Henry Cavill Talks About Playing The American Icon Superman

Henry Cavill Talks About Playing The American Icon Superman

Henry Cavill recently sat down to talk a little about what it was like being a British actor playing an American icon in Superman, as well as a little bit about his hair in Man of Steel

By WaylonJones - Oct 31, 2011 12:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: i09



It's no surprise that Henry Cavill was asked a ton of question regarding his portrayal of Superman/Clark Kent in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel while doing press for his upcoming Greek fantasy film Immortals. With all the questions that were asked one of the more interesting bit was when Cavill touched on what it was like to be British and playing a character that is has a huge American following.

"It is an iconic American role... well, he's an American icon. Whether it's an American role or not, I can't be sure. Superman is a universal image, and what he stands for is very universal. He was certainly raised in America, but he in himself is not necessarily American, because he comes from somewhere very far away and very different, and he is very different. And therefore all the more beautiful when he tries to do so much for all of us who are so different from him."

Cavill also joked when asked about his hair style for the film, when he was asked if his curly locks would make it into the film. He dodged the question with yes, no, maybe so type of answer.

"This is my hair. The style? [Slowly] Yes... there's only so much I can say. It varies. What you've seen is what you've seen, if you've seen anything online. And who knows how different the finished product will be? How's that for a non-answer?"

Via The Man Of Steel Fan Page

Man Of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Russell Crowe, Laurence Fishburne with Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, and will be released on June 14, 2013.

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