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LittleDragon
He has been an amazing Superman
NotArealDJ
Those movies were so bad it's impossible to tell if he was actually a good Superman or not. Never got kal-el but we got Cavill outta it. Ok.
MechaNinja
Cavill made an excellent Supes, but Snyder's conception of Superheroes is just off. Which, it is moviebob said so.
thereitis101
Christopher Reeve for me. Always.
TheNextD117
MisterMarblesFoibles
Cavill was never a great Superman.
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Like once The Doctor, always The Doctor:
r4nt
Wait, the War doctor doesn't count?
Note: image was grabbed quickly and was intended to have the numbered Doctors. "Ruth" & other regenerations aren't in the picture either.
CoachMcgurl
Is anyone that surprised? I mean I kind of figured they'd be recasting/rebooting most of the DC universe after that new batman movie.
Alavar
That's a completely separate universe and the new heads have stated as much.
DoctorDerk
Sucks he dropped Witcher for DC only to get stabbed in the back.
SecondSince
He dropped Witcher bc Witcher was dropping the ball.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
I feel bad for Cavill, but watching the hateful angry Snyderverse crowd take L after L has been decent
Slamtastik
They will find another role within the franchise for him
gnomeling
He was great casting for Superman. Too bad the guy directing the movies didn't "think Superman could be fun"
presswc
As someone who is Team Batman, I really liked him as Superman.
runik
I hope they make him Earth 2 Superman in future movies and continue on with their new casting and such .
bububub2
I would have loved to see him play Superman
BeetBoxer
If they brought him back as older Kingdom Come Superman in 10 or 15 years I'd be there for that.
Aimlockbelch
I hope he finds a writing and production crew that can truly exploit his talents. That may be too much to ask, tho.
HOOMANGUY
Cavil was good in the role. It's not his fault that DC wanted to go down the dark zack snyder hole.
noonehasthisoneyet
He a good dude but his Superman sucked. Not his fault but I’m glad they have a plan now and are going to do the character justice.I hope
MonkandHam
IMO Cavill was the best looking Superman, but the role was horribly written by Snyder.
GravyEducation
You guys sure Batman wasn't behind this?
drcookieninja
Batman is behind everything
Especially if you're a thug talking shit about Batman. Then, he's literally right behind you
LucidPariah
Rainbowdaesh
I just was the sequel to Man from U.N.C.L.E. Any movie where they electrocute a Nazi for a laugh is gold.
beez428
He fixed the glitch
Potatokil1er
No sequel would happen because Armie Hammer went off the deep end
FlatPlutoSociety
That movie was so much more fun than I expected it to be. Armie Hammer's career is about as cooked as that Nazi, though.
vanillabear
I consider the animated series Archer to be a sequel :D
ProfMcyoloswag3
OMFG take all the upvotes
meganical
There’s a sequel or did you mean “want” instead of “was?”
whatspaulplayingtoday
Want. There's no sequel for Man from UNCLE, and probably won't be. It, unfortunately, didn't do well in the box office.
Pikkupanda
Did well enough but Armie Hammer killed that likelihood. Which sucks since his Kuriyakin was great.
It didn't even make back a third of its budget, though. $14 million off a $75 million budget. No way it'd get a sequel, even w/o Hammer.
edmundo47
Box office mojo says it made 107mil on a 75mil budget. So, not the best, but not a total failure. Good movie imo
wisher1977
I agree. Loved that movie!
DocTanner
The only reason I care about this is because he left the Witcher to stay on that project. He was a fantastic Geralt. :'(
Baruder0
There were rumors that he was actually unhappy with the creators of The Witcher and the superman conflict was a cover.
Mm. And I hear he's got a new Warhammer thing going on, which he likely couldn't talk about previously. Still sad. :(
mrsparkle001
This will forever be Superman to me anyway. This is what I grew up with.
YouThinkImEspeciallyNotAGenius
I love Man Of Steal, but Reeves is Superman.
painkiller1968
Reeve
esparadrapo
^hesrightyouknow.jpeg
Goldenteckel
The man, the legend... and his best pal.
RedandClassy
Sir that is clearly Clark Kent.
everythingzed
Me too. Gave me a life time fear of robots! ?
houpbajoup
Brandon Routh is Evil Superman. Not cause he played an evil Superman, but he did play Superman and was separately a great bad guy on Chuck
Brandon Routh did an excellent job playing Christopher Reeve playing Superman
sundaymondayhippyday
And all the nuances! He was a fantastic acting character not a block of wood!!
JasonMaggini
I always cite the scene where he's going to tell Lois the truth, then changes his mind. I love the subtle shifts between Superman and Clark.
Dear people ruining DC comics:
FabianGalon
Yes, why try something new when it's been going so well up until just this moment.
TellusEidolon
Dear people ruining Marvel comics:
NotTinyPancakes
Dear people
Wait, what did I miss? Wasn’t (one of) the point of him dropping Witcher that he was gonna go back to Superman?
SilentScreamsX
Nope, he's doing a Warhammer 40K show now.
Also creative differences with the showrunners, with Cavill wanting to stick a lot closer to the books. But he just got shitcanned as Supes.
Kjasi
James Gunn & partner wants to reboot the DC universe, and basically doesn't want to keep any of the old cast.
obarey
He quit being Geralt because the writers are useless tools.
MrListerTheFirst
Now he can be Sherlock Holmes full time.
TheInitiated
Nah, he fits the bill even less than RDJ did.
ChelVanin
Not gonna happen. Netflix has had their fill of the guy.
varyael
Holy shit, i guessed bond but a spinoff from enola holmes would be straight fire too
Especially played like RDJs version, lots of action and shit
MosquitoHawker
Agreed. As a long-term fan of the literary Jolnes (and I’m a geek about it) RDJ/Law were actually superb- they got the team right IMO. 1/
They even alluded to their mutual protection of one another- Holmes’s Cocaine addiction, Watson’s gambling addiction 2/
(which is why Holmes kept Watson’s checkbook in a locked desk drawer as an example.)
As a long time fan of the books Jeremy Brett is still my favourite Holmes.
Good Holmes, bumbling buffoon Watson so it only captured half the story to me.
