2016 Movie News Archives

March 4, 2016: Henry Cavill is Kryptonite for Superman Curse Says Esquire

Esquire Henry Cavill is featured on the cover of the March edition of "Esquire Middle East", with the cover text stating: "The 'Curse of Superman' meets its Kryptonite".

    What Cavill needs to ensure after the dust settles is that his Superman isn't relegated to the sidelines. While Warner Bros has announced an ambitious slate of movies featuring DC superheroes up to 2020, what is surprising is that no solo Superman movies were included - his character has shared billing here, and his only confirmed appearance after this is in The Justice League.

    Does that mean Superman is not seen as the catalyst to get this interconnected movie universe off the ground? It appeared to start that way with Man of Steel, but its lukewarm reception saw Batman being brought in for the follow-up - Hollywood knows how to make Batman work, with The Dark Knight Rises ranked as the 10th highest-grossing movie of all time. The character is box-office gold and the early buzz here is that Affleck is so good in the role that a spin-off trilogy is already being planned, which the actor himself may direct.

    More solo movies for Batman and the other characters then, but a role in a team movie for Superman. Could this be Cavill's version of the curse, lowering him through the superhero ranks? The actor himself seems unsure what will happen. "It's not a Superman sequel," he says of the team-up with Affleck. "This one helps develop new storylines and expand the kind of universe that will set the stage in the future for more Superman stories, I hope."

Source: HenryCavill.org



2016 Movie News

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