The Rock: ‘Henry Cavill is the greatest Superman’

Before Black Adam , Henry Cavill’s future in the DC Cinematic Universe was a big question mark for fans. The actor has not appeared in new works of the brand for 5 years, since Justice League (2017).

According to Cinema Blend , The Rock talked about the fight to bring Cavill back as the Man of Steel character: “If we want to assert that Black Adam is the new unstoppable force of DC, we need to bring back a character with the same power. That’s Superman with Henry Cavill’s performance. The studio once said they couldn’t bring him back. But we didn’t accept that answer.”

The Rock (left) as Black Adam and Henry Cavill as Superman. Photo: Warner Bros.

On his personal page, The Rock added: “There’s no way to build the DC Cinematic Universe and leave the most powerful character out. You have to put Superman in the movie. And Henry Cavill is the Superman of our generation. In my opinion, he’s also the greatest Superman. I want to say this in a respectful way to the other actors, especially Christopher Reeve.”

To have the scene where Superman and Black Adam meet at the end of the film, The Rock tried everything to convince his colleague to return to DC. On his personal page, Cavill said that the scene was just an appetizer for the great things to come. Some rumors say that DC is focusing on the script for the sequel to Superman. However, the company is currently not revealing the future of their most beloved superhero character.

Black Adam is the 11th film of the DC cinematic universe, based on the DC Comic anti-hero of the same name. The content revolves around Teth Adam ( The Rock ) – a man who is endowed with the unparalleled power of six Egyptian gods.

Nearly 5,000 years after his imprisonment, Teth Adam is rescued by Adrianna Tomaz ( Sarah Shahi ). Amanda Waller ( Viola Davis ) – director of ARGUS and commander of Task Force X – forms the superhero team Justice Society of America to fight against Teth Adam. However, a dangerous force appears, forcing Adam and the Justice Society of America to work together to stop the threat.