Henry Cavill Tells Us Whether He Will Return As Superman

These characters matter a lot to people, and they matter a lot to me, Cavill said in our December cover feature . Cavill was talking about his recent spate of tentpole rolesone in the Mission Impossible series and then, in December, as Geralt in Netflixs The Witcher. Cavill now has the star power to lead high-budget productions. And he has the source material loyalty to stick with them, even when they become critically unpopular. (On Justice League, the first DC Avengers stab, which met scorn by reviewers, Cavill was brief: It just didnt work.) Cavill isn't deterred.

He used to be an avid comic book reader himselfback when he was a chubby English schoolboy, believe it or notand though he feels like hes been disconnected from the literature for some time, Cavill understands the type of fanbase who consume comic cinema. He respects them. And he wants to do good by them.

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And so Superman isnt changing actors just yet. The cape is in the closet, Cavill said. Its still mine.

When exactly Cavill will have the time to throw on the capeespecially with The Witcher likely to become a multi-season fantasy epicis a logistic that remains to be addressed. But Cavill sounds confident. In his own mind, he's still very much the man of steel.

Ive not given up the role, he went on. Theres a lot I have to give for Superman yet. A lot of storytelling to do. A lot of real, true depths to the honesty of the character I want to get into. I want to reflect the comic books. Thats important to me. Theres a lot of justice to be done for Superman. The status is: youll see.