Is Zack Snyder Betting on Donald Trump to Revive Henry Cavill’s Superman?

The rumor mill did not take the weekend off. Depending on which corner of the internet you trust, Warner Bros. Discovery might be getting chopped up and sold, DC's toys might be on the table, and somehow the path back to the Snyderverse runs through Saudi money and President Donald Trump. Oh, and Henry Cavill flies again. Let’s slow this down and separate what’s being claimed from what’s actually solid.

What the reports are claiming

• WBD is allegedly on the verge of being split up and sold off, with DC's IPs up for grabs as part of a larger sale of studios, streaming, and everything else.
• A Saudi-backed deal is supposedly in the mix, paired with either Paramount/Skydance or Comcast, to buy the whole WBD operation.
• Trump, per these reports, prefers a Paramount/Skydance team-up with Saudi investment. If that does not happen, Comcast is floated as the backup plan. The pitch is that the Saudis benefit either way.
• If this goes through, the claim is that Zack Snyder's DCEU could be revived and Henry Cavill could return as Superman.
• These stories also tie in a US–Saudi 'investment corridor' worth a headline-friendly $1 trillion through 2030, which includes entertainment alongside tech, energy, infrastructure, tourism, and more. The leap being made: that this corridor could bankroll a WBD buy.
• As a bit of connective tissue, Snyder posting a Cavill-as-Superman image on Instagram on Veterans Day is presented as a wink toward all of this.
• There is also a swing at James Gunn: that his DCU could be tossed if WBD lands with Paramount/Skydance, supposedly due to his politics. The suggested alternative is a Snyder–Gunn team-up to blend Snyder's darker tone with Gunn's classic-hero vibe and possibly cross-direct within a shared DC sandbox.

Reality check

None of this has been confirmed by WBD, DC, Paramount, Skydance, Comcast, Saudi entities, or the people actually running DC Studios. M&A chatter around WBD surfaces constantly, and most of it never materializes. Treat this as rumor until there are filings, press releases, or executives on the record.

That $1 trillion 'corridor' number gets thrown around a lot. It describes a broad basket of potential investments across multiple industries through 2030, not a dedicated WBD takeover fund. Using it as proof that a DC buyout is imminent is... optimistic.

The Snyder Instagram angle? Fans read tea leaves. That does not equal confirmation of a corporate deal. Correlation is not causation, and a single post is not a strategy memo.

The bit about ditching James Gunn over 'questionable political views' is editorializing from the rumor circuit, not an on-the-record business rationale from any real buyer. Put that claim in the 'opinions, not facts' column.

If a Snyder–Gunn collaboration ever happened

As a creative what-if, a Snyder–Gunn tag team could be interesting: Snyder brings the operatic, shadow-drenched scale; Gunn brings bright, character-first classicism. There is a version of DC where those sensibilities complement each other instead of collide. But right now, that is a fan wish list, not a plan.

About that Man of Steel vs Superman comparison making the rounds

Some posts are circulating a neat little scoreboard comparing Zack Snyder's 'Man of Steel' with James Gunn's 'Superman' using Rotten Tomatoes scores and box office. Quick reminder: Gunn's 'Superman' has not released yet, so any ratings or box office numbers attached to it are placeholders at best. Do not take those figures seriously.

Where things actually stand

Officially, DC Studios is led by James Gunn and Peter Safran, and Gunn's 'Superman' is the project meant to launch their new DCU. The Snyderverse era effectively wound down years ago, and while Cavill briefly reappeared in 2022, that ship sailed. If anything truly changes on the ownership front, the people writing the checks will say so loudly and legally. Until then, this is deep industry chatter with a lot of dots being connected by imagination.

Bottom line: fun to speculate, but keep your expectations strapped in. If a real WBD sale or DC pivot is coming, you will not hear about it first from an Instagram post.