Batman & Robin Director Joel Schumacher Gave Henry Cavill His Big Break Despite His Movie Making Only $200K at Box Office: ‘This film provided him his first leading role’

Henry Cavill is now an actor who is recognized by almost everyone. He is big in the Hollywood industry and is now stepping into the production side of cinema as he works on Warhammer 40000. His career took a long time to lift off and even longer to make it to where he is now. His talent is only improving and his fame is only rising.

His career started off with his passion for theatre and acting. He slowly grew in the field and is now one of the biggest actors in the industry. From finding his first role to leading as Superman, the actor has come a long way with some of the most iconic characters in his roster. One fact that may not be known by many is that Joel Schumacher plays a big role in his success.

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Joel Schumacher Helped In Henry Cavill’s Rise In Cinema

Henry Cavill starred in Joel Schumacher’s 2009 movie. Starring alongside Michael Fassbender, the actor got his first lead role in Blood Creek. The movie gained only an average amount of success and was no special film to stand out. Both the actors were only starting in their careers, with Cavill barely even being known by many people in the industry.

Now both Fassbender and Cavill are renowned. Although the movie ended up making only $200k at the box office, it was a monumental movie for Cavill as it was the first-ever lead role that he got to play. It proved that the actor can take up bigger, more important roles in movies, and can bring justice to his characters. The horror movie marked an important moment in his life as it brought into consideration other directions as to how good of an actor he really is. His character Evan left a mark, even though the reviews of the movie had not been that special.

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Henry Cavill Was Set To Play Edward Cullen In Twilight

Robert Pattinson starred as Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga. He portrayed the lead vampire in the franchise even though he was not much fond of the character personally. However, Pattinson was not the first choice to play the mind reader. Thinking of anyone except for him as Edward Cullen would seem foreign to mind because of how iconic he made the character.

But Stephenie Meyer confirmed that she wanted Henry Cavill to take up the role initially. The author’s first choice had been the Man of Steel actor, as he attracted the author and she saw her Edward Cullen in Cavill.

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Source: Watch Mojo UK