After playing Superman for almost a decade, Henry Cavill announced in 2022 that he would not reprise the role. Here’s everything to know about why Henry Cavill is no longer Superman.

The 2013 movie Man of Steel drew criticism from Superman fans for many reasons. One of the chief reasons was the film’s treatment of Johnathan “Pa” Kent and his death by tornado. Presumably meant to teach young Clark Kent the value of sacrifice (as Pa Kent died to prevent his son from revealing his powers),

James Gunn’s “Superman” (2025) is the kind of film I would’ve wanted my young self to watch. It would probably impact me the same way I spent breaks during seco

During post-production on Superman, writer-director James Gunn ran into a problem. “We found that people loved the movie but that they were confused about the world they were entering,” Gunn told io9 recently. And so, to fix that problem, late in the filmmaking process, he looked to another one of his favorite films for the fix.

Superman also has a dog, Krypto, whose cuteness is dulled by the fact that the pooch is rendered mostly, if not entirely, with CGI. The brooding that could potentially bog down the proceedings is, thankfully,

That cultural ubiquity is exactly why Gunn told The Times he has no interest in movies wasting time telling a story we’ve all known for decades. “I don’t need to see pearls in a back alley when Batman’s parents are killed.

But you don’t get more mainstream than Superman. And let’s face it, unless Christopher Reeve is in the suit, the rock-jawed Man of Steel can be a bit of a bore. Much of the fun and frustration of Gunn’s movie is seeing how he stretches and strains to make Superman, you know, interesting.

Superman, starring Christopher Reeve, was my first superhero movie as a child, and to this day, one of my favorite films.

Expectations are sky-high, as director James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy") launches what is set to be the foundation of a brand-new cinematic universe for DC. Giant monsters, robots - and flying dogs"When I was a kid and I started reading comic books,