Henry Cavill Saw ‘The Flash’ And Loved Its New Supergirl The ex-Superman will not return for the role in the James Gunn era, despite the Dwayne Johnson-arranged tease in Black Adam. But he’s allegedly seen the film, and has high praise for his effective replacement in it, Sasha Calle’s Supergirl, who in this alternate timeline, is the big Super instead of Clark Kent.