Zoom had nothing on Henry Cavill's mesmerizing good looks: What it's like to go on a video call with 'Superman'

It was starting to get gloomy on Tuesday afternoon an hour before sunset but when Henry Cavill appeared on my laptop screen for an interview, everything was lit.

GMA News Online was one of the lucky 12, who got to chat with the "Superman" star on Zoom. It was for his new role as detective Sherlock for the upcoming movie  "Enola Holmes."

Cast members like Millie Bobby Brown and Louis Partridge have been on a promotional frenzy leading up to the movie's September 23 premiere, and Henry is no different.

From the UK, he'd been chatting with the press for most of Tuesday afternoon. Because I belonged to the second media batch for the roundtable virtual interview with him, I expected him to be curt in his answers and display some fatigue, but Henry didn't look an inch tired.

He sat there, graciously answering questions from excited, mostly female press members. He was wearing a plain black shirt, covered in a white zippered sweater almost looking like he's wearing a Superman suit underneath. His curly hair perfectly stood out. Henry Cavill had such nice curly hair. 

To be perfectly honest: It's hard not to feel like yourself when interviewing a big, incredibly handsome global celebrity Henry. It fact, I was swinging from excitement to anxiety and back again.

But he made everyone feel comfortable all throughout. Every time he finished answering a question, he always, always said thank you to the reporter asking. This, we now know, is what made him even more attractive than he already is.

The first reporter went straight ahead with his question, asking him what made someone as big of a celebrity as he is, play a supporting role for this film.

Henry said taking on a supporting role was a "no-brainer" for him, admitting he is a  fan of "Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown who plays the protagonist of this film.

"I think she's extraordinary, I watched her stuff," Henry said.

And then there was the good script, a fantastic cast, and a director like Harry Bradbeer. "It was a really easy decision to make and I jumped into the opportunity because there's a really important message in this movie," he added.

Henry said despite him having played a lot of heavier or serious characters over the years, it's nice to play a character who is "reflective" with the aspect of his personality.

A new perspective of Sherlock

According to Henry, he and Director Harry decided to delve into who he is as person and apply it to his Sherlock role.

Henry enjoyed how "a lot more of my true self shining out through the character in Enola Holmes," he said.

"While I think that's something one shouldn't do all the time, I think it's something that I want to do more of because I do enjoy doing that, and I enjoy applying my personal touch into the character and I actually such a wonderful experience," he added.

This version of Sherlock is very connected with his emotions, and Henry revealed that they had to dig deep into himself as a person. His director asked questions about his past, childhood, and even his hopes and dreams.

"Those were the keys he turned during performances and that was something which I enjoyed enormously, that collaborative process where I could discuss with the director whether I want to take the character extremely left or extremely right or whichever  direction I wanted to  take them," he said.

"And it would become a discussion, and it would actually mold the character and tell the story in the way we wanted to do," he added.

A supportive brother to Enola

With viewers noticing how different he is from previous Sherlocks, Henry explained that it is because this time they wanted his character to have that emotional connection to be able to support and make Enola's character shine.

"We wanted to  make sure the character was still the Sherlock that we know, but with the emotional hooks which allows Enola to be Enola," he said.

"There's an anchor there, there's a family anchor there to allow her to blossom under  her own accord within her own rights to become the wonderful woman that she is," she added.

On screen Henry and Millie's chemistry as brother and sister was remarkable, and the actor explained how they were able to easily make it work.

"[Director] Harry and I really wanted to bring out more of who I am as a person into this character, and with that combined with Millie's natural charisma and her incredible acting ability, it just made for really enjoyable, natural and easy to perform scenes," he told GMA News Online.

Henry shared he had four brothers in real life, and being on set with Millie is a lot like having a sister.

"She's a lot of fun we had a lot of laughs that I rolled my eyes a lot of times at Millie," he said.

The "Superman" actor also generously shared how Millie has always tried to make her do some "social media videos."

To which he said, "I, of course have her a good strong note."

Henry will be playing as Sherlock, the brother of the protagonist and titular character Enola played by Millie.

The film follows the story of Enola who wakes up one morning to find that her mother (Helena Bonham Carter) has disappeared. She suddenly finds herself under the care of her brother Sherlock and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), who sends her to school to prepare and become a "proper" young lady.

Refuseing his brothers' wishes, Enola escapes in disguise to search for her mother in London. On her way to the city, she will be entangled with a young Lord (Louis Partridge) who ran away from home.

Aside from Henry and Millie, other stars who will be in the film include Sam Claflin, Adeel Akhtar, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour, Louis Partridge, Burn Gorman, Susan Wokoma with Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter.

"Enola Holmes" premieres on Netflix on September 23.

— LA, GMA News