RowanUnderwood
Henry Cavil is a truly awesome individual. That does not make Man of Steel retroactively good though.
Agreed but how much of the problem is Ava I’ll though? I’d argue… little. Script? Terrible.
EchoOfSnac
I thought it was enjoyable, but less for the writing and more for the characters as portrayed by the actors. I liked much of the artistic →
interpretation made by the writer and director, but it felt like somebody put a hazy visual filter over the entire film.
Trainman
Thank you. Cavil is a cool dude but the script and direction did his Supes no favors. In different hands he could have been a great Superman
Ryebread91
It's like the starwars prequels. If the writing is bad then the movie is gonna reflect that.
ChromeArray
Henry Cavill is my least favorite bigscreen Superman. He's not terrible but Reeve and Routh had more warmth and charm. Cavill's the biggest.
SlightlyAnnoyedDwarf
I'd love to see Snyder's universe go to Injustice. With Cavill. The differences in hus Supes would do that well. Imo.
Given the cast, that movie should have been absolutely incredible. AND YET.
OmegaManwicH
Man of steel is the most criminally underrated comic book movie of all time.
lostlittletimeonthis
That trailer though...
spookymormonhelldream
My brother and i do a thing called "Say something nice" about bad movies. Michael Shannon was outstanding in that film
sargentrock
As is tradition.
Tbf he's pretty dang great in everything I've seen him in.
forsteri80
That's not fair, that's just how Michael Shannon is
He's so good
yakusokuN8
I particularly liked that one time when he played the role of a sorority girl.
ThaWhiteRanger
I gotta say that Shannon really shines in everything I've seen him in. He even played a convincing Weed Dealer/Santa in The Night Before
DannoWaso
Other than the Costner scene, I dug it.
Feanordidnothingwrong3000
Also Michael Shannon and his 100% convincing murder eyes was pretty solid
I love Michael Shannon and I thought he did a great job as Zod.
Tifandi
Actually that scene was the highlight for me.. when Costner was able to escape that awful movie
Yrmsteak
I liked it because the dad was too stubborn to give up his belief that his son would never live a peaceful life if he was revealed and 1/?
made his choice that he would rather give his life than have his son have a hard life from then on. In hindsight and knowing the superman /3
lore, it's absolutely stupid. However, only in the view of the individual character I think it could've made sense to want to be sacrificed.
JustHereForTheMemes0321
Man of Steel was amazing, why do people hate on it. There ae some nit picks but it wasnt a bad movie
OaksParcel
It lacked both intellectual and emotional depth. You need at least one if you're making a movie.
It had emotional depth, well half the movie did
I'm with you on it not being bad, but "amazing" it was not. It was a solid 6/10. I enjoyed it, but I'm not exactly rushing to see it again.
BiNorwayBoy
Honestly its for the best. Now he is free to star in a Warhammer 40k movie with him as the Emperor.
TheGiantIdiotTeddyBear
Just for the writers to disrespect the source material and make its a bland, blazzé property fir Netflix to run into the ground
Likely, but looks like he's also an executive producer, and he's obsessed, so there's a little hope
I hope they just focus on the concept of 40K and don't try to cram all that lore into a production. Newcomers would be quickly overwhelmed
MindOfMobius
40k isn’t going to work in live action
GuggelPlayer
God I hope not. Emperor is enigma, making him be something specific would ruin that character and I hope Cavill gets that
Emrys12
Much better than a generic superman role i dont understand the people feeling sad for him. This is good on all aspects
IdiotSavantTinker
sircowdog
Big E don't talk much. Better to have Cavill as Eisenhorn I think.
neospor1n
I want him to be an ork…
I think it's a series, not a movie
PestoToast
I Don't think Henry can passoff as a middle Eastern meatslab that is the emperah
Chromeshack
Or Sanguinius.
ionicseraph
But fabulous hawk boi is blonde
BambooMan744
He always struck me as more of a Sigvald the magnificent from OG Warhammer.
NigelPrancingtonFondlebottomIV
I will always upvote Futaba.
TheVampireDante
Just drop him in angry mode and make him Leman Russ.
Comet260
Speaking of, I can't wait for Space Marine 2! I was really worried that it was gonna be EGS exclusive. But it's on Steam!
lordRedFox
little respect he's a custodies player he's destined to be the captain general constantin valdor
realizedagain
It's Warhammer fantasy, not 40K
NeverEnoughFoxes
i2ocker89
Now that is wishful thinking. Warhammer is too in depth for any Hollywood producer to even consider making it.
Ryanator50
Why would he wanna play a skeleton?
Magus25
I want to see him as a lone Custodes sent out to fuck shit up. Give the man the gold armor he rocks on the tabletop.
HoratioVelveteen
OH... SHIT. I like this train of thought, I'm hopping on!!
Skumbo
on Netflix... sorry for my pessimism
Steed
Was thinking he'd make a good space marine. A story based on IG with a handful of SM fightings Orks could work. Everything so CGI/costume >
heavy it would cost a fortune to do it right. An IG baseline you've got plenty of humies who are cheap and plentiful (in reality and 40k).
nopo
Eh. I'm pretty sure the Emperor is a bit more brown than Cavill. Isnt he supposed to be from Anatolia? In other words, Turkey.
softsuit
The Armor
altxatu
I hope it’s super popular, and enters mainstream pop culture. Then we get a ton of warhammer shit. Fuck yeah.
iamlegendinjapan
Always nice to see Alibaba on here.
CoreConcept
He deserves a nice job with a nice chair. And to be fed thousands of souls. He always looks so hungry.
Izlingar
I think he'd be cooler as one of the inquisitors
NinjablazerZero
In the current political landscape, a 40k movie would not be a great idea. Too many folks who'd see it as aspirational.
MylundTheMad
Not CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!?
jesusisherelookbusy
I’d wager a quid he’s going to be Eisenhorn.
LordofSadFace
No no no, we need him as a Custode... First Edition Custode.
WhereIsMyAppleQuava
No. No one is fit to play the EMPRAH. He would make an excellent SPHESS MAHRINE though.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Omg HE DOES LOOK LIKE THE EMPEROR
ShaykhalJabal
Screw that. I want him as robot girlyman leading the new crusade!
