Birthday Boy Henry Cavill Reveals How a Popular Video Game Almost Cost Him His Dream Role

Many celebrities are huge fans of gaming and often spend hours in front of their gaming systems. We can even count Henry Cavill as one of them, given he has been so vocal about his passion for gaming. However, did you know how Henry almost lost an important chance in his career because of his gaming addiction? Watch this video where Cavill makes shocking admission about his Superman role in Man of Steel.

World of WarCraft almost cost Henry Cavill his Superman role as he admits in Graham Norton’s show

Gaming can make careers for people like Ninja or TechnoBlade. However, gaming can sometimes even cost people some very important prospects coming their way. Henry Cavill made a great save with this situation as he made a shocking admission live on television.

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Cavill admits that World of WarCraft had almost cost him his role as Superman in Man of Steel. When Graham Norton speaks about Cavil’s passion for gaming, he asks Superman, “Didn’t you nearly lost quite an important job?” To this, Cavill replies, ” Absolutely! yeah, I was playing a game called World of WarCraft, and I missed the call from Zack Snyder’s telling me I got Superman!” 

When Graham asks, “But, did you hear the phone ringing?” Cavill admits he heard his phone ringing and ignored it. Sadly, Cavill was not quite successful with his endeavor in the World of WarCraft and called Zack Snyder back to respond to his missed calls.

Well, if not Superman, fans would certainly imagine Cavill becoming a game streamer and serving billions of views through his amazing gaming skills and beautiful gaming setup.

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Speaking of gaming, Cavill’s role as Superman is not the only thing that is liked about him by his fans. He also plays the role of the Witcher in the Netflix series of the same name. It indeed feels enthralling for any gamer to relive the same character that you played in your favorite video game as an actor!

Would you have imagined Henry Cavill as a professional streamer? Which game do you think he would have aced? Let us know in the comments.