Henry Cavill, who played Kal-El aka Superman in Steel man (2013) will reprise his role as Big Blue Boy Scout in a sequel to the film after nearly a decade. His appearance in Black Adam (2022) cemented a future possibility for a sequel, which he later confirmed via social media
Steven Spielberg, who is recognized as one of the greatest directors of all time, recently made headlines during his recent lunch with the CEO of WB Discovery. Fans are wondering if he’s pointing to the Jaws the director’s involvement in the sequel Steel man.
Henry Cavill talks about his return as Superman
After Henry Cavill’s recent appearance in Dwayne Johnson black adam, fans were thrilled to see Cavill don his red cape again for a 2013 sequel Steel man. The actor also took the opportunity to announce his return as the protector of humanity, Superman.
“I wanted to wait until the end of the weekend before posting this because I wanted to give you all a chance to watch “Black Adam”, Cavill mentioned it on his Instagram feed. “But now that many of you have done it, I wanted to make it official: I’m back as Superman.”
Fans’ excitement over Cavill’s impending return can be evidenced by the fact that the post received over a million likes in the span of an hour.
Is Steven Spielberg at the helm of Man Of Steel 2?
As established by the Heat Vision newsletter, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg was seen meeting with the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav over lunch that quickly turned into Christopher Nolan and DC Studio co-CEO Peter Safran. Although nothing official came out of what could have been a friendly lunch, enthusiastic fans on the internet took the liberty of taking on the discussion of Spielberg’s direction. man of steel 2 could be the subject of their conversations.
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Indeed, this wouldn’t be the first time this legendary director has been linked to superhero media-related rumors. Marvel Studios reportedly approached Spielberg to guide their next The Fantastic Four film, but to their dismay he refused when contacted.
As the story goes, the jurassic park the director almost directed the 1978 Superman movie after movie Jaws was in production. His growing reputation was deemed impressive by the producer of the Superman film series which contacted him but to no avail, as the director turned down the job because his representation and the studio could not settle for an acceptable salary.
Superman (1978)
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What fans are saying about Steven Spielberg’s involvement with man of steel 2?
Fans considered it their responsibility to exaggerate the slight possibility of Steven Spielberg directing man of steel 2. The consensus among them welcomes the Oscar-winning filmmaker to be a part of the film.
Steven Spielberg for SUPERMAN 🙏
— JAG KNIGHT (@I_AM24435448) November 4, 2022
I never knew I needed a Spielberg Superman movie, that shit would absolutely eat 😭
— Cal 🏆 (@SplinterCal) November 5, 2022
A Spielberg Superman movie would be so hard.
— thepopculturebuff (@moviebuffshatto) November 5, 2022
I love Zack Snyder but Steven Spielberg directing Man of Steel 2 would be a massive upgrade, one look at his filmography is enough to see how perfect he is for Superman
— BVS is my favorite CBM (@filmsbypjd) November 5, 2022
All in all, it would be really impressive to have Spielberg direct man of steel 2 with his jaw-dropping skill set, resulting in a film that could dominate the new DCU by a wide margin. After being in filmmaking rumors The Fantastic Four for the MCU, the legend might finally be able to flex his craft with the greatest superhero of all time.
black adam now playing in theaters.
Source: CBR