Henry Cavills Superman potentially returning continues to excite DC fans and Cavills absence could actually play into the marketing of his return.

Henry Cavill returning as Superman could present the Man of Steels return to the big screen with a marketing opportunity that Justice League failed to capitalize on. Buzz has been building for the hope of Henry Cavill returning as Superman in the DCEU with several events heightening it. In addition to rumors of Cavill appearing at 2022s San Diego Comic-Con Ben Affleck has made another return as Bruce Wayne for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom enlivening hopes of Cavills return.

Henry Cavill returning as Superman could present the Man of Steels return to the big screen with a marketing opportunity that Justice League failed to capitalize on. Buzz has been building for the hope of Henry Cavill returning as Superman in the DCEU with several events heightening it. In addition to rumors of Cavill appearing at 2022s San Diego Comic-Con Ben Affleck has made another return as Bruce Wayne for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom enlivening hopes of Cavills return.

Though the San Diego Comic-Con rumors about Cavill ended up not bearing fruit the buzz around just the possibility of Cavill appearing was easily the events biggest DC topic. Its clear that Cavill should don the S-shield again. The long stretch since Cavill has appeared on-screen is something the studio could emphasize. Although he appeared in Zack Snyders Justice League in 2021 that film was created as an alternative cut to the 2017 release Justice League the last DCEU movie that Henry Cavill actively worked on.

Though it was known that he would return from his death in Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Superman was largely kept out of the marketing of the theatrical version of Justice League in 2017. Justice League not emphasizing the resurrection of Superman to a greater extent in its trailers was a missed opportunity compounding the infamy of Supermans mustache and the many other failings of the theatrical cut. Though the intention was understandably not to ruin the surprise the movie might have been better served to just play it straight and capitalize on the hype surrounding Supermans resurrection and the black suit. The 2021 release of the Snyder Cut was much more upfront with the Man of Steels revival though the Hallelujah trailer played more into the general jubilation of Snyders intended version being released than a specific focus on Superman. Still a new Henry Cavill appearance could and should emphasize the long-awaited return of the Man of Steel and a previous Superman movie even provides a template for that.