Rumors suggest that Henry Cavill’s dream MCU role is now out of the actor’s reach.

The One Marvel Character Henry Cavill Would Love to Play

Captain Britain

From Doctor Doom to Cyclops, Marvel fans have pondered which character would best suit Henry Cavill. However, Cavill himself has a preference.

During a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cavill was asked about his hypothetical Marvel character of choice. He responded, “I’m never going to say a Marvel character that is already being played by someone else because everyone’s doing such an amazing job. However, I have the internet and I have seen the various rumors about Captain Britain and that would be loads of fun to do a cool, modernized version of that — like the way they modernized Captain America. There’s something fun about that, and I do love being British.”

The notion of Cavill portraying the UK’s premier peacekeeper and guardian of the Omniverse certainly intrigues many. Yet, rumors surrounding Cavill’s potential entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) might complicate his path to becoming Captain Britain.

Henry Cavill Might Not Get to Play Captain Britain After All

A still from Deadpool & Wolverine‘s teaser trailer

After Cavill’s exclusion from the DCU, there was a good chance that he’d finally step into the MCU and be one step closer to playing the Marvel superhero of his dreams. Unfortunately, this is where Wolverine comes in. According to a trusted industry scooper on X, CanWeGetSomeToast, Cavill will be playing the role of Wolverine in the upcoming film, Deadpool & Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman sent his fans into a frenzy when he revealed that he would be returning as Wolverine and becoming an official part of the MCU, after the events of Logan (2017). And now, rumors suggest that there will be not one, but multiple variants of the claw-bearing mutant.

Now, according to the scoop, Cavill will be playing one of those supposed variants.

We don’t know if Cavill playing Wolverine will sit right with the audience but we do know that it will block any and all roads that lead to Captain Britain for him. Just like John Krasinski couldn’t return to the superhero universe after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Cavill’s MCU journey would end up being limited to Deadpool & Wolverine. Do we want that?

Deadpool & Wolverine will release in theaters on July 26, 2024