While DC and Henry Cavill fans mourned his shocking departure from the franchise after James Gunn’s appointment, the Superman actor has put this association behind him to move on to other exciting projects. With his name being discussed as a potential James Bond, Cavill will be channeling his inner spy in his next project directed by Matthew Vaughn titled Argylle.
The film which also co-stars Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Dua Lipa, is said to be a very James Bond-esque thriller in which Cavill plays a suave secret agent. While the trailer of the film has given nothing away, Vaughn seems to have mapped out the future pretty comprehensively by confirming his desire to expand it into two sequels. Cavill for his part, was particular that Argylle must fulfill one condition to be able to move on to the next film.
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Henry Cavill Will Do An Argylle Sequel If This Condition Is Met
Argylle starring Henry Cavill as a slick secret agent, is due to hit cinemas in February 2024. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the spy thriller will see the Man of Steel star channel his inner James Bond with Bryce Dallas Howard and Dua Lipa for company. The trailer of the film has intrigued audiences even more by giving nothing away in terms of the plot, which the Kick Ass filmmaker intentionally planned to keep the surprise element alive.
Vaugh though, has already envisioned a plan to make Argylle a franchise of sorts in the future with his desire to expand the film into two sequels. His lead actor Henry Cavill who was excited to take on this interesting character, spoke to Total Film about the experience. The Witcher star expressed his thoughts on certain conditions that would justify a second and third film.
“As long as the story is good, and the character has a place to go, and it fits in with everything else that I’m trying to build and do, then great.”
Cavill went on to add that his pleasant working relationship with Matthew Vaughn would definitely work in their favor when the time came to create a sequel. With the release of Argylle around the corner, time will tell if the British star’s charisma makes the film laugh all the way to the box office.
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Henry Cavill’s Alternative Action Sequence In Argylle Will Get Heads Turning
The trailer of Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle has dropped online and has only heightened the intrigue factor with its smart choice of keeping the main narrative under wraps. One of the sequences that briefly featured in the trailer though, was an interesting action sequence involving Cavill, Sam Rockwell, and Bryce Dallas Howard on a moving train.
The British actor’s titular protagonist who is actually a fictional hero in Howard’s character’s novel, is continuously seen by the author as her savior from spies in place of her actual protector, the geeky Sam Rockwell. This required both Cavill and Rockwell to mimic each other’s moves to precision as each of these segments had to be shot in exactly the same manner and edited to create the scene.
The DC alum and the Jojo Rabbit star spent a lot of time and effort to mirror each other’s movements to perfection. Cavill in an interview with Entertainment Weekly while promoting Argylle, revealed how he and Rockwell worked through these challenges and fed off each other’s strengths to produce a satisfying end product.
“Sam and I were watching each other and just trying to make sure that we had a similarity of movements. Certain movements worked better for him, so I would mimic those, and then different movements in other places worked better for me, so he would copy those. Fight scenes are tricky and complex, especially in a cramped space like that with lots of hard edges.”
Cavill was also grateful to be able to do an arduous fight scene with a competent co-star like Rockwell, instead of going through the rigors of the scene all alone.
Argylle is set to release in theaters worldwide on 2nd February 2024.
