After the painful exit from the DCEU and Netflix’s The Witcher, fans thought Henry Cavill might be able to get James Bond now. However, it does not seem to be happening anytime soon for the British actor as he stepped into Matthew Vaughan’s upcoming film, Argylle. But as soon as the trailer of the movie got out, the English star faced hilarious reactions owing to his hairstyle in the movie.

To end the confusion and all the painful comments about the hair, the Argylle director, and save himself from the wrath of fans, Matthew Vaughn explained the reason behind it.

Matthew Vaughan explained why he made Henry Cavill look the way he did in Argylle

The World’s Most Handsome Man title-winning actor faced backlash for his looks owing to his latest hairstyle in Argylle. As questions ranging from why the stylist would opt for such a bizarre hairstyle to whether the director is trying to sabotage Cavill painted the Internet, the director had no choice but to respond. In an interview with Dexerto, Vaughn revealed the purpose behind Cavill’s specific look. He revealed it was to create a juxtaposition between Elly Conway’s idea of great spies and real spies like Same Rockwell’s character.

According to the trailer of the film, everything that happened in the book happened exactly the same way as it happens in real life. At the New York ComicCon, when a special sneak peek of a train scene was given, it revealed Aiden was nothing like what Elly imagined a spy to be. This specific look of the Man of Steel actor is to create an iconic version of a spy. Explaining more about the idea, Vaughan referred to this scene where Rockwell said to Bryce, “You know you’ve written a spy with a stupid haircut.”

Despite all the jokes and hilarious memes, Argylle stands firm with its representation of the thrilling spy tale. However, fans will need to watch the movie to see if the hairstyle was actually worth it.

When can the world see the Justice League star slaying the role of a spy?

Henry Cavill is not new to playing a spy-like role in the movie. He appeared alongside Tom Cruise in a Mission Impossible movie and even went viral for his biceps reloading technique. Therefore, fans have seen him playing thrilling roles on the big screens. However, fans have yet to witness the star lead an entire spy universe. The wait will finally be over on the 2nd of February in 2024.

This is not the only movie spy movie Cavill has in the rooster. Fans will also witness another underrated character of Cavill in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. sequel as well. The film is under production, along with yet another Guy Ritchie film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. It is okay if fans cannot see their favorite actor as James Bond yet as there are many characters waiting for Cavill to breathe life into them.

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