Henry Cavill Embraces The "Man Of Steel"
Thu, August 4, 2011 
The upcoming issue of "Total Film" magazine includes a heroic amount of exclusives and one of them is an interview with Superman himself, Henry Cavill. The Total Film Website has a preview of the interview which you can enjoy below.
On his Man Of Steel workout:
“I’m on 5000 calories a day… You’ve got to eat protein first, then a little bit of carbs…you’ve gotta keep your hunger levels going. I’m training two and a half hours a day, pushing my body beyond its normal limits, putting on a lot of muscle mass and just making myself look like Superman.”
On putting on the Superman suit:
“It’s extremely cool. There’s no other feeling like it. They just put it on, I turned around and look in the mirror and you can’t really play it cool – you sort of guffaw and laugh. I thought ‘OK, holy hell, this is real, it’s not a joke anymore. This is it…you’re doing it, you’re right in the middle of it.’”
On his preperation for Superman:
“Being as true as I can be to the original character and who the character is.”
On being a British actor playing an American superhero:
“I’m very proud to be British and playing an iconic American superhero…it means I’m doing something right somewhere.”
On almost becoming James Bond:
“That would be absolutely amazing. If they approached me on that I’d leap at the opportunity to do it. But that’s of course well away for the time being…
Every quote and every picture I have seen of Cavill has only helped to further solidfy him as Superman in my mind. I never thought The Brothers Warner would be going back to the well to cast Cavill, but I think they are going to be glad that they did. We already know he looks the part, doesn't take a visonary to figure that out, but he is embracing the opportunity to act the part off screen as well.
I don't think fanboys or the general public are going to have any problems with the actor donning the tights. It's the possible changes that will be coming to character traits & roles in the Superman universe we are all used to that could cause fanboys to worry & the general public to scratch their heads.
Reader Comments (4)
Peter, are you talking about the changes of character roles and traits in the new comics coming in September, or do you think we'll see those changes reflected in the movie, too?
Hey John,
Thanks for the comment.
There is going to be some changes to the of some familiar characters in the Superman universe within the framework of the movie. Less likely that the general public will even care or notice, but I'm interested to see how the fans react.
I personally think it is refreshing to make changes, and it is for the good of the product. We what happens when things were kept the same with "Superman Returns". Although that wasn't a complete fail or anything, change is "usually" good.
I just hope there's a romance with Lois. That's one of the most classic elements for me.
And if Amy Adams is a red-headed Lois, I don't mind that at ALL. In fact, I kind of hope they let her keep her red hair.
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