Farzhad
I want him to be Constantin Valdor, since he plays Custodes.
onlyawfulnamesleft
It's appropriate, but I'd prefer him as someone more... leading? Until Big E takes a chair, Valdor is a second string "man". If it's 40k, ye
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Not just the Emperor... but each and every one of his Primarchs. And all their astartes. And ...
SalmonTheWise
Even Vulkan?
Okay sheesh….just asking.
CaptainMonkeypants
Holy shit, the gif is on point AND it has the added layer of Gary, who plays everyone....*Chef kiss*
Isn’t the Emperor just a head?
The depictions of the God-Emperor on his Golden Throne are varied. Generally, he's missing an eye and an arm, and is... desiccated.
Gestalt7
The Emperor is a decaying body, locked in stasis on the golden throne while his life force powers the navigational beacon that enables the
Terran Imperium to navigate the Warp, a daemon-filled dimension of horrors that allows for faster-than-light travel.
Gryphonosiris
Not to mention is holding back the forces of Chaos from taking the throne world.
Yeah, I’ve seen Event Horizon…lol
ArchMagos
I'm hoping to see him as Ciaphus Cain HERO OF THE IMPERIUM! He'd be great in the role, and comedy would appeal to a broader audience.
WrongGif
https://images.app.goo.gl/FRVDvCqbkuDmkWqD9
Sorry for no imgur embed but it's all I can do right now D:
Bardcrest
As someone who hates warhammer 40K, (deep breath) YES! Do it! I would watch it in theaters.
corvettee01
Hates 40k?
bleeerghh
This made me giggle
Qpnao
Your name makes me giggle
Yes. What use are space marines when you have orbital bombardment capable of destroying planets and a lack of concern for the innocent?
Not wanting to damage critical infrastructure, planetary defenses, and easy access to technology that lets them dig miles underground.
Okay, I will admit, that I am EXTREME ignorant but...if I am wrong and extirminus is not orbital bombardment, what is it?
WhatzitTooya
RobJenkins
https://www.ign.com/articles/warhammer-40000-amazon-studios-henry-cavill
LordFancypantsicus
YES!
ErudiousRex
Oh god..its impossible to make something that will appeal to both the general public & the fan base. I fear for Henry's rep taking a hit.
Mitchz95
If it's Horus Heresy era then I think it could work. Especially if he's a heroic character like Garviel Loken or Saul Tarvitz.
fr0stbyte124
The thing that's 54 books long? Yeah no way, it's got to be way smaller and self-contained with all the crazy shit as a backdrop.
madflenser
A lot of the H.Heresy books are self-contained and would not really need to be touched on in a series.
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Most likely Eisenhorn, GW announced they had begun the process of turning it into a show a year back or so.
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
HeadlessBodyofAgnew
ayavaska
That was fast. Or weirdly specific
Fhant
In any case, that person will get a chapter for their actions.
dawggunner
By the will of the God Emporer of Mankind, Beloved by All, blessed be his name, the protector and savior of humanity
camn333
@botdrawa Henry Cavill as the emperor from Warhammer 40k
CHall1983
The Emperor doesn't look like Henry Cavill.
phuzz00
Well, not anymore...
He never did.
truespartangaming
I mean, it wouldn't be hard to do with makeup if this is what most of the reference photos look like.
*sigh* no one knows what the Emperor looks like, his image is an illusion he projects.
GeraltofIndiana
I've just recently started getting into 40k lore, knowing nothing about it beforehand. I'm loving it so far
TexMexHex
Check out The Lore Boys podcast. They have some really good episodes on the lore. Will enlighten you.
I'll add them to my podcast list. I was wondering if there were any lore podcasts for it. Thank you
https://boltertokokoro.tumblr.com/ is a decent follow, funny/cute 40k cartoons to balance the grimness
darkstarmc
The first dawn of war game is dated but was great for introduction. Might want to look into it.
KilljoyNE
Luetin09 is a great long form lore master....just don't let the inquistion see you...
Shelby82
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That's who I've been watching! Funny enough, what got me into it is a few videos from Flashgitz where space marines are fighting furries
BiggieHossenheimer
You should check out alfabusa, his series is the best warhammer fan content around even if the series is currently on hiatus.
Flashgitz and Astartes are like the 2 entry points I hear about the most! (If you haven't seen the astartes mini series oh my you should)
necessity
Was kinda hoping he'd play Garviel Loken
PullShporttel
He'll play Khorne just to fuck with everyone.
clandevort
I'm pretty sure fucking with everyone is more slanesh's thing
GodsFoot
He's playing as kitten
Could get a bit controversial changing skin tone like that, dontcha think?
Shhhhhhh
CptRobotNinja
I'd be happier with him as Eisenhorn or something. If he's the Emperor he just gets to sit in a big chair and not do shit
DakotaWolf
Prospero, Burns - the movie.
whoawhatacoolusername
Nuh-unh, he gets to be praised.
Worldsmadeofink
Not even shit? Everyone has to poop! I read it in a book: "EVERYBODY poops", even the Emperor.
PicassoCT
The emperor poops dead psykers
WarlockSniper
We just need a text to speech device and the 12 foot tall skeleton for that.
wargames
he doesn't work as eisenhorn, but as roboute guilliman, there is a match
Garviel Loken maybe?
Arochet
Came here to say this. +1
Rhodie04
This is definitely my preference. Such a great all encompassing 40k story.
salter62
I think having it a bit lower down like andor helps with the budget and avoiding all the CGI required to make the scale of 40k
Lichelf
Yep. Going full scale to begin with also wouldn't let people appreciate how big/crazy everything is. Better to start from human perspectives
Yep, one of my favourite books I've read so far is a crime one about an arbites detective
Arcanum3000
Also, Space Marines are probably not the best starting point for the general public. There's a lot of dopey shit in there due to them>
> originally being parodies of 90s grimdark hypermacho nonsense.
tzahtman
Could be Great Crusade or Horus Heresy, but I agree I don't think him being the Emperor is the right way to go.
Neither are good starting points. And both would be expensive decade long commitments from the studio. Better to start with actual 40k.
