Writer Stephenie Meyer wanted Henry Cavill to play Edward Cullen in the adaptation of ‘Twilight’, but by the time of filming, he was twenty-four years old, which he considered too old for a young vampire. In a blog post in 2007, she wrote, “The saddest thing for me is losing my perfect Edward. Henry Cavill is now 24 years old. Let’s have a moment of silence to mourn.” The role eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Cavill only found out about it later, telling the podcast, “The Internet wasn’t the tool it is now, so I only realized it later. I was like, ‘Oh, that would be great.’