MAN OF STEEL Director Zack Snyder Endorses Henry Cavill's DCU Return; Says He's "The Greatest Superman Ever"

MAN OF STEEL Director Zack Snyder Endorses Henry Cavill's DCU Return; Says He's "The Greatest Superman Ever"

Zack Snyder has shared high praise for Henry Cavill following the news he will return to the DCU as Superman, while the actor has responded to that with some kind words of his own for the filmmaker...

By JoshWilding - Oct 27, 2022 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman

In Black Adam's post-credits scene, Henry Cavill finally returned as Superman. The moment was even set to John Williams' iconic score, a strong indication that the Man of Steel will be portrayed very differently in the DCU moving forward. 

The actor has already said he's "excited to tell a story with an enormously joyful Superman," but that doesn't mean he's turning his back on filmmaker Zack Snyder. The Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League director was the one who cast Cavill, though his take on the hero might have been the opposite of "joyful."

Regardless, Snyder submitted a question to his Superman during a Q&A with Josh Horowitz yesterday. That was regarding how they shot the hero's flying scenes, but the director signed off by saying, "I can't wait to work with you in the future and you are, of course, the greatest Superman ever."

To that, Cavill responded, "He's a lovely man and I am enormously appreciative of everything he's done for me, especially by casting me in Man of Steel. Those are formative memories of mine career-wise. It was when everything changed. I remember them fondly, fondly hanging above fields in Illinois."

"Amazing memories and a lot to be thankful for," he continued. "Zack, if you're watching, thank you my friend."

Whether these two will work together again remains to be seen, but if they do, it probably won't be in the DCU. Snyder's time in that realm appears to have ended, though he doesn't appear too bothered as the filmmaker is currently building out all sorts of cinematic universes for Netflix. As for Cavill, he's expected to play Superman in a new solo movie with a fresh creative team.

Check out Cavill and Snyder's interaction below. 
 

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 11:51 AM
Zack ain’t slick lol
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 10/27/2022, 5:11 PM
@GhostDog - 😆 agreed. I say this is like naming your favorite food. There's no wrong answer here.

My father loved pan pizza, my generation liked pizza rolls, my kids love cheesy bread. Great flavors, similar ingredients, different spins. Win/win.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 12:02 PM
Fogs
Fogs - 10/27/2022, 12:55 PM
@GhostDog - Best comment. You win.
ALF9001
ALF9001 - 10/27/2022, 12:02 PM
The first episode of Superman and Lois did more for the character than all of Cavill's tenure so far. And that's on Zack.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/27/2022, 12:43 PM
@ALF9001 -
And Zach will return to make the Joyful Superman
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 10/27/2022, 12:48 PM
@Goldboink - LOL
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/27/2022, 3:20 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 -
He will be just like Dr. Manhattan!
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/27/2022, 12:04 PM
Don't get too ahead of yourself. They're still some hurdles you gotta get past before even touching Reeve.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 12:23 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Welling never gets enough credit. He was never “Superman@ but he was. Some often say Superman is just the corn fed, farm boy from Smallville but in tights. They are one in the same. Welling played that well for a decade.


DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 10/27/2022, 12:46 PM
@GhostDog - Smallville is never far from my mind. Sure you can argue it had its weak episodes (some would even say weak seasons). But when it got things right it got them right with flying colors. This scene where Clark is watching the home video of his father after his death gets me every time.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 1:15 PM
@OldMan - I cried then when i first watched the episode now you got me tearing up at my desk years later.

One of the saddest yet most beautiful scenes I’ve had the pleasure of watching; movie or tv.

