All I can say is if officially true then this sucks. HC was the primary reason I was interested in this franchise. If they choose someone else I don't know if I'll still be interested. (I'll definitely still see WW1984 and Aquaman, maybe SS2. Unsure about shazam, that looks corny. )
In summary, DC has you on the hook, and you'll see everything. LOL.
I don't get him walking out on Stratton to be diva behavior. From his camp it looked like he wasn't liking the direction the movie was going and didn't want to be attached to it (and given the end result it looks like he dodged a bullet). Though i guess on the show business level, it looks wack to leave before production starts.
It's not only how it looks. It's how much it costs in lost revenue.
They had everyone ready to go, and HC walks off. All of those employees needed to be paid for waiting, and they had to go look for HC's replacement.
They had a short window of time to do this, because time is money.
In addition, there were investors who gave their money in the belief that HC was starring and producing. He did neither.
I'm sure the remaining producers had to work overtime to convince the investors to stay. There might have been one that left, and they needed to find someone else to foot the bill. That all created extra work that could have been avoided.
It is just a big old can of worms, and it would have been better for HC to take an L than to walk off w/a bad reputation and a lawsuit.
I like MBJ. I really do (😛) but I don't see him as superman. And I doubt he'd want to take on that role. Plus I think that was just mindless speculation.
Henry Cavill is in demand. After all, the movie star is pitched opposite Tom Cruise - as the CIA agent in MI6 for the sixth installment of the episode, which hit the cinemas this summer. It's Cavill's first big action role, for which he doesn’t get into a Superhero costume. He became famous with the S on his chest - and somehow his own life is also a transformation like that of Clark Kent to Superman. Only it is hard-earned.
Meeting point: Hall 11 of the Warner Brothers studios, about 15 minutes northwest of London. When we first met HC during the shooting of MI6, we almost did not recognize him: he wears sweatpants and a gray t-shirt, a bushy mustache on his face, and his cheeks cover a three-day beard. Where did the baby-face Clark Kent go?
Anyway, you can imagine how Superman starring Cavill during the filming of JL film interacts with the other heroes. "We once had Superman, Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg in the gym - that was fun!", he tells us. Even now at the studio backlot they have set up a fitness room for him, very spacious and equipped with all kinds of tools - short dumbbells, weights, even ski-ergometers. As C warms up, he demonstrates short strikes and kicks for the photographer. Even more than his powerful, muscular arms, his smooth moves make it clear to anyone present that it would not be a good idea to engage with the athlete. During the shooting, Cavill is led by Wolfgang Wolfie stuntman and actor, with whom he has been working since the start of MI6.
The actor's martial arts combo may impress the untrained eye, but Cavill himself was disappointed with his performance approach: I've started to learn the basic techniques, he says, while critically vetting the photographer's first images. Until then, he had only experience in cinematic martial arts
As he says, it is important that everything looks like he can do it. But I can really do it. I think it is simply no longer okay to fake the whole stunts. As an actor, the Briton is a natural, anyway, at the age of 17, he was cast at the school theater for the lead roles in Shakespeare dramas. But then came the first setbacks: Castings for superheroes and action movies, where he struggled. Today, C still grabs weights after a hard day's work or hitches his training partner to be prepared for real stunts.
New learning instead of old routines
He does that not only because of his job but also because of his inner drive: "It's good to be able to protect yourself and others around you." Practically, martial arts training is also a great workout : I like to go to the gym. But if I have to work hard and flat out, then I'd like to learn a few new tricks and not just work for the sake of the results
But not only to start looking like his Superman role, but also to make a punchy CIA agent believable, he has to learn other techniques: Taekwondo is new to C, as is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, whose throw and grip techniques made it very special to him. From time to time, he even trains with a sports legend like RG, the 10-time mixed-martial arts world champion. Like C, RG lives in London, where he is a martial arts academy leader. In the Dojo there is a culture of respect with a hierarchical structure, the most experienced are at the top. "All martial artists I know are unbelievably nice and courtly people, says C." There's nothing aggressive or impulsive about it. Each meeting begins with a heartfelt hug - not like mates, but one with both arms: how are you? Come, take a deep breath. Let us go together on the mat and we start training, then we train hard. Everything is so relaxed. A training in the dojo is simply absolutely refreshing "It also teaches him mentally not to lose the temper in the fight" and save it for the moment, if you are in a situation, to have to beat your opponent. Then you will consume all your energy.
