Henry Cavill

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About

Henry Cavill is an English actor best known for playing "Superman" in DC Universe films and Geralt in the Netflix series The Witcher. Online, he has been the subject of several meme templates and memes based on moments from his films.

History

Henry Cavill was born May 5th, 1983^[1] in the Jersey Islands, a British Crown dependency. He debuted in the 2001 film Laguna and appeared in various films until he broke through as Charles Brandon in The Tudors (shown below, left). In 2013, he starred as :Superman:/memes/subcultures/superman in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, and continued to star as Superman in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.

In 2018, Cavill starred as August Walker in Mission: Impossible--Fallout, and in 2019, he began his role as Geralt in Netflix's The Witcher.

Online Presence

Cavill has developed a devoted fandom online. His Facebook ^[2] page has gained over 1.3 million likes since its creation in October of 2015. His subreddit^[3] has gained over 1,700 subscribers since its creation in April of 2013.

Jason Momoa Sneaking Up On Henry Cavill

Jason Momoa Sneaking Up On Henry Cavill refers to a series of object label image macros and photoshopped memes of a photograph of actor Jason Momoa attempting to surprise fellow-Justice League co-star Henry Cavill, who play Aquaman and Superman, respectively, in the film Justice League. On August 3rd, 2016, a photograph by Richard Young from the premiere of the DC Comics superhero film Suicide Squad of Momoa sneaking up on Cavill was published (shown below).

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Henry Cavill Reloading Biceps

Henry Cavill Reloading Biceps refers to a reaction GIF of actor Henry Cavill in the 2018 action film Mission: Impossible -- Fallout thrusting his arms downward and then raising them to fighting position. Online, people use the GIF to express a willingness to engage in combat and joked about how the clip seems to show Cavill's beard and shirt pocket grow because of the movement.

On February 4th, 2018, Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout. In the trailer, actor Henry Caville can be seen pumping his arms downward. The trailer (shown below, left) received more than 26 million views in six months.

That day, the official Mission: Impossible Giphy account uploaded a GIF of the moment. The GIF (shown below) has received more than 680,000 views in six months.

Gamer Henry Cavill

Gamer Henry Cavill refers to a series of memes and jokes about actor Henry Cavill being an avid PC gamer. The memes followed Henry Cavill frequently talking about his love for PC gaming in interviews to NME, GQ and other outlets, with Cavill often being imagined as a part of The Glorious PC Gaming Master Race. On December 18th, 2019, NME YouTube channel posted an interview with actor Henry Cavill about the upcoming The Witcher Netflix series. In the interview, Cavill talked about playing The Witcher game series and being a fan of the franchise and admitting to being an avid PC gamer.

Henry Cavill's Third Option

Henry Cavill's Third Option or Henry Cavill's Interview refers to a series of memes in which Henry Cavill is offered to choose his preference between two given options, with Cavill naming a third option instead. Based on a December 2019 interview in which Cavill admitted his preference for PC over Xbox and PlayStation consoles, the format gained popularity on Reddit and Facebook in early January 2020.

ME NETFLIX THE WITCHER Ass or t---? ME NETFLIX THE WITCHER Thighs

ME NETFLIX u/neotic_reaper THE WITCHER Tom Holland or Andrew Garfield? ME NETFLIX THE WITCHER Tobey Maguire

ME NETFLIX THE WITCHER Subbed or dubbed? ME NETFLIX THE WITCHER Braille.

Geralt's "Fuck"

Geralt's Fuck and Geralt's Hmm refers to two interjections often repeated by character Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher Netflix TV series. Following the release of the series, the catchphrases became popular subjects of memes online, with a still image of Geralt captioned "Fuck" also gaining popularity as an image macro.

On December 20th, 2019, The Witcher series premiered on Netflix. In a number of scenes in the series, the main protagonist Geralt of Rivia, portrayed by Henry Cavill, interjects "Fuck" when he finds himself in unfavorable situations. Additionally, on many occasions, Geralt grunts "hmm" when thinking or responding to others (compilations shown below).