We know what Dark Knight Trilogy writers Chris and Jonathan Nolan and David S. Perhaps Henry Cavill’s time playing Superman has yet to come to a close.Man of Steel has been quietly gathering steam in the shadow of Marvel's Iron Man 3 promotional blitz - but that doesn't mean that Superman won't be taking over summer in a big way, once IM3 has had its (sure to be lucrative) run.ĭespite releasing a full-length trailer, there is still quite a bit of mystery surrounding Zack Snyder's modern take on the Superman origin story. As I always say, ‘The cape is still in the closet.'” There’s an opportunity for growth after that, to explore the psyche of Superman as a deep, seemingly invulnerable god-like being but with real feeling on the inside. That’s the choice he made in that moment, and he’ll never do that again. He just killed the last remaining member of his species. He continued, “I did far more emotional takes they didn’t choose tears were happening. Superman falling to the ground and screaming afterward - I don’t think that was originally in the script, but I wanted to show the pain he had.” “The killing of Zod gave a reason for the character never to kill again. General Dru-Zod is a fictional character in the DC Extended Universe based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name.He is portrayed by Michael Shannon.Zod first appears in the film Man of Steel as rogue general trying to lead a coup against the ruling elite of the planet Krypton, forcing the planet's chief scientist, Jor-El, to send his son Kal-El to Earth. convince Superman that Kara was actually the villain General Zod, Nov 08. “There is still a lot of storytelling for me to do as a Superman, and I would absolutely love the opportunity,” Cavill said. with a Superman reboot film Man of Steel, released in 2012 Animated films. But Cavill believes that more can be done with the Man of Steel. In the film, Superman came back to life, joined the Justice League, and returned to Smallville with Lois Lane. The last time fans saw Henry Cavill as Superman was in Zack Snyder’s Justice League in 2021. Henry Cavill wants to play Superman again However, he wasn’t as confident of his Kryptonian good looks. That’s what Superman looks like.'”Īt that moment, Henry Cavill convinced everyone that he was the embodiment of Superman. And there’s a version of this where he comes out and is like, ‘I’m Superman!’ and you’re like, ‘OK, it’s Halloween.’ But Henry came out, and even the crusty grips we hired for the test got quiet. He continued, “Henry put it on in this trailer. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder recalled, “When you see the suit on the ground, it’s kind of shriveled up, it’s just spandex, it looks like, ‘Oh God, that’s not going to be cool.'”
But everything clicked into place when he saw him in the superhero costume for the first time. Man of Steel director Zack Snyder had many reasons for casting Henry Cavill to play Superman. Henry Cavill | Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage Zack Snyder was in awe of the actor in the superhero suit