Henry Cavill's Latest Role Made Everyone's James Bond Dreams for Him a Reality

Summary:

• Despite his passion for all things superspy, Henry Cavill was denied the chance to portray James Bond — twice.
• Still, his character in Guy Ritchie ’s upcoming The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare fulfills that years-long dream.
• Henry Cavill’s character in the upcoming war drama is the historical prototype of Agent 007 later fictionalized by Ian Fleming.

Few ideas have managed to unite so many different movie fans in their obsession as that of Henry Cavill becoming the new James Bond actor. For years, many cinema lovers have been advocating for that online, and the actor himself was all for it, taking up increasingly more superspy roles to demonstrate his Agent 007 chops.

But somehow, most of us have completely missed the fact that Henry Cavill did, in fact, just portray James Bond in his upcoming movie. Which one, you may ask?

Guy Ritchie’s New War Drama Coming in Hot

On April 19, 2024, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is scheduled for a worldwide premiere. The upcoming war drama action has an impressive star-studded cast, including Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, and Eiza González, and an interesting backdrop different from other war movies.

The upcoming film will follow a unique group of professional soldiers who, unbound by the law as we know it, are sent beyond the Nazi lines to wreak havoc in their own way. This British unit historically became the predecessor of the modern Black Ops and was created by Winston Churchill specifically to carry out complex missions.

What Does James Bond Have to Do with That?

Alright, you must be thinking: where does James Bond fit into all of this? He didn’t take part in World War II, after all, right? That’s where you’re wrong: he did.

In fact, the legendary Agent 007 was largely created after one of the operatives from Churchill’s secret military unit. His name was Gus March-Phillips, and he became the prototype for James Bond thanks to liaison officer — the one and only Ian Fleming.

In The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Henry Cavill portrays Gus March-Phillips, meaning that after all these years, the Superman star finally got to play James Bond — or, rather, his historical prototype. There might be little to no dry martini in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming war action, but if you’re anything like us, the very fact that Cavill plays the OG Agent 007 should make you quite happy.