Henry Cavill's Birthday Becomes Celebration Of His Superman Role
As fans commemorate actor Henry Cavill's 39th birthday, the celebration turns to his role as Superman in the DCEU. Cavill first starred as the iconic DC character in 2013's Man of Steel from director Zack Snyder, which served as the launching point of Warner Bros.' current DC slate of films. The actor went on to portray Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, released in 2016. The film became a global box office success but wasn't quite the critical hit that the studio wanted. Snyder directed the follow-up, Justice League, which hit a snag when the director left the project due to a family tragedy and studio conflicts, leading to Joss Whedon taking over and reshaping the film for theatrical release.
Snyder's cut of Justice League was eventually finished and released on HBO Max in 2021, giving Cavill's Superman another chance to shine, particularly in the black-and-silver costume that was originally intended. Cavill was initially expected to cameo in 2019's Shazam! with Zachary Levi, but the deal never came to fruition. Since that time, the actor has yet to reappear as Superman in any DCEU project, leaving the actor's involvement in the role up in the air, while multiple Superman projects continue to be developed without him, including a reboot with a Black Superman with JJ Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates on board, as well as an adaptation of the Val-Zod version of Superman with Michael B. Jordan.
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Cavill's birthday on May 5th became a trend on Twitter, eventually leading to a celebration of his Superman role with both #HenryCavill and #HenryCavillSuperman trending on the social media platform. Fans tweeted their
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