This publish incorporates spoilers concerning the film Black Adam.

In relation to traits of late, post-credits scenes have doubled as enormous casting bulletins — Harry Kinds, Charlize Theron, and Brett Goldstein all joined the MCU by way of credit scenes — however Warner Bros.’ Black Adam has bucked the pattern … through the use of it to carry a beloved superhero again.

After being woke up from a 5,000-year slumber, preventing in opposition to mercenaries, battling the superheroes referred to as the Justice Society (to not be confused with the Justice League), and teaming up with those self same superheroes to take down a demon lord, it’s clear Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) goes to be a significant participant, a looming antihero within the DC universe.

Within the film’s sole credit scene, Black Adam encounters a drone from Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Waller, who’s in command of varied superhero teams within the DC prolonged universe together with the Justice Society (launched within the film) and the Suicide Squad (each the good one and the dangerous one), has clashed with Black Adam all through the movie, however now tells him that he’s protected. She says she gained’t intrude along with his enterprise ought to he stay within the nation of Kahndaq. Kahndaq, because the film explains, is Black Adam’s house, the place he acquired his powers, and in accordance with delusion, the place that Black Adam is sworn to guard.

Black Adam thinks Waller’s proposal is bull — he’s just about thrashed Waller’s Justice Society to bits, despite the fact that it’s a four-on-one benefit, so that they each know there aren’t many superheroes that may match Black Adam’s energy. He dares her to try to cease him. Waller responds with a remaining warning that she has allies “from different planets” to maintain him in verify, prompting Black Adam to destroy the drone by way of lightning bolt.

This units up the large reveal.

Descending from the sky is a kind of beings that Waller promised. At first all you see is shadow, then when the sunshine hits his face, he’s revealed to be Superman, performed by Henry Cavill. Superman tells Black Adam that they need to have a dialog and the scene concludes.

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If the scene means what we predict it means — the return and continuation of Cavill as Superman; Superman teaming up or going to blows with Black Adam; a chance of Cavill and Johnson wrestling in skin-tight fits — it’s a monumental announcement. For the final 4 years, Cavill’s future because the Man of Metal has been unsure.

Final time we noticed Cavill’s Superman was in 2017’s Justice League (which was re-released because the vastly improved “Snyder Minimize” in 2021), and that felt like the ultimate time. In 2018, there have been experiences that he had been fired and that, regardless of his appeal, beauty, and fan-favorite standing, executives didn’t see him as the way forward for the DCEU.

Since then, Cavill has discovered quite a lot of success starring because the lead of Netflix’s The Witcher. He additionally appears to have discovered a interest in constructing computer systems. The aforementioned Snyder Minimize was additionally a enormous hit with followers.

Warner Bros.’ superhero slate, then again, has been up and down. The extremely anticipated Marvel Girl sequel WW1984 didn’t dwell as much as the promise of its predecessor, however self-contained motion pictures like Joker and The Batman discovered numerous success. Warner Bros.’ merger with Discovery additionally introduced with it the surprising information that the upcoming Batgirl film could be canceled despite the fact that it was accomplished, and that the Flash film would proceed regardless of star Ezra Miller’s spate of arrests and alleged violent and inappropriate habits.

If there’s a rhyme or purpose to this chaos, the one individuals who know what’s taking place are the heads of Warner Bros. Discovery.

That mentioned, there have been rumors this summer time that execs have been leaving the door open for Cavill to return. Cavill himself has additionally appeared open to the concept. Through the promotional tour for The Witcher final December, Cavill mentioned that he nonetheless had the signature tremendous go well with. That November, he’d instructed the Hollywood Reporter that he relished the chance to be Superman once more, and that “there’s nonetheless quite a lot of storytelling” for him to do.

Now it seems like Cavill will get that likelihood, and we’ll see what tales he’ll be capable to inform.