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Henry Cavill is all set to return to the big screen with Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedyArgylle. The actor was last seen as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix filmEnola Holmes 2and also reprised his role as Superman in a cameo inBlack Adam. Though he was supposed to continue his tenure as Superman, he had to retire from the role as the DCU underwent a reboot.
Cavill plays the role of the fictional super spy Argylle in the eponymous film which follows a fiction writer being hunted by a crime syndicate after she predicts real-life events in her novels. TheWitcherstar is picture-perfect for a spy role and has long been in the running for James Bond. However, his look inArgyllehas been drawing massive trolls online.
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Henry Cavill’s Superman Woes
Henry Cavillseemed to have had a sad 2022 as he lost out on two of his biggest roles one after the other. Cavill was cast as Clark Kent a.k.a Superman in Zack Snyder’sMan of Steeland would reprise his role in subsequent films such asBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeandJustice League.
The latter had many issues while filming, especially during post-production as director Zack Snyder left the film midway to deal with the death of his daughter. Joss Whedon stepped in to finish the project and ended up re-shooting much of the material. The resultingJustice Leaguewas critically and commercially panned and was considered to be one of the biggest disasters.
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While Cavill was supposed to star in a sequel toMan of Steel, mismanagement and a lack of vision from WB Studios led him to wait for years for a proper update. He had an extended role inZack Snyder’s Justice League, but he finally returned to the red capes in a cameo in the Dwayne Johnson starrerBlack Adam.
Henry Cavill announced in anInstagrampost that he would be returning for the role in an upcoming sequel. He also exited from his role inThe Witcher, where he played the role of Geralt of Rivia for three seasons. However, after the lackluster performance ofBlack Adam, the studio decided to revamp the franchise.
The studio hired James Gunn and Peter Safran to head the new DC Studios and draft a master plan for a new cinematic universe. Gunn announced that the universe would receive a soft reboot and restart with the first film in the new DCU,Superman: Legacy, which would feature a younger Superman. This meant that there was no place for Henry Cavill.
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Henry Cavill Returns AsArgylle
In his first role since the Superman debacle, Henry Cavill plays the role of a fictional spy inArgylle,who is a character in a series of novels written by Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard. When a real-life crime syndicate hunts down the author as she predicts their moves in the novels, she is protected by Sam Rockwell’s Aiden, an undercover spy who is nothing like Cavill.
One of the defining features of Cavill’s Argylle in the Matthew Vaughn directorial is his look. The Internet seems to hate the flat-top hairstyle of Henry Cavill in the film and the actor was recklessly trolled for the look. Cavill toldEWthat it was Matthew Vaughn’s idea. He said,
“That was actually Matthew’s pitch, his signature style. I wanted to have fun with it. Matthew said, ‘Look, this guy’s going to have a particular look and you’ve got to trust me.’ And I did! That’s the kind of thing I was looking for. I’m glad I did it.”
Though Cavill seems to be taking it sportively, fans of the actor were not happy with the outcome. A new look at the actor in his flat top hairstyle while being kissed on the cheeks by two women made the rounds on social media and ended up getting trolled.
I hate that haircut 😭
https://twitter.com/DP3_Devotee/status/1747297604914831664
It’s givingpic.twitter.com/CV5DQWRbbh
I can’t get over the fact Henry Cavil looks like Buzz from Home Alone
https://twitter.com/Objective_Piece/status/1747411154794692731
Henry Cavill was compared to hisBlack Adamco-star The Rock due to his signature eyebrow raise and drew comparisons to the old flat top photo of The Rock that became a meme.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