Mobility instead of muscle packages for the actor
The aim of the workout is no longer just to build visible muscles. While in BVS, according to his own estimates, he was enormously strong, he puts another focus on training in preparation for JL. It is important to him to optimize his movements. I consider myself a focused person and think that this is absolutely necessary to achieve his goals. He is the memorable face for Boss eyewear with the hashtag #sharpenyourfocus. After all, a lack of concentration and focus can easily lead to a lack of good results.
When Cavill is in front of the camera, correct movements are as important to us as we are to maximize power. During the training with his long-time coach Michael Blevins, the focus was more on Crossfit exercises, so now less technically demanding weight-lifting that provokes no injury, more of "really strenuous exercises without a break, but great at burning fat." C finds it pleasant that the workouts are no more as hard as before, "because I just do not spend the whole time just about weights" But this workouts are in another way extremely exhausting and demanding
Targeting goals rather than following the plan
For the training to be fruitful, Cavill's key to success is a tough mix of discipline and lightness. Coming from the British Channel Island of Jersey, the actor has now reached a point in his life, where he has understood the immense importance of balance, "my perspective on life and the things that gave me joy have come a long way. Nevertheless, he loves to earn the laurels of a hard, strenuous workouts, his goals today are not less ambitious than they used to be, and even outside the gym the showman brings more variety into his everyday life - when he's not on set or training his body to top form, he races in a kart, gets his motorcycle license, or just sleeps a long time. He's been improving his cooking skills at home without a coach. He taught himself how to cook a lamb shoulder. It tasted amazingly good, he says, and it sounds like he's a little surprised, although, he admits, on the sauce, he would probably have to work a bit more
Whether on the stove, on the weight bench or in general: it is always important not to exaggerate the things. I keep a pretty good pace right now in my more lifestyle-oriented life, he says "When I'm doing a specific workout, I know my body will look that way, I make sure my diet is good and rich, but I have a knack for keeping a diet all the time, so if I feel like it, I'll just spend three days at the Cheat-Days steak, then I'll pack again properly, nurture myself sensibly, and return to a specific starting point. It's more fun for him than working off rigid plans, and he works, I'm very purposeful, and I can work extremely focused when I have a specific goal in mind, and if that's what I want, I like to earn it too.
I missed it’s another article in another men’s health magazine - nothing new there.
I wonder if HC will ever surprise me the way Taylor Swift did - no NOT by suddenly becoming political, but may be showing up in a different type of magazine rather than his usual men’s health fare. Maybe something that discusses theatre or acting techniques. Hey, even The Rock surprised me by broadening his range by singing in Moana! (And he had a good voice!)
I missed it’s another article in another men’s health magazine - nothing new there.
I agree. There's another interview with the director of Nomis, and it's a total fluff piece. It jumps leaps and bounds.
I wonder if HC will ever surprise me the way Taylor Swift did - no NOT by suddenly becoming political, but may be showing up in a different type of magazine rather than his usual men’s health fare.
He did GQ and it was a great read. Of course, HC didn't like, but I did.
Maybe something that discusses theatre or acting techniques. Hey, even The Rock surprised me by broadening his range by singing in Moana! (And he had a good voice!)
