With **Man Of Steel **under his belt, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice on the way and a selection of movies in the works, Henry Cavill clearly feels he’s reached the stage where he should set up a production company to develop projects for himself. He’s done just that, launching Promethean Productions, which has acquired the rights to Duncan Falconer’s Stratton novels.
The author, a pseudonym for a man who has channelled his own military background into the character, has published eight books in the series. They all focus on John Stratton, a Special Boat Service operative who works with the intelligence services in Northern Ireland. But he’ll also roam the likes of Kazakhstan, China, Europe and London in his duties.
Cavill plans to take the lead, aiming to kick off a new action franchise. There’s no word on a writer, but the producers – including Amber Ltd., which discovered the books in the first place – have assigned Hothouse Music to cover soundtrack chores and filming is currently set for next spring in London, Rome and Southern Italy, presumably during time carved out in the actor’s Justice League schedule.
Cavill will also be seen in Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which is out on August 14 next year.