Naman Shrestha
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is known for the portrayal of some iconic characters, including Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s ‘The Witcher,’ and Sherlock Holmes in Netflix’s ‘Enola Holmes’ and its sequel ‘Enola Holmes 2.’ But before he had his breakthrough in the industry, he began his acting career by featuring in ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ and ‘I Capture the Castle,’ and portraying supporting roles in ‘The Inspector Lynley Mysteries’ and ‘Midsomer Murders.’
After gaining prominence with the role of Superman, he bagged pivotal roles in a couple of spy movies — ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout.’ The British actor, thanks to his portrayal of major characters in different projects, has become a fan-favorite around the world, with many of our readers interested in knowing all about his future projects.
1. In the Grey (2025)
Cavill is teaming up again with Guy Ritchie for ‘In the Grey,’ a comedy-edged action film similar to ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ (2024). He will star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Rosamund Pike. The film will center on two extraction specialists who will help a senior female negotiator in her latest escape route. As per the first trailer revealed at CinemaCon 2024, the film involves Cavill, Gyllenhaal, and González, coming together to steal billions of dollars from a wealthy criminal gang led by a guy named Salazar. Most of the story will take place on an island. Ritchie has also written the story and will also be co-producing it. The rest of the cast of the film includes Emmett J Scanlan (‘Peaky Blinders’), Christian Ochoa Lavernia (‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’), and Fisher Stevens (‘Short Circuit’). Currently in post-production, ‘In the Grey’ is scheduled for theatrical release on January 17, 2025.
2. Enola Holmes 3 (2025)
Enola Holmes will be back on screen for the third time, as ‘Enola Holmes 3’ is in the pipeline at Netflix. Cavill will play Sherlock Holmes alongside Millie Bobby Brown’s titular character. Helena Bonham Carter is also set to return as Eudoria Holmes, the mother of Enola and Sherlock. There is no surety of whether Sam Claflin will return as Mycroft, the brother of Enola and Sherlock. Harry Bradbeer will direct it.
As for the story, ‘Enola Holmes 2’ ended with Sharon Duncan-Brewster’s Professor Moriarty escaping from prison and Himesh Patel’s John Watson appearing. So, we can expect both of them to show up in the third installment. ‘Enola Holmes 2’ didn’t borrow stuff from Nancy Springer’s ‘Enola Holmes’ novel series, which is what the movies are inspired by. But if the makers opt for the third book in the series, i.e., ‘The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets,’ we will see Enola investigating the disappearance of John Watson. While the film is expected to arrive in 2025, no official declarations have yet been made about its production and release date.
3. The Rosie Project (TBA)
Henry Cavill will break his spell of starring in action film projects as he is set to star as Don Tillman in the upcoming romantic drama movie titled ‘The Rosie Project,’ co-written and helmed by Steve Falk. Based on the eponymous novel by Graeme Simsion, the narrative follows a university professor who has only been unlucky when it comes to love. So, in order to break his unfortunate streak, he comes up with an elaborate questionnaire and hopes to find the right wife.
Instead, the unlucky man crosses paths with an unconventional woman who doesn’t meet any of his requirements. But surprisingly enough, she might be the one for him. Still lingering in the pre-production stage, it will be a while before the project develops and an official date gets announced.
4. Highlander (TBA)
The reboot of the classic 1986 eponymous fantasy movie, ‘Highlander’ will feature Henry Cavill as the immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod with Chad Stahelski as the helmsman. Stahelski is reportedly thinking of launching a potential series of films, which means we will probably see Henry in potential future installments. During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker spoke about ‘Highlander,’ “Henry was immediately riffing on the idea of the burden of immortality, and you could see in his eyes that he can transform himself from being a young, vibrant soul to an old, wise soul.”
Stahelski expanded further, “He had this combination I was fascinated by. The other thing you could see was his genuineness — he really loves the property and loves what he believes he can do with it, and when an actor has that level of passion, you’re going to get something unique.” The project is currently in its pre-production stage and more details about production and release are awaited.
5. Warhammer 40,000 (TBA)
Adapted from the eponymous miniature wargame and video game series, ‘Warhammer 40,000’ is a science fiction film set in the far future where humanity is on the brink of a bright future or its darkest age yet. There are many threats to the empire of humankind, including alien empires attempting to reclaim the stars, ambitious traitors, and corruption by malevolent gods. Henry Cavill is attached to the project not just to star as one of the lead characters but also to executive produce it. No other cast member has yet been revealed. While the project was announced officially in December 2022, it is yet to reach its pre-production phase.
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