After working with Henry Cavill on the upcoming feature Argylle, director Matthew Vaughn couldn’t help but think back upon his dream job of helming a new Superman movie. Previously, Cavill played the superhero in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel along with the crossover movies Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. Plans to make Man of Steel 2 never materialized, despite DC fans campaigning for the unmade sequel.
While promoting his new movie The King’s Man in an interview with The Wrap, Vaughn said he was lobbying to direct a Superman film before Snyder was given the keys by casting Cavill in Man of Steel. The plan at Warner Bros. is to reboot Superman with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates envisioning a new version of Kal-El, but Vaughn still thinks there’s enough room in this world for Cavill to get another movie. What he also wants to see happen with the next film is for Superman to bring back the bright and colorful tone of the Christopher Reeve movies.
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As Matthew Vaughn explains, dark superhero movies might work just fine with certain characters like Batman, but he feels it’s not quite the same with the Man of Steel. The filmmaker believes that Superman movies should be “fun,” suggesting that Clark Kent leave all of the brooding to his pal Bruce Wayne. He suggests that going for a lighter tone was what helped Wonder Woman find success.
The release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max earlier this year led to an increased interest from fans for Cavill to get another movie, perhaps Man of Steel 2. That decision is not up to Cavill, but over the years, the actor has been open about his desire to revisit that role if the opportunity comes back along. Just recently, he said that the “cape is still in the closet,” meaning he’s ready to suit back up in the blue-and-red tights and fly back into action the second the studio gives him that call.
You can watch Matthew Vaughn’s latest movie, The King’s Man, when it premieres in theaters on Dec. 22.
