Supergirl Actor Sasha Calle Asked for Henry Cavill’s Blessing After Filming ‘The Flash’ and Got It: He’s ‘Our Man of Steel!’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Sasha Calle is bound to become one of the breakout stars of the summer movie season thanks to her role as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in Warner Bros.’ comic book tentpole “The Flash.” In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Calle revealed she met former Superman actor Henry Cavill after filming “The Flash” and asked for his blessing.
Supergirl is the cousin of Superman, after all. “Yes, I met him,” Calle said. “I met him actually after the movie was done, months later.
I gave him a big hug. You know, it’s Henry Cavill, man! Our Man of Steel. He is kind and very proper, and it was a great experience.” “I asked him, ‘Did I make you proud, cuz?
Does Superman approve?'” Calle continued. “And he was like, ‘Absolutely. You did a phenomenal job.’ I think, to me, that meant the world, because it’s Henry Cavill, Man of Steel.” When Calle was cast as Supergirl and shot “The Flash,” Cavill was still Superman in Warner Bros.’ DC Universe.
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