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With his chiseled jaw, stocky good looks, polished physique, and that iconic Superman curl, Henry Cavill is the perfect Man of Steel.
And like that DC Comics superhero, the A-lister is also humble. For example, he’s more than willing to be the second violin for 16-year-old Millie Bobby Brown, who rose to fame as Eleven in the sci-fi horror series Stranger Things, on Netflix’s Enola Holmes.
The show is a film adaptation of the book series that follows the adventures of Sherlock’s younger sister. Besides Millie (who plays Enola) and Henry (who plays Sherlock), it also features big names like Sam Claflin, Fiona Shaw, and Helena Bonham Carter.
In a Zoom interview with regional media yesterday (September 23), AsiaOne asked Henry why a big star like him would consider taking on a supporting role in the film. Although he plays Sherlock, the character can’t really flex the brilliant mind and deductive skills we’re used to seeing in other on-screen iterations.
The 37-year-old British actor replied, “I’m a fan of Millie Bobby Brown. I think she’s extraordinary. I’ve seen her stuff and then the opportunity to play her character in the movie, especially with a script and such a fantastic cast, Besides a director like Harry Bradbeer, it was a no-brainer for me, it was a very easy decision to make.
“I took the opportunity because there is a really important message in this movie, as well as being a feel-good movie. I’ve played a lot of more serious and heavy characters over the years and it’s nice to play a character with some lightness. A character who also reflects the other aspects of my personality, which we don’t usually see much in the film. “
Most important, she reiterated, is the fact that she can support a “really good” actress like Millie because she’s “so much fun.”
It didn’t seem like he was trying to be polite.
As the interview progressed, it was very evident that Henry is genuinely full of admiration for the young star and on more than one occasion said that she is a promising actress and producer who has “a bright future ahead of her.”
It was also incredibly comforting to watch how he was willing to let Millie become the center of attention and was reluctant to steal her thunder. When asked what he thought of netizens who joked that they would watch the movie just for him, he laughed: “I think jokes like that are always good, don’t listen to them. I don’t know how true they are, but I don’t care. for them “.
“I rolled my eyes a lot at Millie”
The brotherly affection for Millie was probably also due to the fact that they also had a great relationship off-screen. The cast “didn’t spend much time off filming,” but they were blessed with a “natural” chemistry that translated well into the film.
As for Millie, Henry confessed with a wide smile that having her around was like “having a sister.”
He added: “She’s a lot of fun. We laugh a lot together. I rolled my eyes a lot at Millie. The makeup trailer was always a good laugh because she often talked about reality shows and reality shows. Something she’s very into, very well versed, but I would often disconnect when she spoke. And then she kept talking to me until she realized I was no longer listening. “
He also tried to get Henry to participate in social media videos, including dances, but the Witcher star “gave a strong ‘no'” to that proposal.
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Unfortunate for his fans, considering that when Henry made a video on social media of him building his gaming rig from scratch, the collective internet lost its mind.
Fun fact, Henry has been dubbed the “king of geeks” and it’s no secret that he’s an avid PC gamer. Once, he even admitted in an interview with American television host Conan O’Brien that he was too busy playing World of Warcraft to answer a call to play Superman.
“I had my priorities clear,” he said amused at the time.
Sherlock is the closest you’ll ever get to Henry
In preparation for the role, Henry revealed that he spent more time with director Harry Bradbeer discussing who the character is and how this version of Sherlock Holmes can support Enola and form an emotional connection with her. There was also a mutual consensus on “getting more of who I am as a person in this character,” Henry said.
[[nid:501641]]He explained, “It was important for me and Harry to dig into who I am as a person emotionally and really reach out and apply that to Sherlock Holmes.”
And during the filming of Enola Holmes, the beautiful star admitted to enjoying “much more of my true self shining through the character.”
“I actually had a wonderful experience working with Harry. Harry and I spent many hours sitting together rehearsing scenes, discussing the ‘why’ of the scenes, the ‘what’ of the scenes, the usual actor and director stuff. But Harry was also very focused on me as a human being.
“He asked me questions about my past, about my childhood, about my hopes and my dreams. And then he applied those kinds of things; and those are the keys that he spun during the performances, and that was something I really enjoyed.”
Enola Holmes premieres on Netflix today (September 23).
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