Just days after Black Adam arrived in theaters with a mid-credits scene featuring Henry Cavill's Superman, the actor took to social media to announce his return as the Man of Steel. That came right before the actor embarked on a press tour for Enola Holmes 2, resulting in him fielding many questions about his future hopes for the hero on screen.
Even after James Gunn and Peter Safran were named DC Studios co-CEOs, the expectation was that Cavill would continue playing the new DCU's Superman, with rumblings about Warner Bros. fielding Man of Steel 2 pitches.
Since then, it's been revealed that Cavill was told to share the news of his return without actually being signed up to star in any upcoming projects. Meanwhile, that sequel had not been given the green light, prompting us to wonder what Warner Bros. was thinking by "officially" bringing the actor back right before hiring Gunn and Safran to reboot the DCEU.
Regardless, the news has hit fans hard, but they're not the only ones expressing their disappointment.
Aquaman actor Jason Momoa was first to comment on Cavill's farewell post saying, "love u brother" along with a few heart emojis. Shazam! star, Zachary Levi, added to that by saying, "hope to catch you in another universe, sir."
Black Adam producer Dany Garcia, who played a pivotal role alongside Dwayne Johnson in enlisting Cavill for that movie, chimed in with, "You are and will always be our Superman and you are, of course so much more. Here's to the brilliance that lies before you."
Hiram, Dany's brother, also a producer on Black Adam said, "You will always be the Superman of our generation brother. Always."
Christopher Lloyd, Kumail Nanjiani, Quintessa Swindell, and even Cavill's girlfriend, Natalie Viscuso, also shared their commiserations, and we're sure the actor is feeling pretty hurt by this decision. We don't know whether he quit The Witcher specifically to play Superman again, but after the excitement surrounding his comeback, being let go in this way must sting.
Gunn and Safran starting from scratch with Superman suggests we're getting a huge reboot, so we're sure Cavill won't be alone in receiving bad news in the coming weeks...