In the ever-fascinating landscape of Gotham, whispers are now louder than ever, as despite a new dawn looming over the city, not everyone is ready to embrace it. In the dark alleys of fandom debate, two names have found themselves echoing with fervent intensity lately: Henry Cavill and Batman. As DC charts its next chapter with a different actor than the British hunk as the Caped Crusader yet again, murmurs of what could have been have grown louder. Not every fan agrees with the chosen vigilant, and some are unwilling to let go of a vision where Cavill does not just define the S but slips into the shadows beneath the black mask.

Despite a new Batman film with Robert Pattinson slated for 2027, fans cannot seem to shake the dream of Henry Cavill as the said superhero, as for many, he embodies the perfect blend of brooding grit and heroic charm. The larger consensus on Reddit is that the ex-Superman possesses every element the Dark Knight demands. The platform is ablaze with what-ifs as Cavill loyalists argue DC fumbled not just recently but every time they overlooked the actor for Gotham’s guardian.

For those new to the superheroverse, Batman has been played in the past by actors like Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, and Ben Affleck, with Robert Pattinson taking charge in 2022. While the Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney, and Bale era was way before Henry Cavill arrived in Tinseltown, fans cannot stop envisioning him in Clooney, Affleck, and Pattinson's stead.

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It is the casting choice that never was, yet refuses to leave the minds of fans — an alternate Gotham where one Man of Steel might have ruled the night instead.

Amid David Corenswet’s outing as Superman, a Reddit post from three days ago notes: “Henry Cavill should have been casted as Bruce Wayne/Batman rather than Superman.” The post further says: “He would have been the comic accurate Bruce Wayne-looking actor with peak Batman physique.” Well, it turns out this Redditor was not the only one experiencing the epiphany, but was one of many. “I would love Henry Cavill as Batman. Sue me,” said one commentator under the post, while another added, “He is hot enough.” A third user, meanwhile, confidently probed, “I do not see why he could not be Batman just because he was Superman." The person rightly pointed out how Ryan Reynolds was both Green Lantern and Deadpool, and Chris Evans was both Human Torch and Captain America.

Like every fan discourse, however, this one too had naysayers, with one saying, "Imagine how confused and pissed certain people would be," while another discarded the argument by simply pointing out how the trend to fan-cast Henry Cavill in every role on the planet is just a "basic nerds' urge". Well, for now, the dream of Henry Cavill headlining Batman remains just that — a dream, as unfortunately, sometimes the most compelling castings live only in the minds of the audience. And Cavill’s daydreamed turn as Batman certainly takes the cake for it.

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