Our New SUPERMAN Henry Cavill on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly
Introducing Henry Cavill the man who will take on the role of the Man of Steel in Zack Snyder's Superman reboot. The new issue of Entertainment Weekly will center on the upcoming superhero movies and features the first quotes from Cavill on landing the lead role in Superman, as well as quotes from Snyder. Here'sa little taste of what we will get.
Among the topics of discussion: Cavill’s audition, which included shooting a screen test wearing a replica of Christopher Reeve’s once impressive, now dated Superman suit. “If you can put on that suit and pull it off,” says Snyder, ‘that’s an awesome achievement.” Cavill was feeling less than super in the moment, at least about his ability to fill out the costume: He had just finished shooting a film with Bruce Willis called The Cold Light Of Day, and the part required to him to shed the impressive abs of steel and muscle tone he had put on for the movie he made right before that, the forthcoming mythic fantasy Immortals. As an assistant helped to him put on the Super-suit, Cavill recalls: “All I could think was: Oh, god. They’re going to look at me and go ‘He’s not Superman. Not a chance.’ The actor inside me was going: You’re not ready! You’re not ready!” Snyder saw something — or rather someone — different. “He walked out, and no one laughed,” says the director. “Other actors put that suit on, and it’s a joke, even if they’re great actors. Henry put it on, and he exuded this kind of crazy-calm confidence that just made me go ‘Wow.’ Okay: This was Superman.’
Those are some pretty encouraging quotes. Cavill definitley looks like he will be able to pull it off. What are your thoughts?