Henry Cavill Rumored To Play Wolverine In Captain Marvel 2

Henry Cavill
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Would you be opposed to the Man of Steel actor trading up for an adamantium skeleton? Fresh off his successful first season of The Witcher on Netflix, Henry Cavill is being rumored to play opposite Brie Larson in Captain Marvel 2.

Marvel purchased X-Men from Fox in March of 2019 so the crossover is now possible.

This idea has been floating around for a while, but it's gaining steam recently. Jeremy Hambly of the YouTube show "The Quartering" breaks down the news.

On whether Cavill can pull of a gruff Wolverine character, Hambly said, "we saw him do it pretty well in The Witcher ..."

"He's absolutely done a serviceable job as Geralt ...,"

In addition to "The Witcher" he's got plenty of fight choreography experience from his roles in the Mission Impossible franchise and the latest Superman series. 

The Man of Steel and Batman V Superman movies were heavily criticized, but for anything but Cavill's performance. At one point, his mustache did throw a monkey wrench into production.

Henry Cavill reloading his fists and making a breast pocket materialize.

Wolverine is, of course, a fan favorite and any casting choice will be big news and highly criticized. If not Cavill -- who?