Henry Cavill

yeah, I also believe that they usually ask the chosen person before shooting anything, and these actors has the right to refuse if they don't want to.

correct me if I'm wrong, I've read somewhere that Chris Evans was already asked years ago to be on the cover but only agreed in 2022 because he wants to use the exposure to encourage everyone to vote on elections. So, it's safe to assume that Henry probably been asked before too.
 
yeah, I also believe that they usually ask the chosen person before shooting anything, and these actors has the right to refuse if they don't want to.

correct me if I'm wrong, I've read somewhere that Chris Evans was already asked years ago to be on the cover but only agreed in 2022 because he wants to use the exposure to encourage everyone to vote on elections. So, it's safe to assume that Henry probably been asked before too.
Yeah they usually ask people in advance for these things, Ryan Gosling was also asked during 2011 and turned them down.
 
Apparently he was pushing to be cast as Kaladin in a Stormlight Archives future adaptation... but Sanderson basically told him he was too old and... not Asian enough to play Kaladin.

Oh well... maybe he could land some other role in one of Sanderson's other book adaptations? A role that involves heavy nudity? Perhaps even gay buttsex?