At this point, Henry Cavill is synonymous with DC. He famously played Superman in the now-defunct DCEU, last donning the red and blue in 2022’s “Black Adam.” Despite this, fans online have pitched the idea of Cavill taking on an MCU role for years. Based on the artwork by @spdrmnkyxxiii, Beast is a good choice for him, but it doesn’t seem he’d want to take it on. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in 2021, Cavill shared that if he were to join the MCU, he’d want to do so as a unique character. “I’m never going to say a Marvel character that is already being played by someone else because everyone’s doing such an amazing job,” he said.
Continuing, he explained that he’s seen the fan castings of him as Brian Braddock, aka Captain Britain, and he’s all for it. “I have the internet and I have seen the various rumors about Captain Britain and that would be loads of fun to do a cool, modernized version of that,” he told the publication, equating his vision for Captain Britain as similar to the MCU’s take on Captain America (Chris Evans). He’d like to tackle a more contemporary version of the character, and it’s hard to argue that the seasoned action star and Saint Helier, Jersey-born actor wouldn’t excel in the role.
With the Multiverse Saga still expanding in all directions, and Cavill’s tenure as Superman officially over, one can only hope he’ll get a chance to shine in the MCU eventually. That said, it could butt heads with Cavill’s plans to help bring Warhammer 40K to the big screen for the first time.
