Henry Cavill has been rumored to be joining the MCU, and his favorite Marvel role could form a brand-new superhero team that has already been teased.

Recent speculation hints at Henry Cavill soon joining the MCU, and Marvel Studios may have already been setting up the perfect superhero team for his favorite Marvel role.

Rumors of Henry Cavill being introduced into the MCU saw a huge increase following his departure from the DCEU, in which he portrayed Clark Kent’s Superman between 2013’s Man of Steel and 2022’s Black Adam.

Henry Cavill has been fan-cast as a variety of powerful Marvel Comics characters, but his personal favorite role could see him debut before the conclusion of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, and potentially lead a formidable new team.

Henry Cavill rose to international prominence as Superman in the DC Extended Universe, though many criticized his depiction of the Man of Steel, and were disappointed when his superhero career came to an abrupt end in 2022. While Superman has been recast, Henry Cavill’s freedom from the DCEU creates the opportunity for him to appear in the MCU instead.

Henry Cavill has been suggested for powerful Marvel roles such as Hyperion, Cyclops and Doctor Doom, but there is perhaps a more appropriate role for the British actor that could see him lead a brilliant superhero team in the MCU’s future.

Henry Cavill Has Expressed Interest In Playing The MCU’s Captain Britain

Even though there has been a great deal of speculation about which Marvel Comics character Henry Cavill could play in the MCU, the actor himself has already revealed which hero he’d want to bring to life in Marvel Studios’ ever-growing franchise.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter back in November 2021, a full year before his official departure from the DCEU, Henry Cavill noted that he would want to play a “modernized version” of Marvel Comics’ Brian Braddock, a.k.a. Captain Britain. This has perhaps been Cavill’s most popular fan-cast, and his debut as Captain Britain is possible in the Multiverse Saga.

I’m never going to say a Marvel character that is already being played by someone else, because everyone’s doing such an amazing job. However, I have the internet and I have seen the various rumors about Captain Britain and that would be loads of fun to do a cool, modernized version of that — like the way they modernized Captain America. There’s something fun about that, and I do love being British.

Brian Braddock first appeared in Marvel Comics back in 1976’s Captain Britain #1, introduced as the son of Sir James and Lady Elizabeth Braddock, who was born and raised in Essex, UK.

Braddock becomes the superhero Captain Britain after assuming the power of the Amulet of Right – rather than the Sword of Might – from Merlyn and Roma, which leads to him becoming the protector of the United Kingdom, as well as a member of the multiversal Captain Britain Corps. As well as introducing this multiversal team, Marvel Studios could form another superhero group after Captain Britain’s MCU debut.