While we assumed Henry Cavill to be a handsome hunk, a muscular hero, a monster-hunting Witcher, and maybe even a spy, none of us expected him to be a prankster, leading fans straight into a fantasy that was never going to happen. But here we are, fooled, misled, and proven wrong.
It all started when Fifty Shades of Grey was in the making, and speculation was running wild about Henry Cavill’s possible appearance in the movie. Naturally, reporters couldn’t resist asking the star if he was going to trade in his Superman cape for a pair of handcuffs. And oh boy, did he have fun with that question, and playing with our emotions.
Henry Cavill teased his appearance in Fifty Shades of Grey
Back when EL James’ raunchy novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, was getting a cinematic adaptation starring Dakota Johnson, people were buzzing about every other hot and handsome Hollywood star, possibly making an appearance in the movie. Quite naturally, Henry Cavill’s name started floating around like the last slice of pizza at a party—everyone wants it.
Henry Cavill was rumored to appear as Dakota Johnson’s character Anastasia Steele’s publishing boss, Jack Hyde, in the rompfest movie. Well, everyone felt the heat! So, following the surge in rumors, reporters directly asked Cavill about it. And guess what? The actor neither denied it nor confirmed it. Instead, keeping coy about the rumors, Cavill gave a vague, playful answer.
The actor told E! News,
Basically what I can say is I can’t say anything about it right now.
Cavill told ET,
How can I make this interesting? I think it’s probably best that I say nothing for now. At this time, I’m not allowed to say anything.
Turns out, Henry Cavill not only teased his possible appearance in the movie to one outlet but rather built things up by feeding the same response to multiple reporters. And that’s when the internet started collectively losing its mind. Now, did he actually confirm it? No. He just let the rumors marinate, watching as fans spiraled into full-blown excitement.
Henry Cavill tricked people for attention and later clarified the truth
Now, if there’s one thing we know about Henry Cavill, it’s that he’s a gentleman. A muscular, jawline-blessed gentleman. But even gentlemen have their mischievous moments, and this was probably one of them. After letting fans dream about him in the Fifty Shades universe for a little too long, Cavill finally came clean.
The actor admitted via USA Today, that he was never in talks for any role in the raunchy movie and had just been teasing people for fun. Excuse us, what?! Cavill literally led people to believe, even for a second, that we’d get to see him in a role that was equal parts intense and quite spicy, only to leave us high and dry with his confession.
I’m not in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’ I’m for real. I’m just messing with everyone. The first time around, everyone was asking, ‘Are you Christian Grey?’ I went ‘No!’ But no one cared and everyone kept talking about it.
This time around, everyone is now still convinced I’m part of the series. Now the question is, ‘Are you going to be in ‘Fifty Shades Darker.’ And I thought, I’m going to try a different tact this time. See what they say. And so I tried a different tact.
Well, while Henry Cavill had fun with his prank, people went through the five stages of grief in record time—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, reluctant acceptance. But even after his brutal prank, it turns out, we’re just helpless mortals, forever falling for his tricks. After all, no one’s immune to that charm.
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