Henry Cavill’s Superman exit suggests major changes for the DC Universe, including regarding Sasha Calle’s Supergirl future after Will The Other Justice League Be Recast Now?
Henry Cavill’s Superman Exit Is Bad News For Sasha Calle’s Supergirl
The next Superman movie will be a reboot, meaning that anything that ties into Henry Cavill’s Superman will not return. That likely includes Sasha Calle’s Supergirl, whose origins in The Flash are still a mystery but is linked to Cavill’s Superman and the DCEU regardless. James Gunn’s Superman reboot will not be an origin story but will follow Clark Kent during his early days as Superman, which means that audiences will see new versions not only of Superman but also of Lois Lane and other Superman-related characters. In fact, Gunn’s Superman movie could be the beginning of an entirely new DC Universe.
A complete DCU reboot that recasts not only Henry Cavill’s Superman but the entire Justice League has become far more likely after the Superman reboot news and Man of Steel, meaning that elements like The Flash’s Supergirl would not continue. James Gunn is describing DC Studios’ slate as a “new DCU” whereas Sasha Calle’s Supergirl will be introduced in a movie that is heavily connected to the current DCEU, with Man of Steel’s Zod and Faora confirmed to be in The Flash and thus linking Cavill to Calle.
Will Sasha Calle’s Supergirl Return After The Flash?
A Superman movie reboot means that Superman’s story will start from scratch and that James Gunn’s DC Studios will get to craft its own version of DC’s most famous hero. Therefore, everything points to Sasha Calle’s Supergirl and other DCEU characters not returning after 2023. While Henry Cavill’s Superman is the only DC character whose recast has been confirmed, it would not make sense to reboot the DCEU Superman franchise and not the rest of the Justice League. That considered, it would be interesting if the new DCU could bring back actors and characters that were affected by the franchise’s shake-ups.
For example, Leslie Grace’s Batgirl movie will never be released while Michael Keaton’s Batman return and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl are so far limited to The Flash. If the new DCU continues to use the multiverse concept, then those and other characters could be revisited in the future. There is also the possibility, although a bit more tricky, that Sasha Calle returns as a different version of Supergirl as part of the new DCU’s Superman story. Finally, DC Studios’ James Gunn said that future collaborations with Henry Cavill were discussed, so perhaps the same could happen regarding Sasha Calle and other DCEU actors whose characters might not return.
