Henry Cavillis still a little shaken (and stirred!) over his failedJames Bondaudition.
In aninterviewwithMen’s Healthfor the magazine’s December cover story, the British actor, 36, opened up about his early-2000s track record of missing out on major movie roles — including an admittedly unsuccessful screen test for 007 in 2006’sCasino Royale.
“I probably could have prepared better,” Cavill recalled of the audition, where he was asked to reenact a scene of the first James Bond, Sean Connery, exiting a bathroom in nothing but a towel.
Though the tryout didn’t go as well as he would have hoped, the actor, who stars in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi seriesThe Witcher, said the feedback he received helped him to improve his craft and set him up for a successful career.
Courtesy of Ben Watts for Men’s Health
Henry Cavill.Courtesy of Ben Watts for Men’s Health
Cavill may not have landed that coveted spy role — a characterDaniel Craigwill embody for the fifth time in next year’sNo Time To Die— but he would eventually win the job of portraying the equally iconicSupermanin 2013 with Man of Steel.
Cavill still had a tough go-around with narrowly losing out on high-profile roles early in his career, prior to Superman making him a household name. As he revealed toMen’s Health, the 2006 filmTristan + Isoldeinstead went toJames Franco, while in 2008 he lost out on the lead role inTwilightto Robert Pattinson.
Men’s Health, December 2019.Courtesy of Ben Watts for Men’s Health
“I wasn’t ecstatic about not getting these things,” Cavill said of his string of denials, “but I was so used to disappointment from the acting business, and also from boarding school. ‘No, you’re not good enough’ — that wasn’t anything new to me.”
Despiterumorsthat he has cut ties with the superhero character that made him ubiquitous, Cavill assured he’s not totally done with Clark Kent yet: “The cape is in the closet. It’s still mine.”
“I’ve not given up the role,” he added. “There’s a lot I have to give for Superman yet. A lot of storytelling to do. A lot of real, true depths to the honesty of the character I want to get into. I want to reflect the comic books. That’s important to me. There’s a lot of justice to be done for Superman. The status is: You’ll see.”
The Witcherlands on Netflix Dec. 20.
source: people.com