Horus Rising was my introduction to the universe. I think it could be more palatable to a general audience as a start than general 40k.
discitus
I need a quality Eisenhorn adaptation. I don't care if it's live action or animated, as long as it's done with love. And a good budget.
Tacticalevil
A good while ago Abnett was in talks with Amazon over some projects, so yeah , fingers crossed!
No, not Amazon, not Apple, not another soul sucker
Yeah I heard that too and my first thought was this might be associated. We will see
thesmelge
Ciaphas Cain or Ibram Gaunt.
jzastrow
Gaunt's a cool character but Cavill is built like an astartes
DickMercenary
No need for Ciaphas Cain. Alfabusa already created the greatest portrayal of him possible. https://youtu.be/oRozBAIbaG4
InTheBeginningWasTheNerd
Honestly, any of these three would be the best to adapt for general audience, though my personal preference is Cain, definitely.
I would love Gaunt's Ghosts, but Cavill might not be the best fit for Gaunt. How does he feel playing Corbec?
liriodelagua
MkVenner or Mkoll... but honestly he doesn't seem fit for a stealthy type of character. Space Marine? Yes, totally.
HydroJinx
Hasn’t the emperor been decrepit for thousands of years? I don’t think of him as ripped…
I love all of these responses and am going down a rabbit hole of lore. I am here for a Cavill emperor now
IEatYourSombrero
Depends wether its pre or post Horus heresy
Could be set during the Grand Unification, Great Crusade, and Horus Heresy.
Gnakenheimer
Horus heresy mayhaps?
Considering recent plot development in Wh40k, I wouldn't be surprised if he just got up from the throne, stretched and yawned.
OtterAvalanche
Could you cliff notes for the heretics who don't follow?
Ultramarines Primarch woke up and took command of all Imperial forces and told everyone to get off their asses and fight like it's Wh30k
Also : Eye of Terror expanded into a galaxy wide rift that splits the Empire in half. And some other Primarch started showing up too I think
Then he revealed that Tech Priests spent last 10k years developing his secret project: Space Marines on even more steroids.
ballsoutflyer
It will be a total, complete and utter disaster. You can quote me on this. Hell, you guys can downvote me to oblivion for this.
EMTsaidwhat
Still better than anything Netflix touches.
JustLettingPeopleBeWrong
Lol, okay.
Taltos111
Did you see Cavill's tweet about this? Go read it.
sortofkindamadbutnotreally
Could go either way IMO. 40k media outside of books is always either insanely good, or absolutely dogshit with no middle ground.
Beefkins
I love 40k, but I agree. Condensing any part of it down to something digestible for a general audience is going to be daunting.
PimpinKen
https://youtu.be/6bgi5STRe8E I think following an imperial guardsman would have been a good intro to the lore for people unfamiliar with it
LyingForFakeInternetPoints
I disagree. I've been playing Warhammer 40k mechanics and know almost nothing about the IP... T i now understand the weakness of my flesh.
Live action isn’t the right medium for the setting
WhyDontYouMakeMe
If you're focusing on the guard fighting Eldar, I could see it looking really good. Budget would be a big issue though
CipOne
Any WH40k series is better than no WH40k story. It's a start. Don't knock it until we see it.
icookfoodandfightfire
I have a sliver of hope, Cavill is an executive producer on it and notoriously hardline about sticking to the lore
FenrisZeroSC
*Looks at The Witcher* Yeah, okay. Studio will probably not interfere again.
UsernameNeededPleaseProvide
He wasn't exec producer on that
He had no hands in production for Witcher and when it get to far away from the material he dropped out of it
Please. For the love of God, oh Prophet. What are the winning lottery numbers?!?!
HasteTheFool
For it to be accurate to the source material, tickets to watch that movie should be much more expensive than for other flics.
Karsa0rlong
After what Amazon did to wheel of time I would not want to be a huge 40k fan for this
Zatchery
Will you still watch it though?
I need to see some trailers or summin
Nope. I don't want *anything* to do with amazon.
You know imgur is Amazon based, right?
Sjama
You can pirate it. I know I will, as long as it doesn't get bad reviews
PhilStone911
That’s how I feel about this God of War show they’re doing.
fair enough
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
You're on imgur, though. You're contributing more here than if you watched the movie.
Sensiblyinteresting
It has potential to be amazing unless games workshop is involved
I'm hoping that with Cavill involved they will trust the IP is in good hands and step back a bit
Games workshop literally forced all fan made content off YouTube so they could do their own shows that sucked. They are greedy and horrible
I'm not arguing with you, just hoping. Space marine game was really good and so was battle sector, so some gems do shine through
cattywumpus
I don't watch Henry Cavill for the writing. I watch for the.... Acting? Yes. Acting.
.... Yes. The acting.
WH40k is a hell of a property, and making a general audience understand what is going on will make you sound like a paranoid schizophrenic
braaaiiiiinnnnsss
LUST DEMONS. That's all you really need to know to get me to watch.
Kehy
Honestly would be best if they didn't try to open it too much
Deathcameawienering
Gaunt's Ghosts would translate beautifully
TheWayThatIsKownIsNotTheWay
i posted the same response, wh40k is to wh40k to be done well on screen. Shits too bananas
For sure. From Marines being a giant wall of dicks to IG being Stalin's army in disguise to DE being goths with rape/gore fetishes, it's >
> absolutely bonkers.
Castlevania style animation would work
LittleDragon
He has been an amazing Superman
NotArealDJ
Those movies were so bad it's impossible to tell if he was actually a good Superman or not. Never got kal-el but we got Cavill outta it. Ok.
MechaNinja
Cavill made an excellent Supes, but Snyder's conception of Superheroes is just off. Which, it is moviebob said so.
thereitis101
Christopher Reeve for me. Always.
TheNextD117
MisterMarblesFoibles
Cavill was never a great Superman.
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Like once The Doctor, always The Doctor:
r4nt
Wait, the War doctor doesn't count?
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Note: image was grabbed quickly and was intended to have the numbered Doctors. "Ruth" & other regenerations aren't in the picture either.
CoachMcgurl
Is anyone that surprised? I mean I kind of figured they'd be recasting/rebooting most of the DC universe after that new batman movie.
