Man of Steel 2
Laurence Fishburne suspects his Day berating Henry Cavill ’s Clark Kent as The Daily Planet ’s no - nonsense editor Perry White in the DCEU are behind him . The actor first played the part in Zack Snyder ’s Superman rebootMan of Steeland later returned for the theatre director ’s followupBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , but was conspicuously absentminded during last year’sJustice League(even in the scenery with Amy Adams ' Lois Lane at the Planet ’s headquarters ) .
As with much of the DC movie universe , it ’s not clear-cut yet what the hereafter halt for either Fishburne ’s Perry White or Cavill as Superman . rumor continue to circulate that DC and Warner Bros. will officially announceMan of Steel 2(e.g . a new Superman solo film ) any day now , and it stand to reasonableness that both player would come back for the sequel , should WB give it the go - ahead .
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Fortunately , Fishburne has a new comic al-Qur’an movie gig to keep him preoccupied in the meantime . The worker has formally link the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to his role as Dr. Bill Foster inAnt - Man and The Wasp , and gestate to spiel the scientist again in a future MCU film . However , as he toldDen of Geekduring an consultation to promote theAnt - Mansequel , he thinks his days playing in the DCEU sandbox are believably over :
I do n’t think I ’m still on call . I was unfortunately unable to go do some work on what turned out to be the Justice League movie . I do n’t know that I need to go back or if they ’ll have me back or not , but I was thankful to have been a part of it . I know working with Zack ( Snyder ) , I think he makes an unbelievable superhero movie . I ’m just excited to be a part of this ( the MCU ) now .
As forMan of Steel 2 , Fishburne acknowledge that he wishes"they had start 20 years ago . But that ’s all correct , they ’re where they are . “There ’s been so much Mary Jane around the next Superman film this past twelvemonth that it seems like there must be some flak behind it all . Whether that mean aMan of Steel 2announcement is imminent ( as is rumored ) or that plans are in motion for Cavill to play Superman again , it would be dainty to have Fishburne as Perry White back too and jaw Clark out for not cover the fluff piece he assigned him , once more . While he clearly doubt this will encounter , it sounds like Fishburne is more than willing to reprise his role , just as presently as WB gives the official unripe twinkle .
Even with the DCEU possibly in his rearview , Fishburne has several other projection to keep him preoccupied for the foreseeable future . He confirmed toDen of Geekthat he recently finished shooting his scenes as the Bowery King forJohn Wick 3 : Parabellumand is now get to work on Clint Eastwood ’s dependable crime report dramaThe Mule(reuniting the duo for the first time sinceMystic River ) . Fishburne is also actively develop aMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaurcartoon series with Marvel TV and Disney .
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