With Mission: Impossible - Fallout being described as the greatest action movie ever, things are looking better for Henry Cavill than they have in a long time. However, it doesn't appear as if Warner Bros. is looking to capitalise on that momentum if a new report is to be believed. According to Forbes writer Mark Hughes, another Superman adventure just isn't that much of a priority for the time being.
"Superman, I can tell you as of three to four weeks ago, last time I checked in, there is not movement on Superman," Hughes explained. "It's not currently sitting on the table as a project that they're looking at moving forward on and there's no expectation of imminent movement on a Superman project... that's the situation." Unfortunately, this means we won't be getting a cameo in Shazam!.
"I know for now it didn't work out getting Superman into Shazam!, apparently. Maybe that will change and they'll be able to film something. There's still a lot of time before it comes out. As of right now, there's no Superman in Shazam! and there's no movement on a Superman solo movie. All this stuff is going to wait until they know for sure." At least it sounds like this could change one day.
If nothing else, Mission: Impossible must have given the studio pause for thought but why is it that they're seemingly so reluctant to do anything with Superman? Perhaps it's because Cavill is essentially the face of Zack Snyder's DCEU and they're looking to move away from that before rebooting the character with a new actor. We'll just have to wait and see but let us know your thoughts below.
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