Henry Cavill is known for playing many action heroes & for being on the Bond 26 shortlist. However, one film proves why he’d be a better 007 villain.

SUMMARY

 Henry Cavill would be better suited as a 007 villain rather than James Bond due to his physique and previous experience playing a compelling antagonist.

Cavill’s upcoming projects, including the spy thriller Argylle, offer fans the opportunity to see him in more spy roles.

Cavill’s performance in Mission: Impossible – Fallout demonstrates his ability to play both sides of the secret agent dynamic and establishes him as a potential iconic action nemesis in future Bond films.

Although Henry Cavill has been one of the most popular options to take on the coveted role of James Bond, he would be much better utilized as a 007 villain instead.

 Cavill rose to international prominence from his portrayal of Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman in Zach Snyder’s 2013 blockbuster Man of Steel.

Cavill has since portrayed one of the most convincing performances of Superman in film and television history and has also expanded into other notable franchises such as Sherlock Holmes and The Witcher.

Cavill has a physique that is built for the action genre, as evidenced by his recent casting as a super-spy named Argylle in the upcoming spy thriller Argylle from director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service).

Following Cavill’s departure from the celebrated Netflix series The Witcher, Cavill has signed on for several upcoming projects including an untitled Guy Ritchie action movie, a Highlander reboot, and a highly-anticipated animated action series titled Warhammer 40,000.

The next James Bond will likely be anywhere from late-20s to mid-30s in age, meaning that Cavill would unfortunately be too old to commit to the character over the next decade and beyond.

It could be argued that age doesn’t matter when it comes to Cavill and that he would make a great James Bond in his 60s, but with no release date announced for the eventual Bond 26, it’s hard to predict just how old Cavill will be when production finally gets started.

Fans who are craving to see Cavill in more spy roles should be grateful for the upcoming Argylle which releases on February 2, 2023.

Cavill did notably appear in another popular secret agent franchise back in 2017 with Mission: Impossible – Fallout alongside Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, and Sean Harris.

Based on his stellar performance in Fallout, Cavill has already demonstrated that he could potentially play a James Bond villain that could be even better than his hoped-for rendition of 007 himself.

One of James Bond’s most recognizable character traits is his use of quippy one-liners, and every 007 actor has their own unique style of one-liner.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout Proves Henry Cavill Would Be An Amazing Bond Villain

Mission: Impossible – Fallout proves that Cavill can play both sides of the good and bad secret agent, especially considering some of the incredible action sequences that Fallout has to offer.

While Cavill typically portrays the action hero in many of his famous works, Fallout gave him the rare opportunity to flex his muscles as one of the franchise’s most formidable antagonists, whose brute force and undeniable charm made for one of the greatest Mission: Impossible villains ever.

If Henry Cavill decided to follow suit in an upcoming Bond film, he could establish himself as an iconic action nemesis.