Although he’s been acting since the early 2000s, Henry Cavill’s career has exponentially grown only in recent years. Just in the past decade, this talented actor has played iconic characters such as ​​Superman in the DC Extended Universe (from 2013 to 2022), Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher (2019 to 2023), and Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020) and its 2022 sequel. And it seems that a lot of his success came when he switched managers!From 2016, Dany Garcia, The Rock’s ex-wife, served as Cavill’s manager. During their time together, the actor managed to land many successful roles, including the role of Superman for which Cavill has been highly praised.Given the success of their work relationship, fans were quite surprised to learn that, in 2022, the actor decided to fire Garcia as his manager. But, what’s more, Cavill and Garcia’s professional “split up” happened months before the actor lost the role of Superman!
Dany Garcia Is So Much More Than Just Dwayne Jonhson’s Ex-Wife
Dany Garcia and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson met while they were both studying at the University of Miami. They got married in 1997 and even had a child together. After a decade together, the couple announced they were getting divorced in 2017. Since their divorced was finalized in 2018, Garcia and Johnson have maintained a good relationship and, in fact, have become business partners, with Garcia becoming Johnson’s global strategic advisor.
In 2012, when they were still together, Garcia and Johnson co-founded a production company called Seven Bucks Productions. In the following years, Garcia produced films such as the action film Snitch (2013), directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Johnson, as well as the reality television series The Hero.
Then in 2018, shortly after their divorce, Garcia became Johnson’s manager. Even though the transition from wife to manager wasn’t easy, the pair managed to work it out.
"We knew that we were moving into that period of our lives, the closing of a personal relationship. I was already deeply involved with his agents, I was already commenting on scripts. It was a very natural conversation, where he just said to me, 'I would love for you to do this full-time," Garcia revealed in an interview for Marie Claire.
Henry Cavill Cut Ties With Manager Dany Garcia Months Before He Was Fired From Superman
After he split from The Rock, Dany Garcia founded a global brand development and management company called The Garcia Companies and TGC Management, which has represented A-list actors such as her ex-husband, Dwayne Johnson.
In 2016, Garcia became Henry Cavill’s manager. She was there when he first landed the role of Superman.
“Henry has a big appetite. We’ve been in a five-month period of time where he’s re-strategizing, acquiring property for his production company Promethean, he’s filming Justice League now, he’s in development for the Superman standalone… he’s beginning to expand that world," Garcia revealed in an interview for ScreenCrush, where she also predicted the actor was bound to have a successful career, “it’s beautifully teed up. In a year from now, or two years from now, he’s going to be a force globally.”
There’s no doubt that Dany Garcia’s management helped improve Cavill’s career. Soon after they began their partnership, the actor found himself starring in much more successful films and series, including Netflix’s The Witcher. However, in 2022, Cavill decided to fire Garcia as his manager earlier that year.
“Henry and Dany have worked together for years, but recently things haven’t been going as smoothly,” a source told The Sun, highlighting that the pair remained friends. “Over the years they have become incredibly close, with Henry also being friends with Dany’s brother Hiram. But things have become muddled and it was decided for the best of everyone they should go their separate ways.”
Later on, when the actor was abruptly fired from the role of Superman, Garcia showed her support. When Cavill revealed the sad news to his Instagram followers, Garcia commented on the post, “You are and will always be our Superman and you are, of course so much more. Here's to the brilliance that lies before you.”
What’s Next For Henry Cavill After Losing His Two Most Successful Roles?
In 2022, Henry Cavill’s career received two strong blows. First, the actor stepped down from the leading role in Netflix’s The Witcher. Then, he was fired from the role of Superman. “I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and it's sad news, everyone. I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,” Cavill announced to his Instagram followers.
Despite losing his two most popular roles in the same year, Cavill already has major projects lined up for the upcoming years. Most recently, it’s been rumored that Cavill is set to star in a Prime series based on the miniature wargame Warhammer 40000. The actor is also said to be in talks to star in a remake of Highlander directed by Chad Stahelski.
While neither of those roles are yet confirmed, we’ll definitely be seeing Cavill in Matthew Vaughn's new spy thriller, Argylle, starring alongside Catherine O'Hara, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, and Samuel L. Jackson.
