Henry Cavill on the audition for Superman in "Man of Steel" (2013)?

Did you know Henry Cavill was Stephanie Meyer's pick for the Robert Patinson part in Twilight? He also almost nabbed the James Bond role and Superman role in previous years. In Cavill’s latest screen test, he was required to wear the original Christopher Reeve outfit. Unfortunately, he was apprehensive about it since he had lost a lot of his impressive muscle tone between the films The Cold Light Of Day with Bruce Willis and Immortals. As Caville puts it,

“It was totally embarrassing” Cavill explains. “I wasn’t in training. I wasn’t feeling fit or looking good, and you put on a Lycra suit and it does not help. I just thought – OK, I’m not getting this job. I’m fat Superman. It’ll be some really in-shape dude that when they step out they look amazing.”

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“All I could think was: Oh, god. They’re going to look at me and go ‘He’s not Superman. Not a chance.’ The actor inside me was going: You’re not ready! You’re not ready!”

However, Zack Snyder's impression was different. "He walked out, and no one laughed…Other actors put that suit on, and it’s a joke, even if they’re great actors. Henry put it on, and he exuded this kind of crazy-calm confidence that just made me go ‘Wow.’ Okay: This was Superman.’” More

Source: Entertainment Weekly