Henry Cavill has the best reaction to being Stephenie Meyer&#039;s top choice for playing Edward Cullen in Twilight series.

&#8220;That would have been cool&#8221; &#8211; Henry Cavill Reacts to Being the Top Contender for Stephenie Meyer’s Vampire Romance, &#8216;Twilight&#8217;

Vampire romances were quite the rage a few years back. Long after Brad Pitt and
Tom Cruise portrayed vampires in An Interview with a Vampire, Robert Pattinson
would bring back the deadly charm of a blood-sucking creature once again in
Twilight. The role would thrust him into the spotlight after his turn in Harry
Potter. However, if Stephenie Meyer had her way, it would have been Henry Cavill
in place of Pattinson. 

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In a recent podcast, the actor revealed that he was flabbergasted when he
learned that. Would he have played Edward? 

ALSO READ: ‘The Witcher’ Is Bound to Suffer After Henry Cavill’s Painful Exits:
Predicts a Poll
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HENRY CAVILL STRESSES NO RIVALRY WITH ROBERT PATTINSON OVER LOSING OUT THE ROLE
IN TWILIGHT 

Henry Cavill [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/henry-cavill/] was recently featured
on the Happy Sad Podcast where he revealed that he was surprised to learn about
Stephenie’s intention to cast him. The British actor had not gotten wind of the
matter until after the first film was released. The team had not even approached
him and unfortunately, the internet was not a reliable source for getting such
news then. 



“Not at all because I didn’t know about the movie. I didn’t know about them
wanting to cast me and the internet wasn’t quite the tool that it is now and so
I only found out afterward. I was like, ‘Oh okay, that would have been cool,” he
said.  

Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight novels, had pictured The Witcher
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-witcher/] actor as her perfect Edward Cullen.
Unfortunately, by the time Summit Entertainment bought the rights to her book,
the actor was too old to play the vampire. In the books, Cullen is a high school
teenager when he meets Bella and Cavill was already 24 then.

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Fortunately, there is no bad blood between Superman and Batman. In fact, Cavill
feels lucky [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHnqOgYoWj8] for all the roles he
has landed so far. Despite losing Twilight and James Bond for his age, he landed
big franchises like Mission Impossible, The Witcher, and the much coveted
Superman. 

ALSO READ: Does Liam Hemsworth Have What It Takes to Play Henry Cavill’s Geralt
of Rivia in ‘The Witcher’?
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-does-liam-hemsworth-have-what-it-takes-to-play-henry-cavill-geralt-of-rivia-in-the-witcher/]

Do you think if he was younger he would have made a better Edward Cullen than
Pattinson?

Srabani Biswas

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Vampire romances were quite the rage a few years back. Long after Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise portrayed vampires in An Interview with a Vampire, Robert Pattinson would bring back the deadly charm of a blood-sucking creature once again in Twilight. The role would thrust him into the spotlight after his turn in Harry Potter. However, if Stephenie Meyer had her way, it would have been Henry Cavill in place of Pattinson. 
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In a recent podcast, the actor revealed that he was flabbergasted when he learned that. Would he have played Edward? 
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<h2>Henry Cavill stresses no rivalry with Robert Pattinson over losing out the role in Twilight </h2>
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/henry-cavill/">Henry Cavill</a> was recently featured on the Happy Sad Podcast where he revealed that he was surprised to learn about Stephenie&#8217;s intention to cast him. The British actor had not gotten wind of the matter until after the first film was released. The team had not even approached him and unfortunately, the internet was not a reliable source for getting such news then. 
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&#8220;Not at all because I didn’t know about the movie. I didn’t know about them wanting to cast me and the internet wasn’t quite the tool that it is now and so I only found out afterward. I was like, ‘Oh okay, that would have been cool,&#8221; he said.  
Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight novels, had pictured <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-witcher/">The Witcher</a> actor as her perfect Edward Cullen. Unfortunately, by the time Summit Entertainment bought the rights to her book, the actor was too old to play the vampire. In the books, Cullen is a high school teenager when he meets Bella and Cavill was already 24 then.
<img class="aligncenter lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://sm.mashable.com/t/mashable_me/photo/default/untitled-design-2022-11-02t112327774_7dfa.1248.png" />
Fortunately, there is no bad blood between Superman and Batman. In fact, Cavill feels <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHnqOgYoWj8">lucky</a> for all the roles he has landed so far. Despite losing Twilight and James Bond for his age, he landed big franchises like Mission Impossible, The Witcher, and the much coveted Superman. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-does-liam-hemsworth-have-what-it-takes-to-play-henry-cavill-geralt-of-rivia-in-the-witcher/">Does Liam Hemsworth Have What It Takes to Play Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia in ‘The Witcher’?</a>
Do you think if he was younger he would have made a better Edward Cullen than Pattinson?

Does Liam Hemsworth Have What It Takes to Play Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia in
‘The Witcher’?

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Henry Cavill has the best reaction to being Stephenie Meyer's top choice for playing Edward Cullen in Twilight series.

"That would have been cool" - Henry Cavill Reacts to Being the Top Contender for Stephenie Meyer’s Vampire Romance, 'Twilight' - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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