Superman without Henry Cavill: When is the next new Man of Steel movie coming out?

Superman without Henry Cavill: When is the next new Man of Steel movie coming out?

Released in theaters in July 2006, Superman Returns directed by Bryan Singer did not achieve the expected success. With an estimated budget of $270 million, it grossed only $391 million internationally. In France, it attracted 1.5 million curious people.

After this failure, we had to wait 7 years before seeing The Last Son of Krypton in the cinema. Man of Steel starred Henry Cavill as Superman and brought in $670 million worldwide on a $225 million budget. Unfortunately, the sequel will be less glorious for this version of the Man of Steel.

The end of the DCU?

The latter would return in Batman V Superman and Justice League, but those films would be heavily criticized despite some commercial success. The former will bring 874 million green jobs worldwide, the latter 661 million. However, this will not be enough to offset the huge production and marketing costs.

Henry Cavill will attempt to make a comeback in 2022’s Black Adam and appear as Superman in the post-credits scene. A movie with Dwayne Johnson will unfortunately be an absolute failure, just like Shazam 2. These two failures in a row sound the death knell for the DCU as we know it. After the announcement of Man of Steel 2, Warner and DC, with the voice of new bosses Peter Safran and James Gunn, are going full speed ahead!

The two men will unveil a brand new plan to reboot the DCU by ousting Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman, sparking outrage among fans. Meanwhile, James Gunn has revealed that he will direct a new Man of Steel adventure with a new, young cast.

Superman will return!

The suspension ends in June 2023! The director chose a new superhero with a red cape. This is David Korenswet, a 30-year-old British actor. As for Lois Lane, she will be portrayed by Rachel Brosnahan in Superman Legacy, the next feature film centered on the Last Son of Krypton. If the actors’ strike does not continue, the film’s release date will remain: July 9, 2025. Filming has not started yet.

David Korenswet

Note that this will be the first brick of the new DC Universe that James Gunn is building with Peter Safran. And the director intends to avoid the current pitfalls of superhero movies. “We got to the point where it’s like, ‘He’s a superhero, let’s make a movie about that!’ Then, ‘Let’s keep going because the first one did pretty well.'”lamented James Gunn on the Inside of You podcast.

“But they never ask themselves, ‘Why is this story special? How is it different from others? what is his heart Why is character important? What makes this story different? People want to go see it. movie?”asks the filmmaker.

I like watching different stories instead of watching the same story over and over again.

“People are fed up, there’s a lot of ‘bam, bam, boom’ in these movies, and I watch third acts of superhero movies without feeling like there’s a reason for it… I don’t care about the characters. They’ve become too generic. I like very serious superhero movies. And also very comedic.”

James Gunn also likes works where it is about solving murders, but with superheroes. “I like seeing different stories instead of seeing the same story told over and over again.” In which register will Superman: Legacy be placed, which he declared to be more optimistic than Man of Steel? Reply by July 9, 2025 at the earliest.

Source: Allocine

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