EXCLUSIVE Interview With Ayelet Zurer: What Was It Like Playing Superman's Mom?

EXCLUSIVE Interview With Ayelet Zurer: What Was It Like Playing Superman's Mom?

Earlier today I spoke with Ayelet Zurer, who played Lara Lor-Van (Superman's biological mother), in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. We discussed her elaborate costumes, her emotionally heavy scenes, and portraying an alien in a realistic universe. Come check it out.

Interview
By nailbiter111 - Jun 27, 2013 12:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman




(Note: Turn your volume up.)

:01 - Ayelet Zurer - Discusses her costumes
1:20 - Favorite costume?
1:50 - Convincing the audience that baby Kal-El wouldn't survive his journey
4:25 - Scene of Jor-El communicating with Lara through a Kryptonian robot
5:28 - Challenges of translating an alien character in a realistic universe
6:38 - Did she think about playing around with her dialect or speech pattern
7:40 - Deleted scenes?
8:32 - Additional footage that was deleted during the pregnancy scene
9:40 - Has she been approached for the sequel?
10:07 - Is she contracted for a second film?
10:25 - Experience working with Zack Snyder
12:10 - How does her son feel about having Superman's mom as his mother?
13:25 - Avoiding Susannah York's performance (Superman, 1978 & Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, 1987)





In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question 'Why am I here?' Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater threat emerges. Clark must become a Man of Steel, to protect the people he loves and shine as the world’s beacon of hope – Superman.


Man Of Steel was directed by Zack Snyder, from a script written by David Goyer. The cast includes: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Ayelet Zurer, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Laurence Fishburne and Richard Schiff. In theaters June 14th, 2013!
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THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 6/27/2013, 12:16 PM
supermilf
TheSpaceGhost
TheSpaceGhost - 6/27/2013, 12:19 PM
Good job Bro!
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 12:20 PM
LMAO@DEATHbyEXILE!
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 6/27/2013, 12:21 PM
Most disappointing performance of the film, especially when she is saying goodbye to her baby. Just not the investment and emotion I would expect for the scene.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/27/2013, 12:33 PM
Too bad this article will be full of whining bitches about the film and not the actress interview.

Ineedtolosemyviginity

I like the way you whine, boy.
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 6/27/2013, 12:37 PM
I, for one, moaned about the actress's performance that is being discussed in the interview. :)
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/27/2013, 12:39 PM
nail's interviewing the Goddamn Bruce Mutha[frick]ing Willis will you guys are still debating Man of Steel. Think about what your doing with life and how to improve it.

Speaking of which, did you get to take a picture with Bruce nail?
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 12:43 PM
Bruce Willis after the interview:
exe
exe - 6/27/2013, 12:53 PM
Supes moms are so [frick]ing sexy!!!
subzero1077
subzero1077 - 6/27/2013, 12:55 PM
She was great in the movie. Very convincing I thought. And hot.
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 1:00 PM
@nail: You called him sir, didn't ya? LOL
gaikinger
gaikinger - 6/27/2013, 1:00 PM
ineedrevelation-you have kids? sucks to be them
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 1:03 PM
@nail: Hell, I would have too!
gaikinger
gaikinger - 6/27/2013, 1:03 PM
i thought she was great....very haunting performance
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 6/27/2013, 1:05 PM
The Krypton destruction scene was the only moment that I really felt that she gave the performance I would expect. She did do a great job there. Up until that point though, she was very plastic.
gaikinger
gaikinger - 6/27/2013, 1:05 PM
looks like Dredd 2 might just happen! ineedrevelation implodes in 3.....2.....1.....
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/27/2013, 1:06 PM
Ineedbetterinsults

Telling someone to kill themselves? How original and heartfelt. Also if I did kill myself due to me being depressed by your statement, you would be arrested for cyber bullying. Yes it happens and yes you can be arrested. So unless you want your 2 kids to see their daddy in jail, its best we act like this didnt happen.

Checkmate.

nail

Ah I understand. Bruce's awesomeness would have probably overtaken you in the photo anyway.

;P
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 1:07 PM
@Levi:

What makes you think they haven't ALREADY seen him in jail?
gmoney0505
gmoney0505 - 6/27/2013, 1:13 PM
I liked her performance for the little time she was in. Felt really sad for her that in less than one minute she lost 2 people that were important to her.
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/27/2013, 1:18 PM
He didn't report you, asswipe. I did.
subzero1077
subzero1077 - 6/27/2013, 1:27 PM
@ Ineedrevelation:

Seriously go away. No one cares about your shitty opinions.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/27/2013, 1:29 PM
Ineedcommomsense

I may be a lot of things but I ain't a rat. Also if you were arrest, is that what your gonna tell your kids why your in jail? Because you told a man to kill himself and he did? It would make you look bad and I don't want to die soon and I don't want your kids to look at you bad no matter how I feel about you.

Also at least my icon is original. Not like how you and most others have Avengers, MOS, and Dark Knight Trilogy.

I'm a leader not a follower.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 6/27/2013, 1:31 PM
Don't like my icon? Bite my shiny metal ass.

Also IP address does nothing. Your user name needed an email address. If that your or one of your it leads back to you. If its a phony you can trace it back to where it was created.

Trust me I've thought about going into law enforcement and know a lot of things. They could find you.
subzero1077
subzero1077 - 6/27/2013, 1:38 PM
@ Levi

It's alright man, no ones on his side.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 6/27/2013, 1:48 PM
She was so bland in MOS. Least memorable performance for me.
TheAbomination
TheAbomination - 6/27/2013, 1:56 PM
She was awesome. Too bad she only had a small part.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 6/27/2013, 2:02 PM
Her performance was awesome, hopefully we will have some flashbacks in the second movie.
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