Henry Cavill on Immortals, Man of Steel, Surviving Tough Times and Inspiring Twilight?s Edward Cullen

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Much has been made of British actor Henry Cavill’s abs in this week’s Immortals, or the strange, logic-defying Superman beard spied on the set of Man of Steel. Never mind that the 28-year-old actor turns in a persuasive dramatic performance in Tarsem’s stylized fantasy myth, playing the classic hero Theseus as an honorable peasant battling a sadistic god-hating tyrant (Mickey Rourke) with the aid of a comely priestess (Freida Pinto) and supernatural bow and arrows. But therein lies the surprise: Go to Immortals for the bloody action, or the mythological spin, or the wonderment of Tarsem’s visuals, and you’ll also get the pleasant revelation that Cavill wears leading man status like a natural.

After years of flying under the radar for “long periods of time… scrambling for money, just trying to make ends meet,” Cavill’s profile shot sky-high when he won the coveted role of Superman/Clark Kent in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which is presently filming. The actor rang Movieline last week to discuss those rough early days, his work on Immortals, what to expect from Man of Steel, and how he feels knowing he inspired Stephenie Meyer’s insanely popular (and sparkly) Twilight hero, Edward Cullen.

The Theseus of Immortals isn’t exactly the Theseus many of us remember from reading Greek mythology. How would you describe the changes the film makes to that mythology and why they work here?
Well, Tarsem decided to make his own story, his own movie, his own thing. He didn’t want to tie into too closely to the classic mythology, and in that I think it gives us more freedom. But ultimately the point of all mythology is…

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