Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Hot with a Chance of Sexy: Henry Cavill



Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane... oh, wait. It is a bird. And right above this text is Henry Cavill, the star of 2013's Man of Steel. This tasty lookin' Taurus Water Pig- which sounds like someone's description of his sexual proclivities on Grindr & not an Western/Eastern astrology sign - was born May 5, 1983 in Jersey (old Jersey, part of the Channel Islands- not New Jersey part of the Douchebag Islands). Henry was born the 4th of five boys, and has said that if hadn't become an actor, he would've joined the army or become an Egyptologist. He could definitely do me more before 9AM than the rest of y'all could all day and that's all I know. Anywho, I digress.

Henry's first role was in the Count of Monte Cristo (2002), after which he continued on with some television works that I had never heard of and some supporting work in movies throughout the early 2000s. I am being blase about these roles and parts because, as you can see from these pictures, this cat is rather like a chameleon and if you weren't looking for his ass in any of the nonchalantly aforementioned, you probably would've missed him. Henry's big break- or rather, the point that bitches all over America hit pause on their DVRs & asked all at once, "Who IS that?"- came in 2007 with Showtime's The Tudors. Cavill made everyone's special area glisten for three years as we watched him play the part of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
Once called the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood", Cavill was up for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)- the role went to Robert Pattinson. Then, Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight series called Cavill her "perfect Edward" and fought like the undead to get him cast as Edward Cullen. We all know who got that part as well. Also in 2005, Henry was one of the final contenders for Casino Royale, but the producers wanted an older James Bond and went with Daniel Craig. Can't a chap get a break, damn?!
Luckily, Henry persevered, read inspirational poems like "Don't You Quit", and starting living "The Secret". I kid. I have no idea what his motivation was to stick with acting, but it seems to be paying off. He plays the lead role of Theseus in the upcoming Immortals movie, as well as starring alongside Bruce Willis next year in some mess called In the Cold Light of Day (and I only call it a mess because when you see the name Bruce Willis on the billing these days, your mind automatically envisions the Little Man movie critic vacating his chair right before you would). Continuing alongside his professional largess, Cavill got engaged to his girl, Ellen Whitaker, 2 days before his birfday earlier this year. Bully for the couple, but if it doesn't work out, he can always chill in my Fortress of Solitude.

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