Man of Steel 2 to Be Announced at San Diego Comic-Con?

San Diego Comic-Con is almost upon us and DC is aiming to have an extra-large presence this year. Marvel Studios is sitting this year out, so DC has the chance to completely dominate Hall H, and with the trailer for James Wan’sAquamanmaking its debut and David F. Sandberg planning something forShazam!, it’s looking like a slam dunk. Additionally, there have been whispers about Gal Gadot dropping by to share some kind ofWonder Woman 2surprise. These are all pretty huge on their own, but a new rumor suggests that the announcement forMan of Steel 2could be made as well.

Revenge of the Fans editor in chief Mario-Francisco Robles was recently on the El Fanboy Podcast and he claims that DC wants Henry Cavill in attendance forSan Diego Comic-Con. Could this be for the long awaited announcement ofMan of Steel 2? Cavill has teased his return to the role a few times over the last handful of months. He revealed that there have been some pretty “big” talks about the sequel back in April, and just last week he teased a return toSupermanstrength on social media.

While an appearance by Henry Cavill at Comic-Con could be for the announcement ofMan of Steel 2, DC could also want him there for another reason, which is to introduce theShazam!trailer with David F. Sandberg and presumably Zachary Levi as well. Another rumor that has been going around for months is that Cavill has a cameo inShazam!, but that has yet to be confirmed by anyone officially. Plus, that seems like the type of thing that the studio would want to keep secret for as long as possible.

Either two scenarios could work, but DC might be taking a bit of a break onMan of Steel 2, especially if the reports about Matt Reeves’The Batmanare true. Warner Bros. and DC Films are reportedly waiting to see how the future DC movies do, which would includeAquaman,Shazam!, andWonder Woman 2, before approaching the project. They could very well be doing the same thing withSupermanafter the failure ofJustice Leagueat the box office.

Mario-Francisco Robles' report is unconfirmed, so we’ll just have to take it with a grain of salt for now. However, that does not mean that DC isn’t trying to get Henry Cavill down to Comic-Con. AMan of Steel 2announcement would obviously be huge, but Cavill coming out to introduce theShazam!trailer would be incredibly helpful to David F. Sandberg’s project, and would get DC fans incredibly excited. Regardless, even if Cavill doesn’t make an appearance, DC is going to have a huge weekend come the end of July. You can check out what Mario-Francisco Robles had to say about the matter atRevenge of the Fan.