Alavar
That's a completely separate universe and the new heads have stated as much.
DoctorDerk
Sucks he dropped Witcher for DC only to get stabbed in the back.
SecondSince
He dropped Witcher bc Witcher was dropping the ball.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
I feel bad for Cavill, but watching the hateful angry Snyderverse crowd take L after L has been decent
Slamtastik
They will find another role within the franchise for him
gnomeling
He was great casting for Superman. Too bad the guy directing the movies didn't "think Superman could be fun"
presswc
As someone who is Team Batman, I really liked him as Superman.
runik
I hope they make him Earth 2 Superman in future movies and continue on with their new casting and such .
bububub2
I would have loved to see him play Superman
BeetBoxer
If they brought him back as older Kingdom Come Superman in 10 or 15 years I'd be there for that.
Aimlockbelch
I hope he finds a writing and production crew that can truly exploit his talents. That may be too much to ask, tho.
HOOMANGUY
Cavil was good in the role. It's not his fault that DC wanted to go down the dark zack snyder hole.
noonehasthisoneyet
He a good dude but his Superman sucked. Not his fault but I’m glad they have a plan now and are going to do the character justice.I hope
MonkandHam
IMO Cavill was the best looking Superman, but the role was horribly written by Snyder.
GravyEducation
You guys sure Batman wasn't behind this?
drcookieninja
Batman is behind everything
GravyEducation
Especially if you're a thug talking shit about Batman. Then, he's literally right behind you
LucidPariah
Rainbowdaesh
I just was the sequel to Man from U.N.C.L.E. Any movie where they electrocute a Nazi for a laugh is gold.
beez428
He fixed the glitch
Potatokil1er
No sequel would happen because Armie Hammer went off the deep end
FlatPlutoSociety
That movie was so much more fun than I expected it to be. Armie Hammer's career is about as cooked as that Nazi, though.
vanillabear
I consider the animated series Archer to be a sequel :D
ProfMcyoloswag3
OMFG take all the upvotes
meganical
There’s a sequel or did you mean “want” instead of “was?”
whatspaulplayingtoday
Want. There's no sequel for Man from UNCLE, and probably won't be. It, unfortunately, didn't do well in the box office.
Pikkupanda
Did well enough but Armie Hammer killed that likelihood. Which sucks since his Kuriyakin was great.
whatspaulplayingtoday
It didn't even make back a third of its budget, though. $14 million off a $75 million budget. No way it'd get a sequel, even w/o Hammer.
edmundo47
Box office mojo says it made 107mil on a 75mil budget. So, not the best, but not a total failure. Good movie imo
wisher1977
I agree. Loved that movie!
DocTanner
The only reason I care about this is because he left the Witcher to stay on that project. He was a fantastic Geralt. :'(
Baruder0
There were rumors that he was actually unhappy with the creators of The Witcher and the superman conflict was a cover.
DocTanner
Mm. And I hear he's got a new Warhammer thing going on, which he likely couldn't talk about previously. Still sad. :(
mrsparkle001
This will forever be Superman to me anyway. This is what I grew up with.
YouThinkImEspeciallyNotAGenius
I love Man Of Steal, but Reeves is Superman.
painkiller1968
Reeve
esparadrapo
^hesrightyouknow.jpeg
Goldenteckel
The man, the legend... and his best pal.
RedandClassy
Sir that is clearly Clark Kent.
everythingzed
Me too. Gave me a life time fear of robots! ?
houpbajoup
Brandon Routh is Evil Superman. Not cause he played an evil Superman, but he did play Superman and was separately a great bad guy on Chuck
mrsparkle001
Brandon Routh did an excellent job playing Christopher Reeve playing Superman
sundaymondayhippyday
And all the nuances! He was a fantastic acting character not a block of wood!!
JasonMaggini
I always cite the scene where he's going to tell Lois the truth, then changes his mind. I love the subtle shifts between Superman and Clark.
meganical
Dear people ruining DC comics:
FabianGalon
Yes, why try something new when it's been going so well up until just this moment.
TellusEidolon
Dear people ruining Marvel comics:
NotTinyPancakes
Dear people
everythingzed
Wait, what did I miss? Wasn’t (one of) the point of him dropping Witcher that he was gonna go back to Superman?
SilentScreamsX
Nope, he's doing a Warhammer 40K show now.
houpbajoup
Also creative differences with the showrunners, with Cavill wanting to stick a lot closer to the books. But he just got shitcanned as Supes.
Kjasi
James Gunn & partner wants to reboot the DC universe, and basically doesn't want to keep any of the old cast.
obarey
He quit being Geralt because the writers are useless tools.
MrListerTheFirst
Now he can be Sherlock Holmes full time.
TheInitiated
Nah, he fits the bill even less than RDJ did.
ChelVanin
Not gonna happen. Netflix has had their fill of the guy.
varyael
Holy shit, i guessed bond but a spinoff from enola holmes would be straight fire too
varyael
Especially played like RDJs version, lots of action and shit
MosquitoHawker
Agreed. As a long-term fan of the literary Jolnes (and I’m a geek about it) RDJ/Law were actually superb- they got the team right IMO. 1/
MosquitoHawker
They even alluded to their mutual protection of one another- Holmes’s Cocaine addiction, Watson’s gambling addiction 2/
MosquitoHawker
(which is why Holmes kept Watson’s checkbook in a locked desk drawer as an example.)
TellusEidolon
As a long time fan of the books Jeremy Brett is still my favourite Holmes.
MosquitoHawker
Good Holmes, bumbling buffoon Watson so it only captured half the story to me.
RowanUnderwood
Henry Cavil is a truly awesome individual. That does not make Man of Steel retroactively good though.
MosquitoHawker
Agreed but how much of the problem is Ava I’ll though? I’d argue… little. Script? Terrible.
EchoOfSnac
I thought it was enjoyable, but less for the writing and more for the characters as portrayed by the actors. I liked much of the artistic →
EchoOfSnac
interpretation made by the writer and director, but it felt like somebody put a hazy visual filter over the entire film.
