In a shocking development, the Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Henry Cavill is no longer the Man of Steel. The role of Superman is now up for grabs moving forward, after negotiations for a cameo in the upcoming Shazam film broke down thanks to a scheduling conflict. Cavill is moving to Netflix to helm a series called The Witcher.
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This, along with the news that Ben Affleck may be done with the Batman role, is leaving a clean slate for two of the big three DC Universe roles moving forward, which may prove to be an exciting change in the box office competition with Marvel.
The DC Extended Universe will have the following films releasing soon:
- Aquaman (2018) release date: Dec 21, 2018
- Shazam! (2019) release date: Apr 05, 2019
- Joker (2019) release date: Oct 04, 2019
- Wonder Woman 2 (2019) release date: Nov 01, 2019
