According to the sources, the former Superman actor, Henry Cavill, may soon be joining Sony Pictures in the Spider-Man franchise as a variant of the character known as Spider-UK. A character who is basically a cross between Spider-Man and Captain Britain.
In addition to Tom Holland as the Marvel Cinematic Universe basic model, web-slinger, Henry Cavill will be joined by Nicolas Cage as another variant and a whole bunch more in upcoming projects. It would certainly be interesting to see the British actor tackle the role. Especially after having been removed from DC’s film franchise.
Henry Cavill recently departed the role of Superman at DC as James Gunn is writing and expected to direct the Superman: Legacy movie which is confirmed to feature a different version of the Man of Steel and one that is younger and features a new actor, and Cavill also exited The Witcher, so his door is open for more projects.
Here’s what the sources shared about the report while noting other rumors that suggest Henry Cavill could play Captain Britain himself for the Marvel Cinematic Universe:
There have been persistent rumors of late that Henry Cavill might be up for playing Captain Britain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but there is no reason why he could not also play Spider-UK for Sony Pictures. The character was introduced in the 2014 Spider-Verse storyline, which involved innumerable variants of Marvel’s favorite web-slinger, including several that have already shown up in various media.
It certainly seems like a possibility. After all, both Marvel and Sony are eagerly tackling the Multiverse concept while introducing numerous variants themselves.
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