Cavill, a relative unknown, will work much more cheaply than any of those stars.

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The Department of Social Security recently renewed its lease at 50 Cavill Avenue for 1, 893 sq m.

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But if the film is a hit, Cavill could be on his way to becoming the next Christian Bale.

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By snatching Cavill up now for Superman, Warner Bros. is securing the actor before he has a chance to hike his price if Immortals is a hit.

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There will also be a special prefestival screening of "Man of Steel, " the Superman reboot starring Henry Cavill, on June 12, two days before the film's official opening.

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The new franchise is anchored by Henry Cavill, a British actor who starred on the Showtime series "The Tudors" before taking on the mantle of the man of steel.

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In Man of Steel, we not only have Henry Cavill as the hero, we have Kevin Costner as his adoptive father and Russell Crowe as his biological father, Jor-El.

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Cavill was in the running to play the Man of Steel years ago when directors like McG and Brett Ratner were sniffing around the franchise, according to Deadline Hollywood.

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"Man of Steel, " which replaces Brandon Routh with Henry Cavill, is the origin story of Superman, starting with a young Clark Kent discovering that he has extraordinary powers and is not from planet Earth.

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