It was interesting to begin with, then it slipped into the usual staples of his early years in acting, his Dad not approving, the moustache — you catch my drift. Yet, the author says they had ‘lengthy’ conversation, but it seems any chance of a more interesting conversation has been ‘steered away’ to the mundane and repetitive. It’s getting more obvious now it’s not the journo’s fault (sometimes), but more the actor who just want to repeat stuff. If so, I wonder why bother granting interviews? He should just do a Garbo and say, “I vant to be alone”, then distribute his well written and sanitised scripted answers containing the same stuff.
It was interesting to begin with, then it slipped into the usual staples of his early years in acting, his Dad not approving, the moustache — you catch my drift. Yet, the author says they had ‘lengthy’ conversation, but it seems any chance of a more interesting conversation has been ‘steered away’ to the mundane and repetitive. It’s getting more obvious now it’s not the journo’s fault (sometimes), but more the actor who just want to repeat stuff. If so, I wonder why bother granting interviews? He should just do a Garbo and say, “I vant to be alone”, then distribute his well written and sanitised scripted answers containing the same stuff.
He should do the Garbo thing, because it's totally Groundhog Day w/these interviews. I love that he said (for the second time) that he wanted to speak on the Me Too stuff, but when there is enough time dedicated to it.
Hmm... sounds like the bureau thought long and hard for that response.
It was interesting to begin with, then it slipped into the usual staples of his early years in acting, his Dad not approving, the moustache — you catch my drift. Yet, the author says they had ‘lengthy’ conversation, but it seems any chance of a more interesting conversation has been ‘steered away’ to the mundane and repetitive. It’s getting more obvious now it’s not the journo’s fault (sometimes), but more the actor who just want to repeat stuff. If so, I wonder why bother granting interviews? He should just do a Garbo and say, “I vant to be alone”, then distribute his well written and sanitised scripted answers containing the same stuff.
He should do the Garbo thing, because it's totally Groundhog Day w/these interviews. I love that he said (for the second time) that he wanted to speak on the Me Too stuff, but when there is enough time dedicated to it.
Hmm... sounds like the bureau thought long and hard for that response.
It’s just getting ridiculous really. I mean a magazine pays a journalist to write an intereview or profile about him, and 99% of the stuff are stuff already mentioned before. I’d be wondering, why should I bother paying the journo, when anyone could just look through all his past interviews in Google to find the very same stuff? I guess that’s why the GQ article had to give new stuff — the writer was paid a lot of money including the trip to the UK. (Then he lost his phone — so that cost a lot.)
He should do the Garbo thing, because it's totally Groundhog Day w/these interviews. I love that he said (for the second time) that he wanted to speak on the Me Too stuff, but when there is enough time dedicated to it.
Hmm... sounds like the bureau thought long and hard for that response.
It’s just getting ridiculous really. I mean a magazine pays a journalist to write an intereview or profile about him, and 99% of the stuff are stuff already mentioned before. I’d be wondering, why should I bother paying the journo, when anyone could just look through all his past interviews in Google to find the very same stuff?
I guess as people who follow HC we know it rehashed. Who knows if they know it?
I guess that’s why the GQ article had to give new stuff — the writer was paid a lot of money including the trip to the UK. (Then he lost his phone — so that cost a lot.)
Now, that journalist knew HC regurgitates the same stuff, and HC tried to say the guy took editorial liberties. If that were the case, if I were HC, I wouldn't have issued out an apology. Of course, HC said it, but he had to save face somehow.
I would love for that guy to do another interview, and HC should as well. It got people talking about him, even if it was bad news, which isn't always so bad.
He should do the Garbo thing, because it's totally Groundhog Day w/these interviews. I love that he said (for the second time) that he wanted to speak on the Me Too stuff, but when there is enough time dedicated to it.
Hmm... sounds like the bureau thought long and hard for that response.
It’s just getting ridiculous really. I mean a magazine pays a journalist to write an intereview or profile about him, and 99% of the stuff are stuff already mentioned before. I’d be wondering, why should I bother paying the journo, when anyone could just look through all his past interviews in Google to find the very same stuff?
