Henry Cavill is popularly known for his portrayal of Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman in DC Extended Universe along with playing Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher. Cavill’s portrayal of Superman was highly appreciated by the audience and the actor decided to return as Superman in Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam in a mid-credit cameo scene.
Cavill, in October 2022, announced that he’d be returning as fan favorite Superman after it was reported that a sequel to Man of Steel was in development. But later in December of 2022, the actor confirmed that after his meeting with new co-CEOs of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran, he would no longer return as Superman. But now a very interesting report suggests Henry Cavill can make his MCU debut soon.
Is Henry Cavill eyeing to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
After David Cornswet was announced as the one taking over the role of Superman in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU, it was confirmed that Henry Cavill’s time as Superman was up. But interestingly, reports online suggested that the actor was not done playing superheroes on-screen as he is eyeing to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
An X account (@blurayangel) suggested that the actor would be playing Doctor Doom in the upcoming The Fantastic Four which features Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. But another reliable X account (@MyTimeToShineH) claims that Henry Cavill was indeed offered a part in the MCU, but it was not Doctor Doom, and he has accepted the part which suggests that the audience soon heard the news of him joining the MCU.
A fan however commented under the tweet that they were simply making things up at this point, to which the X user replied,
“You will find that I’m not, sooner than you think.”
There has been no update on who is playing Doctor Doom in The Fantastic Four. Mads Mikkelsen was also rumored to be approached by the studios to portray the character on-screen but there has been no confirmation about it. Fans have however expressed that if this rumor is true, Henry Cavill as Doctor Doom would be one of the best casting choices by far.
According to Movie Web, the pressure upon the studios to cast Doctor Doom is high due to the character’s popularity and past film incarnations. Doom is one of the most famous supervillains in the comics but his live-action movies have failed to capture the essence of it. The studios will have to be very careful in casting the right actor to portray the villain on-screen. Fans noted that Cavill’s portrayal from being an iconic superhero to one of the most iconic villains would in itself be an iconic move if he ends up playing Doctor Doom.
Henry Cavill expresses a desire to portray Captain Britain in the MCU
According to reports from BNN Breaking, Cavill has expressed his desire to portray the role of Captain Britain in the MCU. He said,
“I’ve always been fascinated by the rich lore surrounding Captain Britain and the opportunity to bring him to the modern era is something I find incredibly exciting. Marvel has always done an incredible job at casting their heroes, I hope to meet their high standards.”
Back in November 2023, fan art of the actor as Captain Britain was also shared on Instagram, and during an interview with THR addressed his interest in playing the character by stating;
“I’m never going to say I want to play a Marvel character that is already being played by someone else because everyone’s doing such an amazing job. However 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.”
The actor lastly added that there is something fun about the character and he does love being British. However, no confirmation regarding Henry Cavill’s casting in the MCU has been confirmed by the studios.
The Fantastic Four is scheduled for July 25, 2025 release.
