Entertainment Snyder calls Henry Cavill “biggest Superman”, and fans Refordedirector honors the actor for his birthday, but fans of Christopher Reeve do not make it cheap: ‘Sorry, second best to the newsroom

Declaration of Zack Snyder in honor of Henry Cavill ended up generating controversy among fans of Superman. The director of The Man of Steel He posted a behind -the -scenes photo alongside a warm message to celebrate the actor’s 42th anniversary:

“Happy birthday to my friend, amazing actor and the greatest Superman of all time, ”he wrote Snyder node X (old Twitter).

Despite the intention, many fans did not agree with the statement and were quick to remember that, for them, Christopher Reevewho interpreted the hero in the classics of the 1970s and 80s, remains the Superman definitive.

“He’s good, but not even close, sorry,” commented one user. Another completed: “Second better, but happy birthday, Henry!

A third was straightforward: “The largest will always be the Christopher Reeve. Sorry, it’s the law. These guys are good, but there is only one. ”

The irony is that, in the very photo published by Snyder, Cavill appears using a replica of the classic uniform of Reeve1978.

Henry Cavill played the main character in The Man of Steel (2013), Batman vs. Superman (2016) and Justice League (2017), besides a brief appearance in Black Adam (2022), shortly before James Gunn announce that the actor would no longer be part of the new universe of A.D.

Now, who takes the cloak is David Corenswetprotagonist of the next franchise reboot, which opens in theaters on July 11. The new film will be the starting point of DCU, a kind of “restart” of the former DCEU, with unified continuity between the next studio titles.

In addition to Corenswetthe cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, NICHOLAS HOULT, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion and Isabela Merced. Jack Quaidfrom The Boyseven tested for the lead role, but confessed that “it was not far away.”

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