Henry Cavill news: Superman actor pranks Will Smith during 'Suicide Squad' panel

(Facebook / Henry Cavill)Actor Henry Cavill is DC Cinematic Universe's Superman. The Man of Steel will be seen next year in the movie "Justice League."

Another DC Cinematic Universe actor graced the "Suicide Squad" panel during the recently held San Diego Comic-Con. Actor Henry Cavill, who plays Superman on the big screen, took off his cape and wore a mask to play a prank on actor Will Smith.

Smith will be seen as the character Deadshot for the first time when "Suicide Squad" premieres next month. He was signing autographs when Cavill, wearing a "V for Vendetta" mask pretended to be one of the fans on queue as well.

While posing for a picture, Cavill took off the disguise. After the shot, he went on to thank Smith who was surprised to find out who the man behind the mask actually was. Actress Viola Davis, who was seated beside Smith, was surprised as well.

Cavill shared the moment on his Instagram account where the video starts with him saying, "Here we go. Gonna head on to the floor and see if we could get away with it. Wish me luck." Before reaching Smith, he is shown mingling with the crowd and even taking pictures with some of them. He captioned the post, "Best Comic Con yet. I got to be here for Justice League but couldn't miss Suicide Squad."

Other videos show Cavill interacting with the rest of the "Suicide Squad" present in the panel. He shook their hands and they signed his shirt, while taking his picture. The crowd is heard shouting his name while asking him to turn around so they could take pictures of him as well.

The Man of Steel will be seen in the upcoming "Justice League" movie, which is scheduled to premiere in 2017. He was previously seen in "Batman v Superman" movie where he died. The last scene suggests he will rise again, but for now, no information about the story arc has been shared.

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