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There is a story that you have to tell within a certain amount of time, and you can only show so much of the character. So as much as the script is born from the source material, there are certain limitations.

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Henry Cavill
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: May 5
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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
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