I guess as people who follow HC we know it rehashed. Who knows if they know it?
When I first got interested in HC, I googled him. There was more variety in earlier articles about him before he was discovered to be the MOS. Once he was cast as MOS, that’s when the regurgitation started and got worse and worse. I followed a lot of other actors, and I must say, articles about him are more regurgitated and have the usual staples. There were some attempt of variation during the Man From Uncle press junket — that was good, but then some of his stories (like urinating at the top of some hotel or sex as cardio didn’t go down well with some audiences).
Unfortunately, the only time there is ‘variety’ is when he has a new GF or something about him gets reported on the boards (like IMDB). I think that’s why people just go to the boards or the fansites. There are more ‘news’ in those places than in the ‘official’ articles about him.
I guess that’s why the GQ article had to give new stuff — the writer was paid a lot of money including the trip to the UK. (Then he lost his phone — so that cost a lot.)
Now, that journalist knew HC regurgitates the same stuff...
That journo did their research... Although as one entertainment journalist said — a lot of them in them in the profession are just happy with the freebies they get from the studio so they don’t really bother much, or in the case of HC, he just sticks with a given script...
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Reply by Poetist
on September 17, 2018 at 4:02 PM
In summary, DC has you on the hook, and you'll see everything. LOL.
It's not only how it looks. It's how much it costs in lost revenue.
They had everyone ready to go, and HC walks off. All of those employees needed to be paid for waiting, and they had to go look for HC's replacement.
They had a short window of time to do this, because time is money.
In addition, there were investors who gave their money in the belief that HC was starring and producing. He did neither.
I'm sure the remaining producers had to work overtime to convince the investors to stay. There might have been one that left, and they needed to find someone else to foot the bill. That all created extra work that could have been avoided.
It is just a big old can of worms, and it would have been better for HC to take an L than to walk off w/a bad reputation and a lawsuit.
I agree on all parts.
Reply by Poetist
on September 20, 2018 at 4:57 AM
McQ on HC.
Reply by Poetist
on September 26, 2018 at 1:31 AM
Thoughts on first interview:
Reply by Poetist
on October 2, 2018 at 5:41 PM
McQ talking about HC and MOS2. McQ seems to get the big picture in terms of how the big business machine works.
Reply by Poetist
on October 14, 2018 at 1:03 AM
Men's Health German Edition. Translated.
Henry Cavill is in demand. After all, the movie star is pitched opposite Tom Cruise - as the CIA agent in MI6 for the sixth installment of the episode, which hit the cinemas this summer. It's Cavill's first big action role, for which he doesn’t get into a Superhero costume. He became famous with the S on his chest - and somehow his own life is also a transformation like that of Clark Kent to Superman. Only it is hard-earned.
Meeting point: Hall 11 of the Warner Brothers studios, about 15 minutes northwest of London. When we first met HC during the shooting of MI6, we almost did not recognize him: he wears sweatpants and a gray t-shirt, a bushy mustache on his face, and his cheeks cover a three-day beard. Where did the baby-face Clark Kent go?
Anyway, you can imagine how Superman starring Cavill during the filming of JL film interacts with the other heroes. "We once had Superman, Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg in the gym - that was fun!", he tells us. Even now at the studio backlot they have set up a fitness room for him, very spacious and equipped with all kinds of tools - short dumbbells, weights, even ski-ergometers. As C warms up, he demonstrates short strikes and kicks for the photographer. Even more than his powerful, muscular arms, his smooth moves make it clear to anyone present that it would not be a good idea to engage with the athlete. During the shooting, Cavill is led by Wolfgang Wolfie stuntman and actor, with whom he has been working since the start of MI6. The actor's martial arts combo may impress the untrained eye, but Cavill himself was disappointed with his performance approach: I've started to learn the basic techniques, he says, while critically vetting the photographer's first images. Until then, he had only experience in cinematic martial arts
As he says, it is important that everything looks like he can do it. But I can really do it. I think it is simply no longer okay to fake the whole stunts. As an actor, the Briton is a natural, anyway, at the age of 17, he was cast at the school theater for the lead roles in Shakespeare dramas. But then came the first setbacks: Castings for superheroes and action movies, where he struggled. Today, C still grabs weights after a hard day's work or hitches his training partner to be prepared for real stunts.
