Could he be playing the DC Comics' character in a different movie instead – Green Lantern Corps perhaps?
It had previously been stated the studio would only shoot standalone film Aquaman this year.
Man of Steel star previously posted an Instagram of his dog Kal-El 'looking for Hal' Jordan aka Green Lantern.
Can a comedy injection from the English film-maker be what the DCEU needs to get the Superman sequel to fly?
Jay Garrick and a nasty-looking Time Wraith also make an appearance as Barry Allen goes into the Speed Force.
US television network The CW announced that it had ordered a pilot of the DC Comics show earlier this month.
According to The CW's latest promo push, the two-episode event is going to be quite the 'rumble in the jungle'.
While DC Comics' baddie Ares had been rumoured to be appearing, it seems his involvement is now official...
The tweaks will be done while lead actor Ezra Miller films Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 2.
NetherRealm studio head Ed Boon teased fans about the beta test with a cryptic tweet on Twitter.
Creative director Ed Boon recently shot down rumours about a possible March release date.
'I knew it was in trouble when he [director Joel Schumacher] said, 'Why does everything have to be so dark?'
Other top illegal downloads included Finding Dory and Suicide Squad.
There's no denying that fans desperately miss those sass-filled, motivational speeches...
Suicide Squad director David Ayer is looking to helm the supervillain movie, based on the recent DC Comics' series.
Wilson previously worked with director James Wan on The Conjuring, Insidious and their respective sequels.
Nocturnal Animals actor recently followed Geoff Johns and Joe Manganiello on Twitter, which has fans speculating.
He joins a cast including Will Arnett as the hero with Michael Cera and Rosario Dawson as Robin and Batgirl.
Following Thanksgiving, the four-night event will begin on Monday 28 November and conclude on Thursday 1 December.
In The CW show's latest episode, Kara Danvers referred to a 'vigilante' who sounds a lot like Bruce Wayne...
'They were gonna give me a lot of of money, but I was like, nah,' the Nocturnal Animals star admitted.
YouTube users think Smith is the best man for the job thanks to his work on The Flash TV series, however.