,” which sparked rumours that it might include the first Black Superman in a DC film.
This latest revelation demonstrates that executives are thinking highly of Superman as WarnerMedia embarks on a new era. Given the words from this source, we should anticipate another Kryptonian movie, although the term “revitalised” might refer to a variety of things, including a complete rewrite of the role without Henry Cavill. That seems to indicate that, if Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Superman film is successful, will be the situation.
The Joker played by Todd Phillips and Harley Quinn played by Margot Robbie are mentioned specifically as “shining” examples of how DC Comics “can and should” be incorporated in motion pictures. It appears that the plan may vary going forward, but Discovery is well cognizant of what has worked. The inclusion of Superman as a prominent figure might make things more fascinating when Warner Bros. Discovery starts to work on other projects.
