Captain Britain (2025) First Trailer | Henry Cavill Movie

He is also a favorite of Henry Cavill, who played Superman in the now defunct DCEU. A few enterprising fans created art depicting Cavill as Captain Britain, and the actor saw them. Later, when asked if he would play a character in the MCU, he replied he had seen the fan art and thought it would be cool to play Captain Britain. Cavill pointed to Chris Evans’ “modernized” take on Captain America as to how he would play Brian Braddock. At the time of the interview, Cavill was still under contract to Warner Brothers, but now with the DCEU over, it frees him up to play Captain Britain.

While fans wait to see if this bit of dream casting comes to life, Marvel has positioned Captain Britain as a major player in the new Ultimate universe. Thor is a powerful hero, no matter what world it is, and this version of Captain Britain was nearly able to kill the God of Thunder. This is a major step up for Captain Britain, who while being depicted as powerful in the past, was hardly a god-killer. Ultimate Universe #1 establishes a new, more deadly status quo for Captain Britain, making Henry Cavill’s dream MCU character more than a match for Thor.