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British actor Henry Cavill to play 'Superman'
by Anter Prakash Singh - January 31, 2011 - comments
Cavill started his acting career in 2001. He featured as Albert Mondego in 2002’s 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' He also had a small role in ‘Stardust.’
British actor Henry Cavill has been chosen to play the role of iconic superhero, 'Superman,' in the new movie by Warner Bros. Pictures and set to release in December 2012.
The new 'Superman' movie will be directed by Zack Snyder, and produced by Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan.
Till now the role of 'Superman' has been played by many actors like George Reeves, Brandon Routh, Dean Cain and Christopher Reeves.
Brandon Routh portrayed the superhero in 2006 release 'Superman Returns' which was not as successful as expected.
About Cavill as actor
The 27-years-old actor was a part of the cast of HBO’s, 'The Tudors' where he portrayed the character of Charles Brandon. He will now be featuring in the big screen flick, 'The Immortals.'
Earlier, the actor had narrowly missed the chance of featuring in the ‘Superman Returns.'
The actor had also auditioned for the lead role in 'Batman Begins’ in 2005 but lost to co-British actor, Christopher Bale.
Cavill started his acting career in 2001. He featured as Albert Mondego in 2002’s 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' He also had a small role in ‘Stardust.’
He even auditioned for the role of James Bond but was considered too young for the role at the time of audition.
The role of 'Superman' has always been played by a lesser known actor. Going by the tradition, Cavill has been in Hollywood for quite some time, he is not a household name.
Cavill is 6’1” in height and has a good physique which was required for his roles in ‘The Tudors’ and now 'The Immortals' in which he plays the role of a Greek warrior.
The only question is that will the actor succeed in dropping his British accent?
Most superheroes British actors
The other contenders for this role included Matthew Goode of ‘Watchmen’s’, Armie Hammer of 'The Social Network' fame, Joe Manganiello of 'True Blood' and Colin O’ Donaghue of ‘The Rites.'
So far almost all the superheroes have been British actors, including Cavill.
These include Christian Bale, who acted as Batman and Andrew Garfield who played 'Spiderman.' Though Garfield was born in the United States, he has been raised in UK.
The role of 'Superman' has always been played by a lesser known actor. Going by the tradition, Cavill has been in Hollywood for quite some time, he is not a household name.
If Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan think that Cavill can play the role of Superman successfully, there is no doubt that he can.