While news of his cameo leaked a few days before Black Adam arrived in theaters (likely to drum up interest in the movie), Henry Cavill's return as Superman was cause for celebration among most fans.
In a post-credits scene, Kal-El arrived in Kahndaq to confront Teth-Adam, setting the stage for a future clash. The plan was for a Man of Steel sequel to also happen, while Cavill even shot scenes for The Flash which saw him, Sasha Calle's Supergirl, and Michael Keaton's Batman confront Barry Allen after his trip back in time.
Cavill was even being lined up for a Crisis on Infinite Earths movie, but his bright future as Superman ended when DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn chose to reboot the DCEU and replace him with David Corenswet in SUPERMAN.
Appearing before a screening of Guy Ritchie's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Cavill took a shot at his stint in the DCEU and the fact his Black Adam cameo came to nought.
Suggesting Ritchie had cut him after he'd shot something for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword's post-credits scene, the actor joked (via Business Insider), "Turns out, I don't have much luck with post-credit scenes. So, I may give up on those."
Black Adam proved a real low point of Cavill's career. As well as missing out on the projects above, he'd taken to social media shortly after the movie's opening weekend to confirm his return to much fanfare.
Two months later, he was fired from the role.
"It's sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman," Cavill wrote. "After being told by the studio to announce my return back in October, prior to their hire, this news isn't the easiest, but that's life. I respect that James and Peter have a universe to build. I wish them and all involved with the new universe the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes."
Gunn would later respond by saying, "For me, it's about, Who do I want to cast as Superman, and who do the filmmakers we have want to cast? And for me, for this story, it isn't Henry."
"I like Henry, I think he's a great guy," he added. "I think he's getting dicked around by a lot of people, including the former regime at this company. But this Superman is not Henry, for a number of reasons."
Cavill has plenty of other exciting projects on the way, but will the next James Bond movie be among them? Find out what he had to say about that here.