MAN OF STEEL Director Zack Snyder on Casting Henry Cavill - Audio Interview

MAN OF STEEL Director Zack Snyder on Casting Henry Cavill - Audio Interview

In this one-on-one audio interview conducted shortly before Man of Steel opened, director Zack Snyder reflects on what it was about Henry Cavill that convinced him that he was the right man to play the last son of Krypton.

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By EdGross - Jul 08, 2013 06:07 AM EST

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