Director Zack Snyder has shared the first photo he took of Henry Cavill as Superman, snapped 15 years ago.<\/p>\n
Snyder is currently documenting his time spearheading the now defunct DC Extended Universe in a series of Instagram posts, the latest of which shows British actor Cavill in Christopher Reeve\u2019s Superman suit. Cavill wore Reeve\u2019s suit during screen tests for his role in 2013\u2019s Man of Steel, which kickstarted Snyder\u2019s DCEU.<\/p>\n
\u201c15 years ago, on this day, I pressed the shutter and met Superman,\u201d Snyder wrote in a post accompanying the picture. \u201cThe first photo I ever took of Henry Cavill \u2014 moments before he stepped into legend. Shot on my Nikon.\u201d<\/p>\n
In recent weeks Snyder released two other early photos of Cavill in Reeve\u2019s suit, showing the look that helped secure the actor\u2019s role as Superman. The first, below, was published alongside the comment: \u201cHenry Cavill. The original Superman suit. This photo. It was undeniable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second, below, accompanied the following from Snyder: \u201cWith the last image I shared, and this one we showed WB everyone agreed: Henry Cavill was Superman. That\u2019s where the journey began.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cavill went on to reprise his role as Superman in 2016\u2019s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2017\u2019s Justice League (and the subsequent Snyder Cut), and cameo in 2022\u2019s Black Adam. After James Gunn and Peter Safran assumed control of DC Studios and set out to create a rebooted DCU, Cavill announced on social media that he would indeed return as Superman, but had to walk that back after it emerged Gunn wanted a different actor to play the iconic role.<\/p>\n
“I like Henry, I think he\u2019s a great guy,” Gunn said in 2023<\/a>. “I think he\u2019s getting d**ked around by a lot of people, including the former regime at this company. But this Superman is not Henry, for a number of reasons.”<\/p>\n