Henry Cavill on Fame, Haters and the Pressures of Playing Superman
IN A WORLD OF HEROES…
Talking to Henry Cavill reminds me of something from my childhood. When I was six, my favourite actor was Michael Keaton. A year later, my allegiance shifted; Keaton was replaced by Warren Beatty. This wasn’t because, as a seven-year-old cinephile, I saw Reds and weighed its considerable merits against Keaton’s work in Mr. Mom. It was because in 1989, Michael Keaton was Batman. And Batman was the best movie ever made — until Dick Tracy came out. That’s how it is for kids. Their affection is intense, fickle, and easily swayed by marketing. Once they find a hero, though, it’s all encompassing. I didn’t just love Batman or Dick Tracy, I loved everything about them, including and especially whoever pretended to be them professionally…
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