Marvel fans are eagerly waiting for the release of Deadpool and Wolverine, which promises to be a blockbuster event. With just a few months remaining until its release, excitement level is all time high.

Amidst growing fan theories and rumours, one name that has garnered maximum attention is Henry Cavill, who has been linked to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following his departure from DC as Superman. Speculation initially suggested that the actor might be playing the role of Captain Britain, but recent reports suggest otherwise.

According to a scoop from Giant Freakin Robot, Cavill is set to wear the iconic claws of Wolverine, a role originally immortalized by Hugh Jackman for nearly two decades. Meanwhile, Cavill’s version will be from a different Earth, all thanks to the introduction of the multiverse saga.

A source close to the production informed the portal, “Henry Cavill will appear in Deadpool & Wolverine as a multiverse variant of Wolverine. His version will be wearing a long brown coat when he shows up and this will be Cavill’s first appearance in the Marvel universe.

Many had thought Cavill might appear as Captain Britain, a fan favorite character people have long lobbied for him to be cast as. That’s not happening in Deadpool & Wolverine, but it doesn’t mean it can’t happen in the future.”

Cavill is set to wear the iconic claws of Wolverine. (Photo Credits: Twitter)

The Deadpool and Wolverine’s story is pretty wild as different universes will be mixing up. As per reports, just because Henry Cavill might play Wolverine doesn’t mean he can’t be in other Marvel movies as a different character, as there’s still a chance we might see Cavill in future Marvel movies, maybe as someone else. There’s a lot of possibilities in the MCU and Cavill could end up being part of it in many different ways.

In an earlier conversation on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast, director Shawn Levy revealed he was surprised after certain actors easily agreed to make cameo appearances in the film. He credited this to the popularity of Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds, as well as the positive response for his own work.

Apart from Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, the cast of the upcoming Deadpool and Wolverine includes, Morena Baccarin who reprises her role as Vanessa, Stefan Kapicic returns as Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand is set to delight fans as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio, Leslie Uggams will play Blind Al and fan favourite Karan Soni reprises his role as Dopinder.

Other than them, Rob Delaney joins the cast as Peter, followed by Matthew Macfadyen steps into the role of The TVA’s Mr Paradox and Aaron Standford has been cast as Pyro.