Henry Cavill Superman can still return as James Gunn unveils new DCU | Films | Entertainment

Gunn announced Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters as the first phase of his DCU franchise across a shared universe of Warner Bros movies and HBO Max TV series. The first of these will be Superman: Legacy, a film written by Gunn that’s not an origin story and will hit cinemas on July 11, 2025.

There’s also a new Batman movie called The Brave and the Bold which will feature his son Damian Wayne as Robin. This project will exist at the same time as Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader once again, set for release on October 3, 2025.

Gunn explained that his DCU exists in a multiverse meaning that projects like The Batman Part II and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Folie á Deux take place in other realities with variants of the same character. With this in mind, so does Cavill’s Superman. And what will give fans hope is the fact that Gunn could bring him back to share the screen with the DCU’s Man of Steel, who is yet to be cast, at some point in the future. 

What’s more, the filmmaker has also had a Marvel/DC crossover in consideration.

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