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An opportunity to star in a film that would end up defining the actor by the character for generations comes once in a lifetime. Henry Cavill knew that before he signed on to play Superman in 2013’sMan of Steel.
Cavill, with his mighty vigor, fulfilled the legacy of the character in a way that fans of his work believe to this day that no one could ever do better. But, playing a role like that was not an easy job for him.
Zack Snyder had a vision for the character and that vision demanded a lot from Cavill. The British actor had to go through intense workout regimes and bring down his body fat percentage to 7%.
But, prior to his lean days on the set ofMan of Steel,Henry Cavill had almost sabotaged his physique as he had to be a chubby character for this $25M thriller.
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Henry Cavill Consumed Heavy Calories ForThe Cold Light of Day
Starring alongside the legendBruce Willisin this thriller, Cavill is stuck in Spain trying to make sense of his family’s abduction.
Mabrouk El Mechri’sThe Cold Light of Day(2012)had a rather highly capableHenry Cavillplay an average guy.
In a recently surfaced video on Youtube, the actor is found talking about his preparation for the film.
“I was told I wasn’t after a single press-up or sit-up, and to eat and drink as much as possible, and be as average and normal as I possibly could.”
He candidly shared that the film quite literally had him against the wall as he had turned down another project where he had to be super fit.
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Henry Cavill Had To Be The Complete Opposite Of Superman
Cavill had to be the polar opposite inThe Cold Light of Dayas opposed to his confident and mature performance inMan of Steel.
In the face of a deadly threat like General Zod who would annihilate humanity to bring Krypton to life, Henry Cavill had to be at his absolute best, a hero who knows what he has to do.
But, he admitted that he had to learn the mannerisms of a normal street guy whose life had turned upside down.
He explained further –
“It was just an idea that the preparation was – be less competent and walk with less balance. So, the preparation was different…it’s difficult to prepare for something like that, you just have to feel it in the moment and run with it.”
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Just a year after the film, Henry Cavill had to carry the immense weight of the majestic cape and save the people of Earth, and it was a huge transformation graduating from a normal guy gobbling up calories to breaking the sound barrier as Superman.
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Ojaswi Chaudhary
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Extremely passionate about a great story since the little guy was 8. He has lived through nothing short of almost 300 of Hollywood’s finest pieces of work, and is now creating some of his own here at FandomWire. He loves to make time for a good book and a good meal.
