Marvel Insider Breaks Millions of Fans’ Hearts Hoping Henry Cavill is New Sentry

Ever since Henry Cavill exited the DCEU as Superman, fans have been clamoring for the actor to jump over to the Marvel side of things. Despite having a tumultuous run as the Man of Steel, Cavill’s iteration of the character is beloved among fans. As a result, many have hopes to see him as the Sentry, a character from Marvel Comics loosely resembling Superman.

Recently, an announcement was made regarding a major casting change for the upcoming Thunderbolts, which was expected to introduce Sentry to the MCU. As a result, fans hoped for Cavill to step in as the replacement. However, an insider has now dashed the hopes of the fans wishing to see Cavill as Sentry in the MCU. Here is what has been said about the possibility of Cavill joining the MCU as the new Sentry.

Marvel Insider Dashes Hopes of Henry Cavill Joining MCU as Sentry

Robert Reynolds/The Sentry is a popular character from Marvel comics, known for his resemblance to DC’s Superman along with a complex psyche. Therefore, fans wanted to see actor Henry Cavill portray the role in the MCU

Henry Cavill as Superman

It was rumored that the character would be introduced in the upcoming film Thunderbolts, with actor Steven Yeun cast in the role. However, Yeun dropped out of the project, sparking the fan demand to see Cavill in the role.

A fan took to X to express their desire and wanted to see Kevin Feige announce Cavill as the new Sentry at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con.

Insider MyTimeToShineHello (MTTSH), who is known for sharing reliable reports regarding the MCU’s future squashed these hopes with their reply.

According to MTTSH, Thunderbolts is expected to start filming in March 2024. As a result, Feige announcing Cavill’s casting at SDCC in July 2024 would be impossible. While MTTSH did not directly rule out Cavill joining the project, the insider shared a follow-up tweet implying they are aware of who the new actor to play Sentry will be. As a result, MTTSH’s tweet implied that the role has already been recast and the actor playing Sentry is someone other than Cavill.

Steven Yeun Announced His Exit From Thunderbolts Earlier This Week

Steven Yeun in Beef

In February 2023, it was announced that Steven Yeun would star in Thunderbolts. At the time, Yeun’s role was not disclosed, but it was later confirmed to be that of Robert Reynolds / Sentry. Although the film was announced in 2022, it underwent rewrites, delaying production. Furthermore, production was also affected by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, forcing Yeun to drop out of the project.

In January 2023, Yeun formally announced that he would be exiting the project, citing scheduling conflicts as the reason for dropping out. Marvel is yet to formally announce a replacement for Yeun in the movie, which is expected to begin filming in March or April 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jake Schreier, who worked with Yeun on the Netflix series Beef, will be taking the director’s chair for Thunderbolts. Eric Pearson wrote the screenplay with Lee Sung Jin doing rewrites. Thunderbolts is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.