“This young man’s a man of steel”
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 1:31 PM
@OldMan - check out the smallville rewatch podcast with welling and Rosenbaum if you haven’t. It’s great! Plenty of good guests too.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 10/27/2022, 1:34 PM
@GhostDog - I’ve actually been dying to check that out! Glad to hear it’s good stuff!
Steel86
Steel86 - 10/27/2022, 6:33 PM
@OldMan - No argument there is definitely weak episodes but thats any show that has 20 plus episodes a season. You always have what I call filler episodes and few that are just not that great. But with that said Smallville is my all time favorite show and the creators of the show really got the characters.
Steel86
Steel86 - 10/27/2022, 6:40 PM
@GhostDog - As a Superman fan its very interesting to me how smart minds like Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino miss read the character. Superman, unlike other heroes, is at heart Clark from Smallville. His Superman persona is the way he is able to freely use his powers and help people. I always agreed with Christopher Reeve when he said Superman is actually 3 characters. Superman/ Daily Planet Clark/ and Smallville Clark. Smallville Clark is how he grew up and learned his values from his earth parents. I say all that to say I alwaysed wished Tom had played Superman in a movie because he played the heart of the character for 10 years.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/27/2022, 10:34 PM
@Steel86 - exactly. Reeve was always right and that’s something that stuck with me ever since I was a kid and started to really get superman in the mythology of who he is. Smallville Clark is Superman. That is where he learned to be the man that he is, his core values that he stands for; what Superman stands for.

Welling portrayed that for ten years. He essentially played superman for 10 years.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 10/28/2022, 12:45 AM
@MCUKnight11 - Hell yeah!

Even tho I am a fan of Cavill as Superman but I will pick Welling over him any day of the week, twice on Sundays! Even Hoechlin is looking much better than Cavill at this stage.

Meanwhile, Hack Snyder saying THAT with a straight face after what he did with the characters... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 10/27/2022, 12:05 PM
Stay the fudge out if this, Snyder
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/27/2022, 12:08 PM
If only the f*cking cult would ACTUALLY follow this guy...but no, they are turning on Henry, they were always against Gunn eventhough he's friend with Zack, they don't deserve shit.

Actually...



>:(

BTW: Geoff Johns won the producer Saturn Award for Stargirl and Bec for her role as Courtney, rough week for the cult, lel.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/27/2022, 12:17 PM
@Doomsday8888 -

Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/27/2022, 12:25 PM
@DrReedRichards
Not a monster.
But Ian stumbled and lost his way.


Gunn likes Zack and i doubt he's part of the cult for example. :P
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 10/27/2022, 12:50 PM
@Doomsday8888 -

Gunn: "Zack is my friend, his fans only want to see more of his movies"
The Cult: "KILL THIS PEDO MF!"
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/27/2022, 12:50 PM
@Doomsday8888 -

Never lost sight of whom to hold responsible.



But I'm still blind to your reasons for having ever defended them.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/27/2022, 1:05 PM
@DrReedRichards
To be fair to you, i can acknowledge that -despite everything- you never painted me as one of them, in the same vein, you KNOW i never defended them.

How could i? They hate everything i hold dear, we just shared a common love for 1 thing.

There's an alternate timeline where things went differently, for all of us, in a better way.

But i believe in Superman.
That means believing in a better tomorrow.
Never lost hope. Never will.
Still fully believe that WE hold the power to change this timeline, this World...
My World.
For "Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever."

One man can't change the World on his own...but one man CAN make a difference!


P.S. I hope you appreciated my wordplay with Ian...Mckellen and the overall feel...i mean, not many can, so... :P
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 10/27/2022, 1:16 PM
@Doomsday8888 -

You know, it's funny. Someone else tried to use my Facebook name recently to create a troll account here, without realizing that this is the formal version that strangers use. Without knowing how I'm addressed like this. You know, by friends.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/27/2022, 1:24 PM
@DrReedRichards
This is how trolls operate.

I dunno if you remember Levitikuz (that user who loved Hellboy) a troll started posting his personal pictures on this site, ugly stuff....forced him to quit the site for a bit.

I rarely block people, but i tried the new block button and how it works and i dig it.
MochaKing
MochaKing - 10/27/2022, 2:19 PM
@Doomsday8888 - I like what you guys did there... Cheers to all..
MochaKing
MochaKing - 10/27/2022, 2:22 PM
@Doomsday8888 - Geoff did wonderful job in the series. It has heart... It's not overly philosophical or drama. Everything is there just right amount. Though i did not like few episodes, the most of the series are done well....
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