In a short amount of time, Henry Cavill has played Superman, The Witcher, and even made a funny cameo as “The Cavillrine” in Deadpool & Wolverine. Was that cameo just a taste of what’s to come for Cavill with Disney? Because a new rumor says he could be heading to Star Wars next.
Scooper MTTSH (via SFFGazette) says Cavill is up for a villainous role in an upcoming Star Wars project from Lucasfilm. It may or may not be connected to the trilogy of films from writer/producer Simon Kinberg that were announced last year. Cavill has been rumored to join the galaxy far far away for ages, and nothing is confirmed as of yet.
It’s unclear what Cavill’s role would be, of course. Kinberg’s movies were previously thought to continue the Skywalker Saga with episodes 10, 11, and 12, but those reports have been disputed. It could be that Kinberg is creating a completely new story with characters we’ve yet to meet on screen.
Coming up for Cavill is a role in the Highlander reboot, which could make for pretty good lightsaber training. He also has Guy Ritchie’s action film In the Grey, and the live-action Voltron from Rawson Marshall Thurber.
