Manganiello ultimately made his way to the DCEU by playing Deathstroke in Justice League. Unfortunately, HBO wasn't willing to give him the time off of his stint in True Blood for Man of Steel. For his part, the actor has been open about the whole process, sharing that aside from the filmmaker, he also met with the casting director and producers. Joe Manganiello was also among the actors that Snyder considered for the role - in fact, the director even confirmed this. Abrams-written and Brett Ratner-directed movie, which was later retooled to be 2006's Superman Returns starring Brandon Routh. Interestingly, the actor auditioned to play Superman in 2002 for the scrapped J.J. Before the casting was finalized, however, the studios reportedly had Matt Bomer as their top pick for the role. The movie eventually became Man of Steel and was later pushed to a June 2013 release. and Legendary Pictures announced that Cavill would play Clark Kent/Superman in the then-still-untitled DC Films' project slated to roll out December 2012. Related: Justice League’s New Version Isn’t The REAL Snyder Cut This was the narrative jumping-off point for 2017's Justice League, with the remaining heroes assembling to bring him back to life so that he can join the fight against Steppenwolf. The movie ended with Superman's tragic death, as he decided to sacrifice his life for the greater good. In 2016's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman faced off against Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne before teaming up with him, alongside Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman, to defeat Doomsday.

officially kicked off its interconnected superhero franchise with Cavill, then a relative newcomer, as its face. As the franchise's inaugural star, the actor has reprised his role as the Last Son of Krypton twice more. Henry Cavill is in talks to return as the DC Extended Universe's Superman, but before he was cast in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, there were other actors considered for the role.

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