A new rumor claims that Henry Cavill is in talks to play Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward following his cameo as the Cavillrine in Deadpool and Wolverine.
Henry Cavill speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for “The Witcher”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In his cameo, Deadpool approaches him from behind as he’s working on his motorcycle. When he turns around, Deadpool exclaims, “The Cavillrine! The legends are true. And may I say, sir, on behalf of all humanity this just feels right. We will treat you so much better than those s**tf**s down the street.”
The Cavillrine responds, “You were just leaving.” He then deploys his claws in a similar fashion to his fist cocking in Mission Impossible and sends Deadpool back into a TVA portal.
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Full 30 second cameo of Henry Cavill as Wolverine in Marvel’s Deadpool and Wolverine !
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Cavill also recently shared a photo from the scene and took a shot at DC editing out his Mission Impossible mustache while doing reshoots for Justice League.
He wrote, “To be safe, I shaved the moustache off for this one. Just the moustache.”
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Following this cameo and Cavill’s Instagram post, Matt McGloin at Cosmic Book News reports that his Marvel insiders have informed him that Cavill “might be up to play the character fulltime in the MCU.”
He added, “Henry Cavill actually might be in talks to play the MCU’s Wolverine. I hear, similar to what he wanted for a return as Superman, he is asking for A LOT of money to play Wolverine.”
Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher (2023), Netflix
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Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige addressed the status of Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of the release of Deadpool and Wolverine telling Discussing Film, “You know, Marvel is celebrating its 85th anniversary later this summer. That’s just the first 85 years, and Disney just celebrated 100 years as well. I think these characters will be around for another 100 years, long after all of us.”
“So, for sure, there will be [eventually another actor as Wolverine],” he said. “I think it will be in a very different style and in a different way. I also think if somebody were to attempt to do a Hugh Jackman as Wolverine impression, that would be a pretty big mistake.”
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 11: Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios speaks onstage during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Cinemacon in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Feige also stated that Marvel Studios has no immediate plans to replace Hugh Jackman, who returned as the character for Deadpool and Wolverine, “As comic readers know, there have been various and very, very different versions of these characters over the decades. It would be fun to explore different ones someday down the line.”
“Again, we don’t have immediate plans by any means,” he added. “But in the decades to come, I think it’s inevitable. If that happens, it would have to be a very different and bold reinterpretation of [the character] because no one will be as great as Hugh Jackman at doing his version of Wolverine.”
(L-R): Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios’ DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2024 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2024 MARVEL.
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Cavill is expected to have a busy plate. He will be taking part in the upcoming reboot of Highlander from John Wick creator Chad Stahelski. He’s also the Executive Producer and is helming a Warhammer 40K universe at Prime Video.
However, it’s unclear if the Warhammer 40K project will move forward. A recent update from Games Workshop, the company that owns Warhammer 40K, detailed that it has failed to come to terms with Amazon on creative guidelines with the project and it could fall through if they do not come to terms by December.
Warhammer 40,000 Guilliman vs. Black Legion
The company’s Annual Report states, “Games Workshop and Amazon are working together for a period of 12 months, ending in December 2024, to agree [to] creative guidelines for the films and television series to be developed by Amazon. The agreement will only proceed if the creative guidelines are mutually agreed between Games Workshop and Amazon. We will update you accordingly.”
The report also detailed that if things do go well, Amazon has the rights to develop Warhammer Fantasy as well. It states, “Under the terms of the agreement, Games Workshop has granted exclusive rights to Amazon in relation to films and television series set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe, together with an option for Amazon to license equivalent rights in the Warhammer Fantasy universe following the release of the initial Warhammer 40,000 production.”
According to his IMDb, other projects on Cavill’s plate include Squadron 42, a video game set in the Star Citizen Universe, a third Enola Holmes film, and the role of Don Tillman in The Rosie Project.
Enola Holmes 2. Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes. Cr. Alex Bailey/Netflix © 2022
What do you make of this rumor? Would you want to see Henry Cavill join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wolverine?
