Although he’s never played the spy, Henry Cavill has long been associated with James Bond, and that’s happening again as speculation rages about who will take on the iconic role next.
the Superman The star was first revealed as a leading candidate to play Bond in the early 2000s, before Daniel Craig landed the role, and has reportedly been thrown back into the mix now that his fellow British actor has pulled out of the franchise.
There’s no word yet on who the actual contender for the highly coveted role will be (though Aaron Taylor-Johnson seemed like he was on the verge of landing the role earlier this year) — and Cavill’s latest project does nothing to separate his name from 007’s.
in Ministry of Ungentlemanly Wara largely fictional film based on a real military mission during World War II, in which the actor plays Major Gus Marsh-Phillips – the man believed to have been the main inspiration for author Ian Fleming’s original James Bond character.
“I don’t know if it’s just my personality, or if it’s a combination of all of those personalities – I imagine the latter is probably more true,” Cavill told news.com.au before MinistryIssuance .
“Something I learned recently is that [March-Phillips] He was an amateur poet, as well as an amateur author, and wrote a spy novel. He died during World War II, but had he survived, he may have outdone Ian Fleming in writing a James Bond book.
Cavill’s action comedy, directed by Guy Ritchie, is based on recently declassified files from the British War Office and focuses on the first-ever special forces organization, created by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II.
The top-secret unit, made up of a diverse crew, embarks on a daring and dangerous mission against the Nazis, deploying unconventional and “unbecoming” tactics.
As with any action-packed blockbuster, there was “a lot of dancing and a lot of planning” so there wasn’t much room for error, Cavill’s co-star Alex Pettyfer told news.com.au.
But there was one moment where things got a little heated – literally.
“We did this scene – it’s in [film] “There was a huge explosion behind us, and there was definitely a nice heat on the back of the neck,” the British actor admitted, adding: “Yeah, that explosion was probably a little bit bigger than intended… and we felt it.”
But as far as “unintended” moments during filming go, actress Eiza Gonzalez’s moment – who plays Marjorie Stewart – was the most terrifying.
In a memorable moment in the film, her character, an actress turned secret agent, delivers a flawless performance. Mac Knife – In Germany.
For Gonzalez, who released an EP and two studio albums before launching her acting career, the singing part was never a problem.
Presenting it in a language she didn’t speak, with only a few minutes to prepare, was even more challenging.
Initially, Gonzalez was given two days to learn and record the song in English, which she succeeded in doing, but then made the “mistake” of crediting the song’s origins to Richie.
“I said to him, ‘Did you know that this song is originally in German?’” she recalled, explaining that he listened to the version and “loved it.”
“He said to me, ‘Go sing it in German!'” Gonzalez added.
“I said, ‘What do you mean? We start filming in five minutes!’”
But the director was determined, and pushed for the German version, despite her protests.
According to the actress, what followed was a frantic session with her speech coach, where she scrambled to “memorize the song phonetically.”
“I memorized it in just five minutes before shooting… and that’s how it happened. So I sing it in both English and German,” Gonzalez revealed.
“It all happened in less than 24 hours.”
Along with Cavill, Gonzalez and Pettyfer, Ministry of Ungentlemanly War The film also stars Alan Ritchson, Cary Elwes, Henry Golding, Babs Olusanmokun, and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin.
Ministry of Ungentlemanly War The film will be available to stream on Prime Video starting July 25.
