Henry Cavill, the actor who will be remembered for the series The Tudors and for having been the last to join the long list of those chosen to play Superman, has told Men’s Fitness magazine that he faced a challenge during the filming of a scene. “It only happened to me once and it was very awkward,” says the actor, who had to act in a romantic situation when he was not prepared for it.
Henry Cavill, Challenges during intense scenes “The actress, who had to be on top of me, she didn’t give me time to adjust myself in a more comfortable position. She started moving all over my body and I, well, ended up having a natural reaction.” The actor admits that it is normal for the human instinct to respond to these stimuli, but the actors, he says, are expected to be more professional.
The scene in question occurred during the filming of The Tudors and Cavill apologized to the actress for the inconvenience. “It was not appropriate,” he declares. “It’s not cool when you’re in a work environment and you have a natural reaction.” Surely many people can relate to his experience without having to be shooting a bed scene, but yes, the actor is right, it’s not the best situation to lose control.
“It is quite uncomfortable being naked in a room full of people. All you do is pretend to be intimate with someone without anything else happening.” Said like this, without a doubt, it does not sound very appealing, although surely some fans would love to be close to Angelina Jolie or Henry Cavill himself. If, in the end, they complain about everything, the poor.
The actor, yes, has not been the only one with difficulties during filming. Ewan McGregor, one of the performers with the least complex about undressing, says that he also had to ask for a break during a scene, since neither he nor the actress could wear underwear because they wanted to show their backside, and the situation was becoming too tense.
He needed a few minutes to calm down and he was ready to go back to work. Something similar tells Hugh Grant, who doesn’t mind the presence of technicians or the discomfort of filming. “I always find bed scenes very stimulating,” he says. Samuel L. Jackson, on the other hand, prefers not to have to do them. “You have to ask where you can touch and where you can’t, you have to apologize for having or not having a natural reaction. It’s too awkward a conversation to have with anyone.”