Trainman
Thank you. Cavil is a cool dude but the script and direction did his Supes no favors. In different hands he could have been a great Superman
Ryebread91
It's like the starwars prequels. If the writing is bad then the movie is gonna reflect that.
ChromeArray
Henry Cavill is my least favorite bigscreen Superman. He's not terrible but Reeve and Routh had more warmth and charm. Cavill's the biggest.
SlightlyAnnoyedDwarf
I'd love to see Snyder's universe go to Injustice. With Cavill. The differences in hus Supes would do that well. Imo.
FlatPlutoSociety
Given the cast, that movie should have been absolutely incredible. AND YET.
OmegaManwicH
Man of steel is the most criminally underrated comic book movie of all time.
lostlittletimeonthis
That trailer though...
spookymormonhelldream
My brother and i do a thing called "Say something nice" about bad movies. Michael Shannon was outstanding in that film
sargentrock
As is tradition.
Ryebread91
Tbf he's pretty dang great in everything I've seen him in.
forsteri80
That's not fair, that's just how Michael Shannon is
spookymormonhelldream
He's so good
yakusokuN8
I particularly liked that one time when he played the role of a sorority girl.
ThaWhiteRanger
I gotta say that Shannon really shines in everything I've seen him in. He even played a convincing Weed Dealer/Santa in The Night Before
DannoWaso
Other than the Costner scene, I dug it.
Feanordidnothingwrong3000
Also Michael Shannon and his 100% convincing murder eyes was pretty solid
DannoWaso
I love Michael Shannon and I thought he did a great job as Zod.
Tifandi
Actually that scene was the highlight for me.. when Costner was able to escape that awful movie
Yrmsteak
I liked it because the dad was too stubborn to give up his belief that his son would never live a peaceful life if he was revealed and 1/?
Yrmsteak
made his choice that he would rather give his life than have his son have a hard life from then on. In hindsight and knowing the superman /3
Yrmsteak
lore, it's absolutely stupid. However, only in the view of the individual character I think it could've made sense to want to be sacrificed.
JustHereForTheMemes0321
Man of Steel was amazing, why do people hate on it. There ae some nit picks but it wasnt a bad movie
OaksParcel
It lacked both intellectual and emotional depth. You need at least one if you're making a movie.
JustHereForTheMemes0321
It had emotional depth, well half the movie did
SilentScreamsX
I'm with you on it not being bad, but "amazing" it was not. It was a solid 6/10. I enjoyed it, but I'm not exactly rushing to see it again.
BiNorwayBoy
Honestly its for the best. Now he is free to star in a Warhammer 40k movie with him as the Emperor.
TheGiantIdiotTeddyBear
Just for the writers to disrespect the source material and make its a bland, blazzé property fir Netflix to run into the ground
Feanordidnothingwrong3000
Likely, but looks like he's also an executive producer, and he's obsessed, so there's a little hope
TheGiantIdiotTeddyBear
I hope they just focus on the concept of 40K and don't try to cram all that lore into a production. Newcomers would be quickly overwhelmed
MindOfMobius
40k isn’t going to work in live action
GuggelPlayer
God I hope not. Emperor is enigma, making him be something specific would ruin that character and I hope Cavill gets that
Emrys12
Much better than a generic superman role i dont understand the people feeling sad for him. This is good on all aspects
IdiotSavantTinker
sircowdog
Big E don't talk much. Better to have Cavill as Eisenhorn I think.
neospor1n
I want him to be an ork…
Feanordidnothingwrong3000
I think it's a series, not a movie
PestoToast
I Don't think Henry can passoff as a middle Eastern meatslab that is the emperah
Chromeshack
Or Sanguinius.
ionicseraph
But fabulous hawk boi is blonde
BambooMan744
He always struck me as more of a Sigvald the magnificent from OG Warhammer.
NigelPrancingtonFondlebottomIV
I will always upvote Futaba.
TheVampireDante
Just drop him in angry mode and make him Leman Russ.
Comet260
Speaking of, I can't wait for Space Marine 2! I was really worried that it was gonna be EGS exclusive. But it's on Steam!
lordRedFox
little respect he's a custodies player he's destined to be the captain general constantin valdor
realizedagain
It's Warhammer fantasy, not 40K
NeverEnoughFoxes
i2ocker89
Now that is wishful thinking. Warhammer is too in depth for any Hollywood producer to even consider making it.
Ryanator50
Why would he wanna play a skeleton?
Magus25
I want to see him as a lone Custodes sent out to fuck shit up. Give the man the gold armor he rocks on the tabletop.
HoratioVelveteen
OH... SHIT. I like this train of thought, I'm hopping on!!
Skumbo
on Netflix... sorry for my pessimism
Steed
Was thinking he'd make a good space marine. A story based on IG with a handful of SM fightings Orks could work. Everything so CGI/costume >
Steed
heavy it would cost a fortune to do it right. An IG baseline you've got plenty of humies who are cheap and plentiful (in reality and 40k).
nopo
Eh. I'm pretty sure the Emperor is a bit more brown than Cavill. Isnt he supposed to be from Anatolia? In other words, Turkey.
softsuit
The Armor
altxatu
I hope it’s super popular, and enters mainstream pop culture. Then we get a ton of warhammer shit. Fuck yeah.
iamlegendinjapan
Always nice to see Alibaba on here.
CoreConcept
He deserves a nice job with a nice chair. And to be fed thousands of souls. He always looks so hungry.
Izlingar
I think he'd be cooler as one of the inquisitors
NinjablazerZero
In the current political landscape, a 40k movie would not be a great idea. Too many folks who'd see it as aspirational.
MylundTheMad
Not CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!?
jesusisherelookbusy
I’d wager a quid he’s going to be Eisenhorn.
LordofSadFace
No no no, we need him as a Custode... First Edition Custode.
WhereIsMyAppleQuava
No. No one is fit to play the EMPRAH. He would make an excellent SPHESS MAHRINE though.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Omg HE DOES LOOK LIKE THE EMPEROR
ShaykhalJabal
Screw that. I want him as robot girlyman leading the new crusade!
Farzhad
I want him to be Constantin Valdor, since he plays Custodes.
onlyawfulnamesleft
It's appropriate, but I'd prefer him as someone more... leading? Until Big E takes a chair, Valdor is a second string "man". If it's 40k, ye
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Not just the Emperor... but each and every one of his Primarchs. And all their astartes. And ...
