For one detail, Robert Pattinson could not have been Edward Cullen in Twilight, as another actor was wanted for the role; find out who!
Twilight, saga created by the American author Stephenie Meyerbecame a teenage craze first on the pages and then attracting a legion of fans to the film adaptations released between 2008 and 2012, where the couple formed by a vampire and a human came to life through the performance of Kristen Stewart It is Robert Pattinsonsince they played Belle Swan and Edward Cullen, respectively.
The actors remained in the role for almost half a decade while starring in the five films in the franchise, which makes it almost impossible to think of other faces to bring to life the figures that previously only existed in the books. But what many may not imagine is that another well-known name in Hollywood almost became responsible for being the Edward of the big screen.
From hero to vampire?
This is because, the star known for bringing Superman to life in “Man of Steel” (2013), “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016) and “Justice League” (2017), Henry Cavillalmost won the role.
According to Variety, Stephenie Meyer I wanted the character to be played by Cavillbut due to the actor’s age at the time, it was not possible to bring Edward from the author’s mind to the cinema, as when Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the work, he was 24 years old and appeared to be older than the character : a 17-year-old teenager who has survived as a vampire for 122 years.
Even so, Cavill revealed that he didn’t even know about the desire to Meyer until the premiere of the first feature, and for that reason he wasn’t upset about losing the role: “no way, because I didn’t know about the film”, he said [em um episódio do podcast “Happy Sad Confused” via Variety]. “I didn’t know they wanted to cast me and the internet wasn’t exactly the tool it is now and I only found out later. I was like, ‘Oh, okay, that would have been cool.'”
Even though it didn’t give Edward life, Cavill played other characters from the books, such as Superman himself from the DC comics, who, in addition to the films already mentioned, made his last appearance in “Black Adam” (2022) and Sherlock Holmes, appearing as the detective in the two films in the Enola Holmes franchise, distributed by Netflix.
Curiosity: In 2022, the names of Pattinson It is Cavill were linked to a scientific survey to elect the most handsome man in the world.
As explained by a study published by the website Brightside (via Estadão), the new Batman (Patttinson gave life to the vigilante in the hero’s film released in 2022) occupies first place in the ranking, while Cavill appears one position below.
The test, carried out by the British plastic surgeon Julian de Silva with photos of the actors, is based on a mathematical parameter used since Antiquity, called the Golden Ratio, where calculations are made to represent beauty and perfection, and defined that the face of Pattinson is 92.15% perfect, while that of Henry Cavill is 91.64%.
please note that Twilight will become a television series by Lionsgate Television, so a new actor must be cast to give life to the new version of Edward Cullen — and again Cavill will be out of contention. Details about the new adaptation have not yet been released.
Source: Recreio
