After making a name for himself in the DCEU playing Superman in Iron Man, Henri Cavill has another superhero in mind that he would love to play when he inevitably hits the MCU. As it stands, Cavill’s future as Superman is unclear, with Ta-Nehisi Coates writing a new movie and Michael B. Jordan developing his. Superman series for HBO Max. That may leave Cavill out when it comes to the future of the DCEU, but it could also free up his schedule to play the role of a Marvel character.

Cavill spoke about his work as an actor in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and spoke about his potential future as Superman. While Cavill still hopes to reprise this role, it is currently not in the works, and his time playing this superhero may be over. He was asked to name a character that he would love to play if he had to go through to do a Marvel project, and since he doesn’t want to choose someone who already has someone playing him in the MCU, Cavill chose a more interesting version. choice.

“I will never say a Marvel character that is already played by someone else because everyone is doing an amazing job. I have the internet though, and I’ve seen the various Captain Britain rumors and it would be a lot of fun to do a cool, modernized version of that, like how they modernized Captain America. It has some fun and I love being British. ”

Captain Britain, as he puts it, represents the United Kingdom in the way that Captain America serves the United States. The superhero was created by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, first appearing in Captain Britain Weekly Marvel Comics # 1 in 1976. In comic book lore, the magician Merlyn grants her superpowers to enforce the laws of Great Britain. He has appeared in Marvel animated shows and video games, but has yet to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the big screen.

This is one of many roles Henry Cavill fans would love to see him take on. He is a very popular candidate to replace Daniel Craig as the new James Bond, following Craig’s retirement from that role with No time to dieBut the search for the next 007 won’t start until next year at the earliest. With rumors swirling, Cavill was also asked once again about the possibility of joining the James Bond franchise in his THR interview, reiterating that he was happy to have “this conversation” with the Bond producers.

Meanwhile, Henry Cavill is currently busy filming Enola Holmes 2 for Netflix alongside Millie Bobby Brown. This follows the success of the original film starring Brown as Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister with Cavill as the famous detective. Cavill fans can also look forward to seeing him reprise the role of Geralt in season two of The Wizard hits Netflix next month. To learn more about Cavill and his career, you can check out the actor’s full interview on The Hollywood Reporter. Art ornament was created by @James Hatfield at Art Station.