The Batman (2021)

[Local Trouble]

They're not abandoning it.  I have a feeling they're just going to lean more heavily on WW and Aquaman for now and then circle back to Superman when the DCEU is ready for him again.  I really hope he makes a cameo in Shazam.

[Huntsman]

I think Cavill is done. Same as Affleck. They're focusing on Wonder Woman, Aquaman and these characters. By the time they return to Superman he'll be too old, and a recast will be done. Cavill is the incumbent but they're killing him with time.

[Local Trouble]

https://people.com/movies/jason-momoa-henry-cavill-not-done-superman/

[KiramidHead]

If they cast Hammer as Batman then Cavill needs to come back at least once. Would be a fun Man from UNCLE reunion.

[Local Trouble]

Frankly, I think Cavill's Superman is improving as he ages.  As long as he can maintain the physicality, that is.

[MudButt]

They're kind of in a sticky situation with Superman because unlike Batman they can't do a younger version since Superman didn't appear until Man of Steel. So they'd either have to recast and let everyone accept it or they need to get a Superman movie going soon. Cavill is a hot property after Mission Impossible: Fallout and now he's filming the Witcher for Netflix so he's not going to get any less busy.

It's just crazy how we're getting a Batman movie from the director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes. That guy is so damn talented.

[Local Trouble]

There's always Matt Bomer.

[Huntsman]

https://people.com/movies/jason-momoa-henry-cavill-not-done-superman/

I'm aware of that. Doesn't change my view. Cavill wants to go on and he loves the character. But the studio won't give an opportunity to actually play him again. I'd like to be proven wrong, but I sadly don't think I will be.

[ace3g]

https://geektyrant.com/news/scott-adkins-auditioned-for-batman-and-you-can-watch-his-audition-video

[Huntsman]

Robert Pattison seems like a bad idea but it intrigues me.

Playboy businessman I can see him doing. Let it sit with you for a while.

[Russ]

They're not abandoning it.  I have a feeling they're just going to lean more heavily on WW and Aquaman for now and then circle back to Superman when the DCEU is ready for him again.  I really hope he makes a cameo in Shazam.

Spoiler

There is a Superman cameo in Shazam, but it's not Cavill; in the test screenings, they used a body double.

The same with Black Adam who's also teased.

So maybe this Big Red S shot was put in for the test screenings only and they'll drag Cavill in for a cameo a la the last scene of Avengers which was shot something like a week before the movie hit the cinema.

We know that there is / were contract wranglings between WB and Cavill - hence, his non-appearance perhaps, but recent leaks and rumours seem to be indicating that the the dispute is coming to an end (Cavill's penchant for Superman themed instas, Ray Fisher's recent diplomatic comments and WB's frantic "Cavill doesn't want script and director approval" comments... months after the original tweet that came out stating that he did want all that stuff).

Hopefully, the contract wranglings are all done - that'd be great cos Cavill is great as Superman. 

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[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/mattreevesLA/status/1112077600971608064

[Shasvre]

Robert Pattinson Frontrunner to Play Batman in Matt Reeves' DC Movie

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/robert-pattinson-frontrunner-play-batman-1211604

Rob Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult Atop Short List For 'The Batman'

https://deadline.com/2019/05/rob-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-batman-short-list-matt-reeves-1202616908/

[Stitch]

Yeah, not convinced about Pattinson as Batman. I don't rate him as an actor.

[Nightmare Asylum]

Pattinson's been pretty fantastic in just about everything I've seen in him. Doesn't have the "look" typically associated with Batman, but maybe that's for the best. I hope he does get the role. I like seeing DC trying different things as they get themselves back on track.