Henry Cavill is giving his famous mustache another moment in the spotlight. The actor has teamed up with Google again, this time using Googlebook’s built-in Antigravity feature to shape a video game character. His latest project also brings back his very famous move: the arm reload that fans have seen before.
Henry Cavill continues Googlebook promotion with his signature move
Henry Cavill’s new video follows him as he builds a character with Googlebook’s Antigravity feature. Once the avatar takes shape, he asks the system to add super strength and power-ups whenever the character performs his signature arm reload.
The move had already appeared in a video he uploaded to the feature. Cavill has performed the same iconic arm-reload in MI-6 and Deadpool & Wolverine. He keeps adjusting the design, too. Cavill asks for a larger mustache, more muscle and pockets, giving the character a rugged look. Cavill also wanted Antigravity to add a juicy brisket. One bite would instantly restore his character’s health bar to 100%. The actor loved the idea, saying, “Game of the Year Award, here I come.”
The collaboration builds on Cavill’s earlier mustache-themed work with Google for Movember. That project, titled Mustache Protocol, put him in charge of a game about stopping a rogue CGI artist from wiping out mustaches around the world. Cavill introduced it with the line, “As you all know, I love a good mustache.”
The earlier video also played on the actor’s well-known facial hair controversy. In 2017, Cavill returned for Justice League reshoots while growing a mustache for Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Contractual obligations meant he could not shave it, so the Justice League team digitally removed the facial hair from his Superman scenes. The result didn’t impress fans and became a widely discussed CGI moment.
For Mustache Protocol, Cavill considered different facial hair styles and even floated a retro game hero armed with medieval armor and a rocket launcher before choosing a mustache comb inspired by a late 15th-century Oakeshott greatsword. He also wanted his dogs, Kal and Baggins, included in the game, calling the idea “perfection.”