SalmonTheWise
Even Vulkan?
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
BambooMan744
Okay sheesh….just asking.
CaptainMonkeypants
Holy shit, the gif is on point AND it has the added layer of Gary, who plays everyone....*Chef kiss*
Potatokil1er
Isn’t the Emperor just a head?
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
The depictions of the God-Emperor on his Golden Throne are varied. Generally, he's missing an eye and an arm, and is... desiccated.
Gestalt7
The Emperor is a decaying body, locked in stasis on the golden throne while his life force powers the navigational beacon that enables the
Gestalt7
Terran Imperium to navigate the Warp, a daemon-filled dimension of horrors that allows for faster-than-light travel.
Gryphonosiris
Not to mention is holding back the forces of Chaos from taking the throne world.
Potatokil1er
Yeah, I’ve seen Event Horizon…lol
ArchMagos
I'm hoping to see him as Ciaphus Cain HERO OF THE IMPERIUM! He'd be great in the role, and comedy would appeal to a broader audience.
WrongGif
https://images.app.goo.gl/FRVDvCqbkuDmkWqD9
WrongGif
Sorry for no imgur embed but it's all I can do right now D:
Bardcrest
As someone who hates warhammer 40K, (deep breath) YES! Do it! I would watch it in theaters.
corvettee01
Hates 40k?
bleeerghh
This made me giggle
Qpnao
Your name makes me giggle
Bardcrest
Yes. What use are space marines when you have orbital bombardment capable of destroying planets and a lack of concern for the innocent?
corvettee01
Not wanting to damage critical infrastructure, planetary defenses, and easy access to technology that lets them dig miles underground.
Bardcrest
Okay, I will admit, that I am EXTREME ignorant but...if I am wrong and extirminus is not orbital bombardment, what is it?
WhatzitTooya
RobJenkins
https://www.ign.com/articles/warhammer-40000-amazon-studios-henry-cavill
BiNorwayBoy
LordFancypantsicus
YES!
ErudiousRex
Oh god..its impossible to make something that will appeal to both the general public & the fan base. I fear for Henry's rep taking a hit.
Mitchz95
If it's Horus Heresy era then I think it could work. Especially if he's a heroic character like Garviel Loken or Saul Tarvitz.
fr0stbyte124
The thing that's 54 books long? Yeah no way, it's got to be way smaller and self-contained with all the crazy shit as a backdrop.
madflenser
A lot of the H.Heresy books are self-contained and would not really need to be touched on in a series.
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Most likely Eisenhorn, GW announced they had begun the process of turning it into a show a year back or so.
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
HeadlessBodyofAgnew
ayavaska
That was fast. Or weirdly specific
Fhant
In any case, that person will get a chapter for their actions.
dawggunner
By the will of the God Emporer of Mankind, Beloved by All, blessed be his name, the protector and savior of humanity
camn333
@botdrawa Henry Cavill as the emperor from Warhammer 40k
CHall1983
The Emperor doesn't look like Henry Cavill.
phuzz00
Well, not anymore...
CHall1983
He never did.
truespartangaming
I mean, it wouldn't be hard to do with makeup if this is what most of the reference photos look like.
CHall1983
*sigh* no one knows what the Emperor looks like, his image is an illusion he projects.
HeadlessBodyofAgnew
GeraltofIndiana
I've just recently started getting into 40k lore, knowing nothing about it beforehand. I'm loving it so far
TexMexHex
Check out The Lore Boys podcast. They have some really good episodes on the lore. Will enlighten you.
GeraltofIndiana
I'll add them to my podcast list. I was wondering if there were any lore podcasts for it. Thank you
TexMexHex
RobJenkins
https://boltertokokoro.tumblr.com/ is a decent follow, funny/cute 40k cartoons to balance the grimness
darkstarmc
The first dawn of war game is dated but was great for introduction. Might want to look into it.
KilljoyNE
Luetin09 is a great long form lore master....just don't let the inquistion see you...
Shelby82
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GeraltofIndiana
That's who I've been watching! Funny enough, what got me into it is a few videos from Flashgitz where space marines are fighting furries
BiggieHossenheimer
You should check out alfabusa, his series is the best warhammer fan content around even if the series is currently on hiatus.
KilljoyNE
Flashgitz and Astartes are like the 2 entry points I hear about the most! (If you haven't seen the astartes mini series oh my you should)
necessity
Was kinda hoping he'd play Garviel Loken
PullShporttel
He'll play Khorne just to fuck with everyone.
clandevort
I'm pretty sure fucking with everyone is more slanesh's thing
GodsFoot
He's playing as kitten
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Could get a bit controversial changing skin tone like that, dontcha think?
GodsFoot
Shhhhhhh
CptRobotNinja
I'd be happier with him as Eisenhorn or something. If he's the Emperor he just gets to sit in a big chair and not do shit
DakotaWolf
Prospero, Burns - the movie.
whoawhatacoolusername
Nuh-unh, he gets to be praised.
Worldsmadeofink
Not even shit? Everyone has to poop! I read it in a book: "EVERYBODY poops", even the Emperor.
PicassoCT
The emperor poops dead psykers
WarlockSniper
We just need a text to speech device and the 12 foot tall skeleton for that.
wargames
he doesn't work as eisenhorn, but as roboute guilliman, there is a match
Mitchz95
Garviel Loken maybe?
Arochet
Came here to say this. +1
Rhodie04
This is definitely my preference. Such a great all encompassing 40k story.
salter62
I think having it a bit lower down like andor helps with the budget and avoiding all the CGI required to make the scale of 40k
Lichelf
Yep. Going full scale to begin with also wouldn't let people appreciate how big/crazy everything is. Better to start from human perspectives
salter62
Yep, one of my favourite books I've read so far is a crime one about an arbites detective
Arcanum3000
Also, Space Marines are probably not the best starting point for the general public. There's a lot of dopey shit in there due to them>
Arcanum3000
> originally being parodies of 90s grimdark hypermacho nonsense.
tzahtman
Could be Great Crusade or Horus Heresy, but I agree I don't think him being the Emperor is the right way to go.
