'We really wanted to make sure we saw a real symbol of hope': Henry Cavill unhappy with SnyderVerse Superman Arc, claims he wants 'a more incredible, wiser version'
Henry Cavill's Superman era was the pinnacle in its entirety. Boasting an incredible launch, Zack Snyder's DC Extended Universe began with Man of Steel, a film that still resonates in the world of CBM franchise devotees as one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces ever made. However, the amount of sweat and hard work that went into making it the success it was is paramount, and Henry Cavill can attest to that.
Henry Cavill describes his experiences as Snyder's Superman
Zack Snyder is a genius and a visionary, and the one hurdle almost all great minds can't cross is compromise. In the case of the director, the compromise would affect his creative license and artistic vision. Man of Steel was an analysis of the depths of Superman's psyche and his journey to becoming a god and a savior from a boy scout trying to stay obedient to his earthly father's last wish. The first film thus defined the road map for the actor and director of everything that Superman should encapsulate.
For Henry Cavill, the SnyderVerse Superman was one who defied his tragically suppressed life and learned from his experiences to become a more mature and wiser version of Superman than originally shown.
"The beautiful thing is that even though he's gotten over himself and lived this life of loneliness, he's basically still willing to step out of the shadows and be a hero, even if it's going to have a negative impact on his life." . And that, I think, is the aspect of that symbol of hope, it represents all that is good about humanity, despite the fact that humanity may not be good to it."
Henry Cavill's Dissatisfaction With His Superman Arc
The problem for Henry Cavill is that the deconstruction of Superman he envisioned and the hero Snyder was trying to portray collide at one crucial moment — he was moving the story too fast. According to Cavill, there were a lot of things he "wanted to improve" on his character's development before going down the path of "bad Superman" and ultimately succumbing to Darkseid's anti0Life Equation.
“[Man of Steel] was set up so amazingly to start that journey because he had his first outing against the last living member of his species and he had to kill him. And that will inform a lot about who he becomes. The horrific destruction of Metropolis where he fights someone who has the same abilities as him but actually has training and barely makes it out of [the fight] alive. So, what lessons did he learn?
He's definitely not going to kill anymore and he's definitely going to make sure the population centers are completely removed from the equation because he's experienced it now and he's thinking about it now. And so we get to those steps to build that — that incredible, wise version of Superman, rather than the one that's still wet behind the ears."
However, as we know, the events of Man of Steel lead directly to Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2015) and lacked the in-between character development the actor wanted to explore. Cavill's displeasure stems from the SnyderVerse timeline, and it becomes one of the main reasons why he was so interested in working on Man of Steel 2.
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