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Henry Cavill is Warner Bros' Superman

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Henry Cavill is Warner Bros' Superman28 year old British actor Henry Cavill has been cast as Superman in the upcoming Christopher Nolan / Zack Snyder reboot, Deadline is reporting. Interestingly, Cavill lost the Batman role to Bale in '05. But keyboard casting calls have been a favorite fan activity for years, and the game has just begun on this 2012 release.

Cavill just wrapped production on The Cold Light of Day and stars in the upcoming Immortals, opening this fall. Directed by Tarsem Sing, Caville in Immortals plays the he-man Greek warrior Theseus who battles mythological gods including Poseidon, Zeus, Minotaur, and Herecles. Given that set up, Warner Bros clearly has chosen a more macho leading man for Superman than the previous Brandon Routh. And just like it did with Christian Bale in the Batman reboot, the studio has gone with a British actor. In fact, Cavill also auditioned for the Batman role but lost out to Bale in 2005. He also was a contender for James Bond but was deemed too young and lost out to Daniel Craig. Clearly, Cavill is a franchise waiting to happen.

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