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  • Henry Cavill Rumored for ‘Key’ Marvel Role

    Henry Cavill is Agent Argylle in 'Argylle,' directed by Matthew Vaughn.
    Henry Cavill is Agent Argylle in ‘Argylle,’ directed by Matthew Vaughn.

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    • Henry Cavill is the subject of new Marvel rumors.
    • Characters speculated include Doctor Doom and Captain Britain.
    • There has been zero official word yet.

    Once upon a time, Henry Cavill had a bright, shiny future in the superhero genre. He was DC’s chosen Superman, making his debut in Zack Snyder’s 2013 outing ‘Man of Steel’, before reprising the role in follow-ups ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and ‘Justice League’.

    But then it all seemed as though the “Snyderverse” was struck with a lump of Kryptonite and the films began to stumble.

    There was a glimmer of hope for Cavill around the time of ‘Black Adam’s release, when he popped up in a cameo as Supes, hinting at a clash between Dwayne Johnson’s Adam and the last son of Krypton, but the effective closure of that era of the DC movie universe (replaced by James Gunn’s vision, which has David Corenswet starring as another new take on the Superman character), scuttled that.

    It was doubly tough for Cavill, who had been given the go-ahead to tease more from his version and had quit successful Netflix fantasy show ‘The Witcher’ to focus on his big screen career.

    Now, though, there are refreshed rumors that he might end up in that other big bastion of the superhero genre, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

    Related Article: Henry Cavill will Star in and Produce ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Series

    What role could Henry Cavill take in the MCU?

    Marvel Comics' Captain Britain.
    Marvel Comics’ Captain Britain. Photo: Marvel.

    Speculation has swirled for a while that Cavill might end up making the leap to Marvel, but nothing concrete has landed so far.

    He’s been linked to roles such as Captain Britain (as the name suggests, a UK take on Captain America), which we could see introduced ahead of the next Avengers team up.

    Marvel Comics' Doctor Doom.
    Marvel Comics’ Doctor Doom. Photo: Marvel.

    And the formal announcement of ‘The Fantastic Four’ has led to renewed chatter about him playing Doctor Doom.

    The current word comes from scooper MyTimeToShineHello on Twitter, who has shot down the Doom talk but points to Cavill accepting another role.

    As always, we’ll have to wait and see whether this becomes anything more than talk.

    What else is Henry Cavill working on?

    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's 'The Witcher.'
    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s ‘The Witcher.’ Photo: Jay Maidment.

    Avowed nerd Cavill has been driving development of a live-action Warhammer 40,000 series set within the sci-fi/fantasy tabletop universe of armored warriors battling creatures at Amazon’s Prime Video service.

    While that bubbles away in the background, he appeared in Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy thriller ‘Argylle’, which though it saw him have limited screen time, has hints at the end that we might see more of his character. The box office disappointment of the movie ($77 million worldwide so far from a reported $200 million budget), even with backers Apple’s deep pockets, would seem to preclude that for now, but we’ll wait and see on that front.

    More promisingly, he’s leading the cast of Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ (due in theaters on April 19th) and his tongue-out moment in the trailer is already generating memes.

    And beyond that, he may well pick up a sword again if/when Chad Stahelski’s planned remake of ‘Highlander’ starts shooting.

    So even if Cavill doesn’t end up joining the MCU, he does at least have plenty to keep him occupied.

    'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' opens in theaters on April 19th.
    ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ opens in theaters on April 19th. Photo Credit: Daniel Smith.

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  • Henry Cavill to Lead ‘Warhammer’ Series

    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's 'The Witcher.'
    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s ‘The Witcher.’ Photo: Jay Maidment.

    It’s been a rough couple of months for Henry Cavill, career-wise. At the end of October, the announcement came that he was stepping away from Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’, with Liam Hemsworth taking over playing the lead role, Geralt of Rivia (Cavill will still be seen as the character in the upcoming third season next year).

    At the time it was thought that the decision was down to him deciding to focus instead on his big screen career, since just before the ‘Witcher’ news broke, he’d taken to social media to confirm his return as Superman in the DC movies, with––spoiler alert––a cameo in the end credits of ‘Black Adam’. As it turns out, more recent reports suggest that he’d become increasingly dissatisfied with the creative direction of ‘The Witcher’ and made the choice to move on.

    Still, he had Superman waiting, right? Wrong! The other shoe dropped just this week when new DC Studios co-chief James Gunn used his own twitter feed to announce that the movie universe would be going forward with a new movie he wrote… One that won’t star Cavill.

    So, what is the actor to do? Fortunately, he can fall back on something that has long been a passion: ‘Warhammer 40,000’.

    Amazon has secured the rights to the game, produced by Games Workshop, after months of negotiations and fending off rival companies, aiming to make both TV for its Prime Video service, and movies. It appears that Cavill is aboard to star in and produce the initial series alongside Vertigo Entertainment.

    Henry Cavill Officially Returning as Superman.
    Henry Cavill Officially Returning as Superman.

    “I have loved ‘Warhammer’ since I was a boy, making this moment truly special for me. The opportunity to shepherd this cinematic universe from its inception is quite the honour and the responsibility,” said Cavill. “I couldn’t be more grateful for all the hard work put in by Vertigo, Amazon Studios and Games Workshop to make this happen. One step closer to making a nigh on lifelong dream come true.”

    If you’re looking at ‘Warhammer’ and saying “Whathammer?”, allow us to provide a military briefing. The ‘Dungeons & Dragons’-style sci-fi dice game is set 40,000 years into the future where the situation is dark and dire.

    Human civilization has stopped progressing and is in an unending war with aliens and magical beings, with gods and demons figuring into a theological class system.

    The humans make up the Imperium of Man, who are militaristic. A race of skeleton-like androids are known as the Necron; there is an elvish race known as Aeldari as well as Orks; Tyranids are nasty aliens; and the T’au is a blue-skinned alien race that may offer some hope. So now you know.

    ‘Warhammer’, which first launched in 1987, is one of those games that has influenced lots of other projects and faces potential criticism that it is like all of its cinematic and TV progeny.

    But at least it means Cavill has a new gig, and one he absolutely will be committed to.

    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix's 'The Witcher.'
    Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s ‘The Witcher.’ Photo: Jay Maidment.
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