Having good looks is one of those traits that is not required for being an incredible actor but it certainly helps. Henry Cavill is one of the most blessed actors in that context. Cavill has also topped the list of the Most Handsome Man of the Year awards on multiple occasions. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz, Matthew Vaugh talked about how he has utilized the looks of the actor in multiple movies.
Matthew Vaughn says that Henry Cavill is blessed with looks
Henry Cavill worked for the first time with Matthew Vaughn back in 2007 in the fantasy adventure movie, Stardust and made a huge impact on the movie for his portrayal of Humphrey. However, his role in the movie was a brief one, and even his appearance was so different that even if people watched Stardust today, not everyone would be able to recognize the Man of Steel actor.
Henry Cavill and Matthew Vaughn recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast and Josh Horowitz asked the director why he always keeps getting Cavill weird haircuts for his movies. Vaughn said,
“When you’re blessed with this face, it gives you poetic license to have a little bit more fun with it.”
Henry Cavill further weighed on the topic and revealed that Vaughn was the first person to get him a mustache for a role as well and went on to appreciate the director. He said,
“I suppose actually one of the great things is that Matthew allows me to be characters which a lot of people don’t. They want me to be a certain thing and so I’m really enjoying acting more now and being a bit more loose and enjoying playing something left of stoic.”
Matthew Vaughn further opened up about how the first audition of Cavill went with him for the role of Humphrey.
Matthew Vaughn opens up about Henry Cavill’s first audition for Stardust
Josh Horowitz further asked Matthew Vaughn about what he saw in The Witcher actor back in 2007 when he auditioned for the movie, Stardust. Vaughn opened up and revealed that he knew that Cavill could portray the role of Humphrey to perfection. When asked what prompted him to cast Cavill in Stardust, Vaughn replied, ‘Charm.’ He said,
“You know Humphrey was meant to be, what’s the word, a d*ck but he had to have a charm to him. Especially at the end, I was always wanting the look between you[Cavill] and De Niro[Robert De Niro] shared at the end. It’s priceless and I knew Henry could do that. I just knew he could do it. I had no doubt.”
Matthew Vaughn’s recent movie, Argylle starring Henry Cavill in the titular role was released in the theatres recently and has been a massive disappointment to the fans. The movie flopped heavily at the box office on its opening weekend with $18 million in domestic ticket sales and a worldwide tally of $35 million.
