Henry Cavill On Adopting An American Accent For Man Of Steel

Henry Cavill On Adopting An American Accent For Man Of Steel

The British actor speaks about training his voice to sound like the American raised Superman in Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel, and the reactions to his new accent so far..

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 07, 2011 02:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: Total Film Magazine

When Henry Cavill was cast as Superman there was a bit of a furor in certain fan circles that a character seen as an American icon would be played by a Brit. Most people didn't have an issue with this but one thing that may have been a concern was how Cavill would fare with the accent.



Well speaking to Total Film the young actor explains how he prepared his voice for it, and reveals the initial reactions of those that have heard it..

"Doing an American accent is about exercising the muscles in your throat and your mouth. Sometimes it can sound great for a long period of time, sometimes your inflection is wrong. It all depends. As long as you've got a professional watching over you saying, "You did this wrong, you did that wrong.." it can be made to seem effortless. But you still get days when it just seems to stick in your mouth."


So how does he rate his American accent now?

"I've been told I can be very good at it..but I know I've been very bad at it in the past!"


Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel is currently shooting in LA. Find out how authentic Cavill's accent is when the movie is released in 2013.




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nuck82
nuck82 - 9/7/2011, 2:30 PM
does he sell sea shells by the sea shore?
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 9/7/2011, 2:31 PM
lol american accents seem normal on movies,then you hear one in real life and your like wohhh
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 9/7/2011, 2:31 PM
I wonder what it must be like to learn an 'American' accent. I mean...I'm an American every day, so my 'accent' is isn't really real. Lol I wonder what other people think it sounds like...do THEY know THEY have an accent? Man that's a brain-twister.
golden123
golden123 - 9/7/2011, 2:31 PM
The Rain in Spain falls softly on the plain.
JPLeezzy
JPLeezzy - 9/7/2011, 2:32 PM
lmao I cant even say that once without screwing it up
SentryIsGod
SentryIsGod - 9/7/2011, 2:32 PM
Certain actors are incredible at masking their true accent. One of the best would of course be,in my opinion, Hugh Laurie. He is the guy who plays Dr. House
golden123
golden123 - 9/7/2011, 2:33 PM
Is he going to have a Kansas accent?
golden123
golden123 - 9/7/2011, 2:35 PM
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain-edit button needed.
dahamma
dahamma - 9/7/2011, 2:37 PM
Wow we have an accent? lol Didn't really notice
dahamma
dahamma - 9/7/2011, 2:38 PM
@SentryisGod Correct!! that guy is awesome at it and Idris ELba
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 9/7/2011, 2:39 PM
HUGH LAURIE IS REALLY GOOD AT AMERICAN ACCENT
Nemesys
Nemesys - 9/7/2011, 2:40 PM
@Sentry - So true about Hugh Laurie. I was knocked silly once I heard his actual accent. I didn't even know he was a Brit until then!

@Golden - Good question, but what IS a Kansas accent? Even as an American I couldn't pick that one out of a crowd of voices. Just as long as he doesn't slide back and forth like Fassbender did in First Class.
Sanderman
Sanderman - 9/7/2011, 2:42 PM
What is really considered an American accent tho? Because even in different parts of America you have different accents. Southern accent, northern accent, jersey accent and etc.
Derezz
Derezz - 9/7/2011, 2:42 PM
As someone who's natural accent is american, it feels so weird to think about someone attempting to talk like I do every day. I notice that it seems like whenever we as Americans try to attempt to do a British accent, it always sounds like we are either making fun of it, or it's not subtle enough and too over the top.

And when people who aren't that good at American accents try, it always seems like they end up sounding awkward.
Derezz
Derezz - 9/7/2011, 2:56 PM
WellDrawn
WellDrawn - 9/7/2011, 3:06 PM
Funny thing is, American's are the ones with an accent, not the Brits. It's called ENGLISH for a reason, people.

And why do the damn Redcoats get to bogart all the Superhero roles? I'm a little surprised that they didn't cast a British Captain America.
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 9/7/2011, 3:08 PM
exercise your throat muscles? he should practice with this
TurdFergunson
TurdFergunson - 9/7/2011, 3:08 PM
jazzman
jazzman - 9/7/2011, 3:18 PM
@Derezz

the truth is Americans cant do British accents.

@Nemesys

Fassbender did not slide back and fourth in First Class cause he was not playing a American
headlopper
headlopper - 9/7/2011, 3:45 PM
Americans don't have an accent. We talk normal. Everybody else needs to conform and comply. We lead , you follow.
Okay ,yeah I'm trolling , but I'm cracking myself up thinking how non-Americans are raging right now.
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 9/7/2011, 3:54 PM
Maybe he'll have a Jersey Shore accent. :P

I want a northern irish accent. Its so cool.
dxperry
dxperry - 9/7/2011, 3:55 PM
Dont worry about Henry, the movie will suck anyway
GreendaleHumanBeing
GreendaleHumanBeing - 9/7/2011, 4:02 PM
You sound like you're from London mate!
TheDetectiveComicRises
TheDetectiveComicRises - 9/7/2011, 4:20 PM
He will make a great Kal-el/Clark Kent/Superman I truly believe it, he really respect Superman's legacy & He has a great personality.
croniccris
croniccris - 9/7/2011, 4:31 PM
BORNNAMERICA!!!
Nemesys
Nemesys - 9/7/2011, 4:36 PM
@jazzman - What I meant was Fassbender slid back and forth using his Irish accent. You could hear the Irish one minute, but not the next.
Super12
Super12 - 9/7/2011, 4:43 PM
@GreendaleHumanBeing - Forgetting Sarah Marshall FTW! Also excellent name choice....
headlopper
headlopper - 9/7/2011, 4:45 PM
@brazilainbatman- Are you serious? Is that actually true?
Super12
Super12 - 9/7/2011, 4:46 PM
@brazilainbatman - False. He's engaged to Ellen Whitaker as of 4 May 2011. Stop spreading lies, you suck.
AlanWarlock
AlanWarlock - 9/7/2011, 5:03 PM
@jazzman - Of COURSE Americans can do British accents. Some actors can do them quite well, actually.

Oh, and Fassbender's accent WAS all over the place. The Irish did, in fact, keep slipping through. McAvoy had similar problems trying to stifle his Scottish accent.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/7/2011, 5:22 PM
Herp Derp
BevM
BevM - 9/7/2011, 5:32 PM
What's all this about Cavill being gay? He's engaged to a Yorkshirian named Ellen.
jaycr
jaycr - 9/7/2011, 6:01 PM
I like British accent, it's really hot. Some women said that I have a cute accent... like Antonio Banderas XD!!!

Is there a single American accent? You have New York accent, Southern Accent, Black Accent, Chinese Accent, Indian Accent... the USA is a freakin mealting pot and everybody speaks the language in their own way.

@brazilianbatman... I don't think Henry is gay, Rodrigo Santoro played the bi sexual Xerxes in 300 and he looked totally gay flirting with Leonidas.
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 6:10 PM
Interesting.... I didn't know American's had an accent... aside from Bawstan.

The American accent comes so naturally to me.

I bet I could have a British accent if I hung out there for a week :)
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