New learning instead of old routines He does that not only because of his job but also because of his inner drive: "It's good to be able to protect yourself and others around you." Practically, martial arts training is also a great workout : I like to go to the gym. But if I have to work hard and flat out, then I'd like to learn a few new tricks and not just work for the sake of the results
But not only to start looking like his Superman role, but also to make a punchy CIA agent believable, he has to learn other techniques: Taekwondo is new to C, as is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, whose throw and grip techniques made it very special to him. From time to time, he even trains with a sports legend like RG, the 10-time mixed-martial arts world champion. Like C, RG lives in London, where he is a martial arts academy leader. In the Dojo there is a culture of respect with a hierarchical structure, the most experienced are at the top. "All martial artists I know are unbelievably nice and courtly people, says C." There's nothing aggressive or impulsive about it. Each meeting begins with a heartfelt hug - not like mates, but one with both arms: how are you? Come, take a deep breath. Let us go together on the mat and we start training, then we train hard. Everything is so relaxed. A training in the dojo is simply absolutely refreshing "It also teaches him mentally not to lose the temper in the fight" and save it for the moment, if you are in a situation, to have to beat your opponent. Then you will consume all your energy.
Mobility instead of muscle packages for the actor The aim of the workout is no longer just to build visible muscles. While in BVS, according to his own estimates, he was enormously strong, he puts another focus on training in preparation for JL. It is important to him to optimize his movements. I consider myself a focused person and think that this is absolutely necessary to achieve his goals. He is the memorable face for Boss eyewear with the hashtag #sharpenyourfocus. After all, a lack of concentration and focus can easily lead to a lack of good results.
When Cavill is in front of the camera, correct movements are as important to us as we are to maximize power. During the training with his long-time coach Michael Blevins, the focus was more on Crossfit exercises, so now less technically demanding weight-lifting that provokes no injury, more of "really strenuous exercises without a break, but great at burning fat." C finds it pleasant that the workouts are no more as hard as before, "because I just do not spend the whole time just about weights" But this workouts are in another way extremely exhausting and demanding
Targeting goals rather than following the plan For the training to be fruitful, Cavill's key to success is a tough mix of discipline and lightness. Coming from the British Channel Island of Jersey, the actor has now reached a point in his life, where he has understood the immense importance of balance, "my perspective on life and the things that gave me joy have come a long way. Nevertheless, he loves to earn the laurels of a hard, strenuous workouts, his goals today are not less ambitious than they used to be, and even outside the gym the showman brings more variety into his everyday life - when he's not on set or training his body to top form, he races in a kart, gets his motorcycle license, or just sleeps a long time. He's been improving his cooking skills at home without a coach. He taught himself how to cook a lamb shoulder. It tasted amazingly good, he says, and it sounds like he's a little surprised, although, he admits, on the sauce, he would probably have to work a bit more Whether on the stove, on the weight bench or in general: it is always important not to exaggerate the things. I keep a pretty good pace right now in my more lifestyle-oriented life, he says "When I'm doing a specific workout, I know my body will look that way, I make sure my diet is good and rich, but I have a knack for keeping a diet all the time, so if I feel like it, I'll just spend three days at the Cheat-Days steak, then I'll pack again properly, nurture myself sensibly, and return to a specific starting point. It's more fun for him than working off rigid plans, and he works, I'm very purposeful, and I can work extremely focused when I have a specific goal in mind, and if that's what I want, I like to earn it too.
