Henry Cavill Talks Warner Bros. Plans for DC and 'Batman v Superman' - Discusses 'Man of Steel' Connections

Henry Cavill Talks Warner Bros. Plans for DC and 'Batman v Superman'

Discusses 'Man of Steel' Connections

By Alex Burns

Henry Cavill is currently globe trotting working promotion for his new movie 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and obviously some of the questions he's been getting in interviews concern 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'. Cavill spoke to Uproxx about the future of the DC cinematic universe and had a bit of fun with connecting the BvS trailer to Man of Steel. Armie Hammer stars alongside Cavill in 'U.N.C.L.E.' and was present during the interview, he chimed in with a few comments as well,  Hammer was cast in the role Batman in the eventually scrapped Justice League: Mortal (find out more about that here!) so it's good to see he's not harbouring any grudges. 

From the Batman v Superman trailer that came out at Comic-Con, it did seem like the plot was tied into the destruction Superman causes in Man of Steel. 

Cavill: There’s a big plan in place at WB for the whole DC franchise. So, all of this stuff ties in. They’re not thinking from movie to movie, they’re thinking from a big tent pole type thing and each story has its own story, which is attached to the major issue. Yeah, there’s a big plan. 

Well, based on that GIF that went around directly comparing the footage from the BvStrailer and Man of Steel, it just feels even more like a response. Did you see that GIF?

Cavill: [Laughs] I’ve seen a lot of GIFs. 

But this one is neat. It shows Ben Affleck in the street watching the building get torn apart, side by side with Michael Shannon in Man of Steel causing the damage and they match perfectly. 

Cavill: Oh, cool.

Hammer: Oh, that is cool. That is very cool. That’s a little Easter egg. 

So, it’s a direct reference to what happened in Man of Steel. 

Cavill: You’ll see a lot of that. 

Hammer: I was wondering about that in the trailer! I was like, that is a big building that just got chopped in half. And that’s from Man of Steel? 

Cavill: That’s when Zod loses his mind and can’t control his heat vision and blasts everything out.

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I lost my mind a lot when I watched the comic-con trailer and that moment was definitely up there with the other holy s*** moments! It's great to hear a bit more from Superman himself, a lot of focus has understandably been on Ben Affleck and his casting as Batman but I think Cavill has got the potential to surprise everyone. 'BvS' will be his second go at Kal-El since Man of Steel and despite all the extra characters in this film we're going to get to know Clark Kent a lot more in this film. 

'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' is directed by Zack Snyder and also stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, the superhero showdown is set for release March 25th 2016