MAN OF STEEL: Superman Henry Cavill Discusses The Trend Of Foreigners Playing Superheroes

What a perfect way to sum it up. This whole outrage over a Brit, Aussie, or any other nationality playing any character is just dumb. Best actor or actress regardless is what I say.

Also Henry Cavill may get my vote for the most perfect ambassador for a movie ever. When ever he talks about this movie he just seems to hit the nail on the head every time, and has done things, E.G. that picture with that kid, that you rarely see these days.

So fingers crossed for next year.

Most superheroes aren't defined by what country they come from, Only ones like captain America are.

I've watched that trailer more times than I can count..

A lot of villains have been played by foreigners too.

well said cavill...PLUS..superman wasnt born in america so hes not american..hes from another planet..krypton so hes kryptonian

Is this honestly a controversy, or something merely cooked up by some tabloid?

In actuallity the comic book characters aren't american either. Case in point Thor is from Asgard,Superman is from Krpyton and so are many other charactors Wolverine is Canadian. So the points is kind moot when the comic book characters themselves are not Americans.

I like to think of Superman as a world icon, not just an American icon.

Cavill does have a point, but I'm excited for this film

American actors are simply incompetent to play these types of films. They'd rather play roles such as romance, thriller, comedy, and/or drama.

"the controversy" ???????

I don't care who plays superman as long as they stick to the character. But the only thing that would not be okay is if they make them have far different physical traits then the source material.

All this Hype, this better be good!
but if memory is correct, the first superman was a brit, as well!

I think it comes down to the simple fact that English actors are better trained and generally better in dramatic roles than American actors, who are usually cast more for their looks than their acting chops. There are exceptions, obviously, but imagine Hannibal Lecter being played by first choice Gene Hackman, or Patrick Bateman in American Psycho being played by the studio's first choice Leonardo Dicaprio, or if Fox had gone with Keanue Reeves, who showed a great deal of interest in the role, as Wolverine. It wouldn't have worked. At all.

I want the best actors for the roles. If that means English actors playing American characters, no skin off my nose, and more power to 'em.

@tea O_o

I have no challenge with foreigners playing superhero/American superhero roles as long as it isn't Sam Worthington, who can't hide his accent if his life depended on it. :-P

He is going to make himself sound America obviously. If people actually complained about him being cast because he is British, they are retarded.

Doesnt matter were the actor comes from I want a good actor that loves the part. Chris Evans LOVES being Cap. RDJ loves being Stark...We need him to embrace the character, and it sounds like they have done that..i am becoming more opptimistic....BUT....no haters please...lets not miss out on the mythos and symbolism

Superman is ULTIMATE POWER...the classic "Power Corrupts" is put under control by what? Classic Americana. He is a farm feed, classic american values (or at least how they saw themselves at the time), all american boy. That "raisin'" was the suggested reason why he never had become corrupted..He was raised with pure american values.

Now i bet right now some people are screaming at me. Im not agreeing (or disagreeing for that matter) just suggesting that in the time frame he was created, and by whom..it should be considered the values of his family, his clearly American (come on, Smallville?) family were what guided Clark to becoming superman. That absolutely should be preserved. Actually HIGHLIGHTED...and contrasted against the current political environment.

Also, has anyone asked this...how are American published superheroes perceived overseas (box office aside)....especially the ones like Cap or even Supes that have alot of the ole Red, White and Blue to them...

Its because in America the idea and image of a man today is skinny jean wearing, big hair having, teenage body type looking kinda of guy.