Lichelf
Neither are good starting points. And both would be expensive decade long commitments from the studio. Better to start with actual 40k.
Mitchz95
Horus Rising was my introduction to the universe. I think it could be more palatable to a general audience as a start than general 40k.
discitus
I need a quality Eisenhorn adaptation. I don't care if it's live action or animated, as long as it's done with love. And a good budget.
Tacticalevil
A good while ago Abnett was in talks with Amazon over some projects, so yeah , fingers crossed!
PicassoCT
No, not Amazon, not Apple, not another soul sucker
CptRobotNinja
Yeah I heard that too and my first thought was this might be associated. We will see
thesmelge
Ciaphas Cain or Ibram Gaunt.
jzastrow
Gaunt's a cool character but Cavill is built like an astartes
DickMercenary
No need for Ciaphas Cain. Alfabusa already created the greatest portrayal of him possible. https://youtu.be/oRozBAIbaG4
InTheBeginningWasTheNerd
Honestly, any of these three would be the best to adapt for general audience, though my personal preference is Cain, definitely.
onlyawfulnamesleft
I would love Gaunt's Ghosts, but Cavill might not be the best fit for Gaunt. How does he feel playing Corbec?
liriodelagua
MkVenner or Mkoll... but honestly he doesn't seem fit for a stealthy type of character. Space Marine? Yes, totally.
HydroJinx
Hasn’t the emperor been decrepit for thousands of years? I don’t think of him as ripped…
HydroJinx
I love all of these responses and am going down a rabbit hole of lore. I am here for a Cavill emperor now
IEatYourSombrero
Depends wether its pre or post Horus heresy
tzahtman
Could be set during the Grand Unification, Great Crusade, and Horus Heresy.
Gnakenheimer
Horus heresy mayhaps?
SalmonTheWise
Considering recent plot development in Wh40k, I wouldn't be surprised if he just got up from the throne, stretched and yawned.
OtterAvalanche
Could you cliff notes for the heretics who don't follow?
SalmonTheWise
Ultramarines Primarch woke up and took command of all Imperial forces and told everyone to get off their asses and fight like it's Wh30k
SalmonTheWise
Also : Eye of Terror expanded into a galaxy wide rift that splits the Empire in half. And some other Primarch started showing up too I think
SalmonTheWise
Then he revealed that Tech Priests spent last 10k years developing his secret project: Space Marines on even more steroids.
ballsoutflyer
It will be a total, complete and utter disaster. You can quote me on this. Hell, you guys can downvote me to oblivion for this.
EMTsaidwhat
Still better than anything Netflix touches.
JustLettingPeopleBeWrong
Lol, okay.
Taltos111
Did you see Cavill's tweet about this? Go read it.
sortofkindamadbutnotreally
Could go either way IMO. 40k media outside of books is always either insanely good, or absolutely dogshit with no middle ground.
Beefkins
I love 40k, but I agree. Condensing any part of it down to something digestible for a general audience is going to be daunting.
PimpinKen
https://youtu.be/6bgi5STRe8E I think following an imperial guardsman would have been a good intro to the lore for people unfamiliar with it
LyingForFakeInternetPoints
I disagree. I've been playing Warhammer 40k mechanics and know almost nothing about the IP... T i now understand the weakness of my flesh.
MindOfMobius
Live action isn’t the right medium for the setting
WhyDontYouMakeMe
If you're focusing on the guard fighting Eldar, I could see it looking really good. Budget would be a big issue though
CipOne
Any WH40k series is better than no WH40k story. It's a start. Don't knock it until we see it.
icookfoodandfightfire
I have a sliver of hope, Cavill is an executive producer on it and notoriously hardline about sticking to the lore
FenrisZeroSC
*Looks at The Witcher* Yeah, okay. Studio will probably not interfere again.
UsernameNeededPleaseProvide
He wasn't exec producer on that
icookfoodandfightfire
He had no hands in production for Witcher and when it get to far away from the material he dropped out of it
TexMexHex
Please. For the love of God, oh Prophet. What are the winning lottery numbers?!?!
HasteTheFool
For it to be accurate to the source material, tickets to watch that movie should be much more expensive than for other flics.
Karsa0rlong
After what Amazon did to wheel of time I would not want to be a huge 40k fan for this
Zatchery
Will you still watch it though?
MindOfMobius
I need to see some trailers or summin
ballsoutflyer
Nope. I don't want *anything* to do with amazon.
icookfoodandfightfire
You know imgur is Amazon based, right?
Sjama
You can pirate it. I know I will, as long as it doesn't get bad reviews
PhilStone911
That’s how I feel about this God of War show they’re doing.
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
fair enough
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
You're on imgur, though. You're contributing more here than if you watched the movie.
Sensiblyinteresting
It has potential to be amazing unless games workshop is involved
PimpinKen
I'm hoping that with Cavill involved they will trust the IP is in good hands and step back a bit
Sensiblyinteresting
Games workshop literally forced all fan made content off YouTube so they could do their own shows that sucked. They are greedy and horrible
PimpinKen
I'm not arguing with you, just hoping. Space marine game was really good and so was battle sector, so some gems do shine through
cattywumpus
I don't watch Henry Cavill for the writing. I watch for the.... Acting? Yes. Acting.
ballsoutflyer
.... Yes. The acting.
WhyDontYouMakeMe
WH40k is a hell of a property, and making a general audience understand what is going on will make you sound like a paranoid schizophrenic
braaaiiiiinnnnsss
LUST DEMONS. That's all you really need to know to get me to watch.
Kehy
Honestly would be best if they didn't try to open it too much
Deathcameawienering
Gaunt's Ghosts would translate beautifully
TheWayThatIsKownIsNotTheWay
i posted the same response, wh40k is to wh40k to be done well on screen. Shits too bananas
ballsoutflyer
For sure. From Marines being a giant wall of dicks to IG being Stalin's army in disguise to DE being goths with rape/gore fetishes, it's >
ballsoutflyer
> absolutely bonkers.
MindOfMobius
Castlevania style animation would work
TheWayThatIsKownIsNotTheWay