Henry Cavill lost the role of Superman because… he was old

Currently, plans to make a new movie revolving around the character Superman are being carried out by DC Studios, but all promotion activities do not call for Henry Cavill. The 39-year-old actor affirmed that this was “not an easy news to accept” for him personally.

Previously, Henry Cavill soon shared with the media that he would return to the role of Superman in the new project being conducted by the studio. However, according to the latest information released by the studio, the new film will exploit Superman’s youthful years and the studio will look for a younger actor than Henry Cavill.

Currently, DC Studios and parent company Warner Brothers are both reviewing film projects with very drastic changes. Cavill has played Superman since 2013 in the movie “Man of Steel.” The last time he played Superman was in the movie “Black Adam” – a movie released this year.

In October, after giving up the main role in the series “The Witcher” shown on the online platform, Henry Cavill announced that he would return to the role of Superman in a new film project. However, this week, Henry Cavill made a post on social networks to share about a difficult encounter for him, when the studio representative called him to chat and inform him about the latest decision.

In his post on social networks, Henry Cavill wrote: “I will not return to the role of Superman. I was originally informed by the studio about the new film project in October, and now I have received this notice, Indeed, the latest news that just arrived is not easy news for me to accept, but that is life.

Change is something that will always happen. I respect that. The studio has a cinematic universe to build. I wish them and those involved in their new projects good luck and joy. Fans may feel a little sad, but Superman is always with you.

The time for me to wear the superhero cape is over, but the values ​​that the Superman character is imbued with will never end. I’ve had a fun journey, and now I’m going to move on, I’m going to move forward.”

In the new movie, the story will revolve around the years when young Clark Kent (Superman’s real name) was working as a reporter for the Daily Planet news newspaper. Currently, director James Gunn has begun working on the script for the new film, it is likely that Gunn will be both the writer and director of the film.

Henry Cavill lost the role of Agent 007 because… he was fat

In 2019, Henry Cavill revealed that he lost the role of Agent 007 to actor Daniel Craig because of body image issues.

The frank comments he received when auditioning for the role of Agent 007 made Henry Cavill feel very grateful, because for the first time in his life he understood that his body shape was “making it difficult” for his future acting career. mine.

In an interview conducted in 2019, Henry Cavill revealed that his journey of training to become a famous “muscular” actor was carried out after auditioning for the role of Agent 007. After the audition , he received frank assessments from the casting director – Mr. Martin Campbell.

In 2005, when people were looking for an actor to play the role of James Bond in the movie “Casino Royale”, Cavill was one of the strong choices for the role, but the final decision was made. Much to his disappointment, the role was given to Daniel Craig.

After that incident, Henry Cavill decided to lose weight and exercise diligently after Mr. Martin Campbell commented that his body was “a bit plump”. At first, not getting the role and having to receive comments that criticized his appearance made Henry Cavill more or less sad.

But over the years, Cavill looks back and feels grateful for the frank, sincere comments he made at that time, because before that, he did not pay attention to exercise and eating moderately: “I should have was able to prepare better for that audition, I still remember the casting director – Mr. Martin Campbell, saying: “You look a bit chubby, Henry.”

Before that, I didn’t know about exercising and eating well. I’m very happy that Mr. Martin said that directly to me, because I have made positive adjustments to the reality that has just been outlined to me, which has helped me become better and more complete.”

Henry Cavill caused a stir with “The Witcher” but the film was criticized for its quality

In the past few years, Henry Cavill has been noticed for his role in the series “The Witcher”, in which he continuously has scenes showing off his impressive body. Although it is not a film that receives high ratings for its content and artistic quality, Cavill’s acting and design in the film caused a stir with the audience.

Cavill revealed that in order to get impressive muscle scenes in this movie, he was forced to abstain from drinking water for 3 days before performing the topless scenes.

“Dieting is difficult, you feel hungry all the time, but when you are forced to not drink water for 3 days, everything is even more terrible, there are times when I crave water so much that I can smell the water somewhere. around me,” the actor said.

“It’s not that I can’t drink a drop of water at all for 3 days, but on the first day I’ll only drink 1.5 liters of water, on the 2nd day I’ll drink half a liter, and on the 3rd day I’ll not drinking water to film scenes showing off sharp muscles on the fourth day,” Henry Cavill revealed.

The film series “The Witcher” is set in the Middle Ages, on a land called the Continent continent, the main character is Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), a hunter. Mighty monsters go everywhere to defeat terrifying monsters.

The attraction of “The Witcher” mainly comes from… the beauty of actor Henry Cavill’s appearance. The film has many fantasy qualities adapted from the best-selling book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.