Henry Cavill has been discussing becoming Superman, explaining that he thought he’d messed up his audition due to being overweight, and revealing that he nearly missed landing the role thanks to World of Warcraft.

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Talking to GQ , Cavill explained that his screen test went well, until they pulled out one of Christopher Reeve’s old Superman suits for him to screen test in.“It was totally embarrassing” Cavill explains. “I wasn’t in training. I wasn’t feeling fit or looking good, and you put on a Lycra suit and it does not help. I just thought – OK, I’m not getting this job. I’m fat Superman. It’ll be some really in-shape dude that when they step out they look amazing.”Producer Charles Roven disputes this account of events, stating that Cavill looked amazing. But whatever the case, the actor was soon in tip-top shape, getting so large that he even split one of Clark Kent’s suits.In the article, Cavill also describes his love of video games. “I’ve been playing a lot of single player games, like Skyrim,” he reveals. “Goodness, that’s a great game. “Indeed, his love of games is so great that when director Zack Snyder called to offer him the Man of Steel role, he nearly missed out due to playing World of Warcraft. “I saw it was him [calling] but the thing is, you can’t save World of Warcraft, you can’t pause it. It’s live.”But mercifully Cavill called him back and gratefully accepted the part. As for another role – that of James Bond – the actor narrowly missed out to Daniel Craig a few years back, and wouldn’t be adverse to playing 007 in the future…“If I’m in the running again, [if] people don’t just see me as Superman, and they could see me as Bond, then yeah, I’d love to do it.”The full interview is available in the current issue of GQ in the UK, while Man of Steel hits screens worldwide in June.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK, met Henry Cavill once, and can confirm that he's bloody huge. You can follow him on both Twitter and MyIGN