Henry Cavill made his screen debut in the 2001 drama thriller film ‘Laguna’ directed by Dennis Berry. In 2002, he starred as ‘Albert Mondego’ in the Kevin Reynolds-directed American historical adventure film ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’ The film opened to a positive reception and grossed over $75.4 million on a budget of $35 million. He continued to star in films like ‘I Capture the Castle’ (2003), ‘Hellraiser: Hellworld’ (2005), ‘Tristan & Isolde’ (2006), and ‘Red Riding Hood’ (2006). In 2007, he starred as ‘Humphrey’ in the romantic fantasy adventure film ‘Stardust’ directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $137 million on a $70–88.5 million budget. The same year, he became a part of the historical fiction television series ‘The Tudors’ created by Michael Hirst. He portrayed ‘Charles Brandon’ and remained on the show until it went off-air in 2010. He next starred in films like ‘Whatever Works’ (2009), ‘Blood Creek’ (2009), ‘Immortals’ (2011), and ‘The Cold Light of Day’ (2012). Cavill played the role of ‘Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman’ in the 2013 superhero film ‘Man of Steel’ directed by Zack Snyder. While the film received a mixed response from critics, it turned out to be a box office success and grossed over $668 million on a $225–258 million budget. Cavill also became a recipient of the ‘MTV Movie Award’ for his performance in the film.
In 2015, he starred as ‘Napoleon Solo’ in the Guy Ritchie-directed spy film ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ The film received mixed reviews from critics and ultimately tanked at the box office. Cavill reprised his role as ‘Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman’ in the 2016 American superhero film ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ directed by Zack Snyder. The film, despite opening to a mixed critical reception, managed to gross over $873.6 million on a budget of $250–300 million. He was next seen in films like ‘Sand Castle’ (2017), ‘Justice League’ (2017), ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018), and ‘Night Hunter’ (2018). In 2019, he joined the cast of the fantasy drama television series ‘The Witcher’ as ‘Geralt of Rivia.’ The series was renewed for a third season in 2021. He last appeared in the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film, ‘Justice League.’ The film received a positive response from critics upon release.
In 1963, CIA agent Napoleon Solo successfully rescues Gaby Teller from East Berlin despite being pursued by KGB operative Illya Kuryakin. Soon Solo and Kuryakin, reluctantly, have to come together to prevent a criminal organisation from building nuclear weapon. Their only lead is Gaby, whose father is the scientist building the weapon.
After the death of Superman, Darkseid sends his servant Steppenwolf to Earth, in order to subjugate the human race. In order to protect humanity, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince, and tries to bring the super powered humans of Earth together, and fight against the catastrophic threat.
After failing to secure three plutonium cores from the Syndicate, who are now known as the Apostles, IMF agent Ethan Hunt is forced to team up with Special Agent August Walker. Walker betrays Ethan and team and they must stop him and Solomon Lane from detonating nuclear bombs over the Siachen Glacier.
Based on the DC Comics character Superman, the movie follows the story of Clark Kent as he realises that he is an alien with superpowers. He strives to find out his real home and the purpose for which he was sent to earth. However, when survivors from his planet attack earth, he must rise and save the humanity from annihilation.
Based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel the movie follows Edmond Dantes who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned after being betrayed by his friend Fernand Mondeg, Danglars, and Villefort. He escapes from prison to take revenge on those who wronged him and rescue the love of his life, Mercédès Mondego from Fernand.
When her mother goes missing, Enola Holmes, teen sister of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, sets off to find her. She soon finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy involving a young runaway Lord.
During a family vacation in Spain, Wall Street businessman Will Shaw is stunned when his family is kidnapped by some agents who are after a mysterious briefcase allegedly stolen by Will’s father, Martin. As Will and Martin get entangled in a dangerous chase and cat-and-mouse games of powerful international agencies, Will has to find a way to save his family and himself.
The evil King Hyperion is ravaging through Earth with his ruthless army to find the legendary Epirus Bow with the aim of defeating the Gods by releasing the Titans imprisoned beneath Mount Tartarus. While Zeus is against interfering in mortal affairs, he mentors the brave peasant Theseus who, assisted by Oracle priestess Phaedra, is mankind's last hope.
Fearing that Superman's alien powers are left unchecked, Batman launches a personal mission to get rid of the Kyrptonian, while the Man of Steel is also wary of Batman's form of justice. However, as they realize that they were both being manipulated by supervillain Lex Luthor, they must join forces with Wonder Woman to save mankind from an abomination.
Tristan Thorn is in love with Victoria and in order to marry her promises to bring a fallen star. In the magical kingdom of Stormhold, he discovers that the star is actually a woman named Yvaine and three evil witches and the king’s son are also after her. As he tries to protect her on his way back, he unravels his own true identity.
An American soldier discovers the true horrors of war when he is enlisted in the army during the invasion of Iraq. He joins in with the other members of the squad to protect a small Iraqi village.
A valiant British warrior named Tristen, falls in love with Isolde, daughter of a feuding Irish lord. However, due to circumstances their relationship meets an unfortunate end.
Moved by Superman's sacrifice in the previous installment in the series, Batman joins forces with Wonder Woman to track down and recruit The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg to form the Justice League in order to defend Earth from Steppenwolf and his legions of Parademons. However, the newly-formed superhero alliance may not be enough to stop the supervillain.
Evan Marshall has been depressed ever since he lost his brother Victor, who had mysteriously disappeared during a camping trip. However, things get interesting when he appears all of a sudden one day, and asks his brother to pack and get the car ready. He explains that he has managed to escape from his captors, and now it is time for vengeance.
Cassandra Mortmain is a 17 year old who lives with her eccentric family in poverty in a decaying English castle. Her father is a writer who hasn’t written anything for over a decade, since the success of his first novel. Meanwhile, her older sister Rose is hoping to find a rich guy to get out of their situation. Things take a turn with the arrival of a wealthy landlord named Simon Cotton. Eventually, a wedding is arranged between Rose and Simon, and in the meantime, Cassandra is confused regarding her feelings for Stephen, the son of their former chef.
Billionaire Bruce Wayne is manipulated to believe that Superman is too dangerous, and might turn out to be a threat to humanity. He adopts his mantle of Batman, and manages to subdue Superman. However, Bruce realizes how he has been manipulated by Lex Luthor.
Whatever Works tells the story of a middle-aged, misanthropic divorcee from New York, who survives a suicide attempt. Some time later, he surprisingly enters into a strange relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated girl.
Henry Cavill Awards
| Man of Steel | Best Hero | 2014 |
