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WhenMan of Steelpremiered 11 years ago, the opening scene struck a chord among the fans of the comic book community for being too grimdark and depressing for a Superman movie. Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent existed in a constant vacuum of isolation, traveling around the world looking for odd jobs in even odder places.
In reality, Clark Kent’s life was not that different from the one Cavill once lived during his time as an aspiring actor. While most struggling artists who want to make it in Hollywood live off their wages as waiters, bartenders, or busboys in LA, Cavill too did the same halfway around the world in the UK.
Henry Cavill Earns a Moniker Before Hollywood Fame
The road to stardom is often paved with struggles and no one knows it better than the dreamers who aspire to be great one day. In Hollywood, the dreamers come in abundance while only a few make it to the very top. Even as some succeed as A-listers, famed and renowned across the world, most of them got their early start doing odd jobs to pay the rent while appearing for auditions.
Henry Cavillwas no different. The young Brit who was inspired by Russell Crowe as a teenager, never finished school beyond 17 and made a life-altering decision right after graduation in pursuit of his passion for acting. While moving from audition to audition looking for the role that would make him big, Cavill took on a multitude of odd jobs to keep himself from starving.
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While some of those jobs did pay well, others were just not worth the effort. However, Cavill was up for any curveball that life could throw his way. One of the jobs involved dog walking for a journalist who had secretly named him “Hot Henry,” crediting his Hollywood looks and charm and predicting his potentially big future.
Meanwhile, another job involved bartending at a cocktail bar in Trafalgar Square where Cavill lied on the resume to get the job but ended up clueless when it came down to it, later admitting that“I was awful”(viaSouth China Morning Post).
Henry Cavill’s Long-Winded Rise to the Top
Even with his charming looks and potential future in the industry, Henry Cavill’s rise to the top was a feat in itself. With no big acting credits to his name, the actor failed to make a mark where it counted untilThe Count of Monte Cristocame along, followed byThe Tudorswhere he played Charles Brandon.
In 2005, soon after losing out on the role of Cedric Diggory inHarry Potterto Robert Pattinson,Casino Royaledropped in his lap, although he was deemed too young for the role. Meanwhile, theTwilightauthor personally wanted him as the lead star of the 2008 film, but after numerous production delays, he was deemed too old for the part of Edward.
Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40K Production Takes the Centre Stage but Leaves the Fate Another American Fan-Favorite Hanging in the Balance
Time seemed to dance around Henry Cavill as he arrived either too early or too late to a studio project. His iconic career-making roles as Superman and the Witcher in DC and Netflix respectively also spiraled into chaos, propelling him into further controversy.
Now, it seems that Hot Henry has finally found his footing within the industry at Amazon with the Warhammer live-action project, Voltron live-action movie, the Highlander reboot, and a new action thriller directed by Guy Ritchie co-starring him with Jake Gyllenhaal and Eiza Gonzalez calledIn the Grey.
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
