His famously muscular physique has helped win him a legion of adoring female fans, while his role as iconic caped crime fighter Superman has rapidly established him as a rising Hollywood star.
But those searching for the latest news on British actor Henry Cavill may well have been left mortified on Monday morning after an online biography suggested he died two days ago.
The gaffe was not lost on a clearly unamused Cavill, who later shared a screen grab of his incorrectly assumed death date – March 3, 2018 – with Instagram followers.
Awkward: Those searching for the latest news on British actor Henry Cavill may well have been left mortified on Monday morning after an online biography suggested he died two days ago - and the gaffe was not lost on the man in question, who shared it with Instagram followers
Splicing the image with a shot of his bemused expression, the actor, 34, wrote: ‘When you learn that you died 2 days ago.’
Commenting on the embarrassing error, one relieved fan responded: 'OH thank God!!!you're alive!!....or i was about to DIE.'
Clearly seeing the funny side, another added: 'No one told you, how rude! You could have stayed home and enjoyed the days playing dead. Now you have to get back to living. SMH Stay healthy Superman.'
Embarrassing: The actor shared a screen grab of his incorrectly assumed death date – March 3, 2018
Elsewhere another fan referred to his role as the iconic superhero, who can only be killed by alien mineral Kryptonite, writing: 'RIP bro, don’t worry you’ll come back Superman always comes back (sic).'
Another drew parallels with a recent death hoax involving another Hollywood star, adding: 'Lmao Recently, it was done to Sylvester Stallone. Said he died from a long fight of prostate cancer. Sikeee!'
While another commented: 'This is nonsense. Aka Fake News. Wishing you an excellent health and many years of happy life.'
Iconic: Cavill is best known for his role as caped crime fighter Superman
Cavill's assumed death comes amid claims he is on the lookout for a new woman after splitting with girlfriend Lucy Cork, after friends were reportedly heard declaring that he is 'single'.
An onlooker at a Warner Brothers film bash, which Henry recently attended with friends, told The Mirror: 'His mates were trying to set him up with a new girl now that he is single.
'One girl introduced herself and a pal shouted over them, "He’s single and ready to mingle".
'Henry laughed awkwardly before trying to carry on chatting to the mortified girl.'
MailOnline has contacted Cavill's representative for comment.
The Man of Steel may have met his maker in the closing moments of 2015’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but DCEU mainstay Henry Cavill is currently very much alive and well, both on and off the big screen. That being said, it certainly came to Cavill’s surprise when a simple Google search indicated that the 34-year-old British actor had died just two days earlier.
Taking to Instagram, Cavill posted a photo of himself alongside a screenshot of a Google search for his name. However, in a brief blurb populated with information from Wikipedia, his date of death was listed as “3 March 2018.”
“When you learn that you died 2 days ago….,” Cavill commented.
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Given the open source format of Wikipedia, it’s hardly uncommon for users to knowingly make false edits to celebrities’ pages. Thankfully, Cavill seems to be taking the news of his “death” like a good sport.
Available now on digital HD, and beginning March 13 and on Blu-ray and DVD, Henry Cavill’s Superman can be seen in Justice League, which also stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon.
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According to the internet, Man of Steel and Justice League star Henry Cavill passed away on Saturday, March 3. The only problem is, no one ever told Cavill that he was dead.
This morning, Cavill posted a side-by-side photo on his Instagram account, sharing his reaction to finding out that he had "died."
The image on the left of Cavill's post was a selfie with a concerned look on his face. On the right, a Google search of "Henry Cavill" that read "Died: 3 March 2018" below his Wikipedia link.
Mixing his selfie reaction with the screenshot of the Google search, Cavill's post read, "When you learned that you died 2 days ago..."
Celebrity death hoaxes have happened on several occasions in the past. It would begin with someone reporting or joking that an actor who wasn't in the spotlight at the time had passed away. Folks on the internet usually run with these claims, sending thoughts and prayers to the actor's family, and asking their followers on Twitter if the death was real or not. However, these kind of hoaxes almost never occur with actors who are at their peak, like Cavill is.
Not only is Cavill fine, but no one online has been talking about his supposed "death" from the weekend. It's likely that, rather than a spreading rumor online, this was just some kind of error in Google's search engine. Or perhaps, someone changed the information on Wikipedia and Google picked up on it before it could be fixed.
Either way, none of it really matters because Cavill is A-okay. Justice League, which features his latest turn as Superman, is currently available for purchase on Digital HD from services like iTunes and Vudu. The film is set to be released on Blu-ray on March 13.
Cavill also has a role in this summer's blockbuster sequel Mission: Impossible - Fallout, where he will star alongside Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Michelle Monaghan, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett, Rebecca Ferguson, and Sean Harris. The film will hit theaters on July 27.
This is the face of someone who doesn't know that they're meant to be dead right now. It is also the face of the best looking man on the planet. Don't @ me, I don't make the rules.