Reply by ToniTurnyne
on October 14, 2018 at 4:15 PM
I stopped after ‘in demand’.
I missed it’s another article in another men’s health magazine - nothing new there.
I wonder if HC will ever surprise me the way Taylor Swift did - no NOT by suddenly becoming political, but may be showing up in a different type of magazine rather than his usual men’s health fare. Maybe something that discusses theatre or acting techniques. Hey, even The Rock surprised me by broadening his range by singing in Moana! (And he had a good voice!)
Just something totally different would be good...
Reply by Poetist
on October 15, 2018 at 1:20 AM
I agree. There's another interview with the director of Nomis, and it's a total fluff piece. It jumps leaps and bounds.
He did GQ and it was a great read. Of course, HC didn't like, but I did.
I agree.
Reply by Poetist
on October 19, 2018 at 3:11 AM
Loosen up a bit, HC.
Reply by Poetist
on November 1, 2018 at 1:35 AM
A little snippet that should be on the premiere thread, but I figure why bother.
Reply by Poetist
on November 2, 2018 at 1:31 AM
An interview:
Reply by ToniTurnyne
on November 2, 2018 at 6:28 PM
It was interesting to begin with, then it slipped into the usual staples of his early years in acting, his Dad not approving, the moustache — you catch my drift. Yet, the author says they had ‘lengthy’ conversation, but it seems any chance of a more interesting conversation has been ‘steered away’ to the mundane and repetitive. It’s getting more obvious now it’s not the journo’s fault (sometimes), but more the actor who just want to repeat stuff. If so, I wonder why bother granting interviews? He should just do a Garbo and say, “I vant to be alone”, then distribute his well written and sanitised scripted answers containing the same stuff.
Reply by Poetist
on November 4, 2018 at 1:20 AM
He should do the Garbo thing, because it's totally Groundhog Day w/these interviews. I love that he said (for the second time) that he wanted to speak on the Me Too stuff, but when there is enough time dedicated to it.
Hmm... sounds like the bureau thought long and hard for that response.
Reply by ToniTurnyne
on November 4, 2018 at 3:18 PM
It’s just getting ridiculous really. I mean a magazine pays a journalist to write an intereview or profile about him, and 99% of the stuff are stuff already mentioned before. I’d be wondering, why should I bother paying the journo, when anyone could just look through all his past interviews in Google to find the very same stuff? I guess that’s why the GQ article had to give new stuff — the writer was paid a lot of money including the trip to the UK. (Then he lost his phone — so that cost a lot.)
Reply by Poetist
on November 5, 2018 at 1:28 AM
I guess as people who follow HC we know it rehashed. Who knows if they know it?
Now, that journalist knew HC regurgitates the same stuff, and HC tried to say the guy took editorial liberties. If that were the case, if I were HC, I wouldn't have issued out an apology. Of course, HC said it, but he had to save face somehow.
I would love for that guy to do another interview, and HC should as well. It got people talking about him, even if it was bad news, which isn't always so bad.
Reply by ToniTurnyne
on November 5, 2018 at 5:02 AM
When I first got interested in HC, I googled him. There was more variety in earlier articles about him before he was discovered to be the MOS. Once he was cast as MOS, that’s when the regurgitation started and got worse and worse. I followed a lot of other actors, and I must say, articles about him are more regurgitated and have the usual staples. There were some attempt of variation during the Man From Uncle press junket — that was good, but then some of his stories (like urinating at the top of some hotel or sex as cardio didn’t go down well with some audiences).
Unfortunately, the only time there is ‘variety’ is when he has a new GF or something about him gets reported on the boards (like IMDB). I think that’s why people just go to the boards or the fansites. There are more ‘news’ in those places than in the ‘official’ articles about him.
That journo did their research... Although as one entertainment journalist said — a lot of them in them in the profession are just happy with the freebies they get from the studio so they don’t really bother much, or in the case of HC, he just sticks with a given script...