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Henry Cavill Dropped as Superman
Henry Cavill
Dropped as
Superman

Henry Cavill Dropped as Superman

'My turn to wear the cape has passed,' he says after meeting with DC Studios

(Newser) - "My turn to wear the cape has passed," Henry Cavill, who has been playing Superman since 2013's Man of Steel, said in an Instagram post Wednesday. Cavill—who announced he would be playing Superman after he resigned from Netflix's The Witcher—said he had been told...

Report: Henry Cavill Is Done With the Red Cape

Sources say Warner Bros. wanted a Superman cameo in upcoming film, but it didn't pan out

(Newser) - After three go-rounds, Henry Cavill is forever done with the red cape, at least according to the Hollywood Reporter 's sources, though it hasn't gotten confirmation from the actor or Warner Bros. The studio had reportedly been in talks with Cavill over a Superman cameo in Shazam!, but...

Mission: Impossible 'One of the Best Movies of the Year'

Tom Cruise has still got it as Ethan Hunt

(Newser) - A terrorist group seeks plutonium bombs in Mission: Impossible - Fallout , the sixth film in the series for those counting. You can surely expect another: Critics have given the Christopher McQuarrie-directed film a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Here's what they're saying:
  • "Mission: Impossible - Fallout knocks
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Alleged Superhero Pay Gap Has Internet Up in Arms

Henry Cavill likely wasn't paid $13.7M more than Gal Gadot, despite report

(Newser) - Elle dropped a Hollywood bombshell Tuesday: Gal Gadot made a piddly $300,000 for Wonder Woman while Henry Cavill got a staggering $14 million for Man of Steel. This striking example of the gender pay gap sent shock waves through Twitter despite being, in the words of one inside...

In Batman vs. Hillary, an Ignominious Tie
Batman vs. Superman
Isn't Even Best of the Worst
THE RAZZIES

Batman vs. Superman Isn't Even Best of the Worst

'Hillary's America' documentary gives Zack Snyder flop a run at the Razzies

(Newser) - Neither Batman nor Dinesh D'Souza could finagle their way out of a Razzie. The annual Golden Raspberry Awards bestowed a tying four "honors" to both D'Souza's documentary Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. D'Souza'...

Here Are the Top-Grossing Actors of 2016

Scarlett Johansson beats out her 'Captain America' costars

(Newser) - The three top-grossing actors of 2016 have one thing in common: They all starred in the top-grossing movie of the year, Captain America: Civil War. In fact, all but one of the 10 top-grossing actors of 2016 starred in a comic flick this year, reports Forbes . The exception is Felicity...

Man of Steel Nabs No. 1 June Open Ever
 Man of Steel Nabs 
 No. 1 June Open Ever 
BOX OFFICE

Man of Steel Nabs No. 1 June Open Ever

$125.1M debut beats out 'Toy Story 3' record

(Newser) - Man of Steel may not have rocked critics' worlds but someone forgot to tell moviegoers, who stormed theaters and pushed the latest Superman to the best June opening ever, with $125.1 million. While the Hollywood Reporter notes that that figure includes $12 million from Thursday night Walmart screenings, the...

Meet the New Superman: British Actor Henry Cavill

He'll star in the movie out next year

(Newser) - The new Superman will have to make sure his British accent doesn't show: Henry Cavill, a 27-year-old Brit known primarily for his role on Showtime's The Tudors, has been chosen to play the superhero in the Warner Bros. movie due out next year, reports the Los Angeles Times . The flick...

Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces
Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces

Hollywood's Newest, Freshest Faces

Vanity Fair anoints a young generation of leading men

(Newser) - They're pretty, they're talented, and they're all the rage. Vanity Fair presents seven hot new young things.
  1. Shia LaBeouf: Transformers, Indiana Jones
  2. Kevin Zegers: Transamerica, The Jane Austen Book Club
  3. Michael Pitt: Dreamers, Last Days, Silk

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