Zack Snyder On Why He Chose Henry Cavill As Superman

Zack Snyder On Why He Chose Henry Cavill As Superman

While doing press for his new movie Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder tells why he choose Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent.

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By WaylonJones - Mar 18, 2011 08:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Man of Steel
Source: MTV

Zack Snayder has been busy promoting Sucker Punch and announcing castings for The Man of Steel. Recently Snyder spoke with MTV on why he cast Henry Cavill as Superman.





"Henry's just ... I love Joe (Manganiello) too, by the way," Snyder said. "Really he was the only other guy I was thinking of, to be honest, other than Henry. But in the end, I think Henry just has this innocence too [in addition to the look and physicality required for the role], he has both, which is tricky," he explained. "Superman needs the teeniest bit of that. Not to be overt, but you like it to be there ever so slightly. I mean, he grew up in Kansas, that's just true, so you need a little of that [innocence]."


Snyder was also asked if Superman will be a physical as 300.

"I can't answer that! Because if I say, that is what will be the thing [that everyone will run with]."



The Man Of Steel will be released in late 2012



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WaylonJones
WaylonJones - 3/18/2011, 9:00 PM
;)
Ethic
Ethic - 3/18/2011, 9:05 PM
Yea i was rooting for Joe for a long while but I was kind of worried about Joe's acting ability before they announced Henry.
Joe's okay and good enough in True Blood but Supes needs depth and Henry seems to have it.
STARKILLER21
STARKILLER21 - 3/18/2011, 9:06 PM
I trust Snyder on his choice Cavill will be a good Superman
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 3/18/2011, 9:06 PM
i think he chose wrong. Joe would have been a badass superman, plus he wouldn't have to bulk up like Cavill needs to.
P862010
P862010 - 3/18/2011, 9:16 PM
he is right joe just looks like a brute cavill just looks like an all around nice guy
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 3/18/2011, 9:17 PM
CAVILL!
This is pretty much what I dream about every night praying that someday it will come true.
*swoons*
P862010
P862010 - 3/18/2011, 9:22 PM
i think it speaks volumes on how perfect henry was for supes when his other choice was already muscular built like superman and stood 6'5 and american

but went for the British 6'1 much less muscularly built guy all based on talent
KALel3412
KALel3412 - 3/18/2011, 9:51 PM
i was rooting for joe, and after watching joe on true blood im more upset he didnt get it. but henry is a good choice and im sure he will blow us all away. i trust zach
TorturedXGenius
TorturedXGenius - 3/18/2011, 9:59 PM
Henry Cavill was born for this role...i do agree he might of been too young back in the McG/Ratner days of Superman...but he has matured to a GREAT actor...and the role has been waiting for him ever since
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 3/18/2011, 10:24 PM
@SuperConnerKent

yes, italian looking Superman iwould look wrong when compared with comics version superman, but Superman with the build of Tobey McGuire's version of Spider-Man is worse than an italian looking superman.

i am on the skeptics side of this casting and not really holding my breath on this movie. i am open to having my mind changed though.
Mulanzo
Mulanzo - 3/18/2011, 11:03 PM
Italian looking Superman would have been [frick]in' awesome and you're all racists and I'm not even Italian. Jersey Shore has coloured your opinions of that wonderfully rich culture. Superman doesn't need to look American at all...he's from outer space. I think hence the reason Snyder had no qualms with casting a Brit. Good on him.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 3/19/2011, 2:19 AM
I remember thinking the dude on Loise and Clark was mexican or asian. But yeah, Supes isn't from America. So, it wouldn't matter.

And doesn't Snyder come off as a dick in these interviews? There's some douche residue about him I can't quite put my finger on.
jazzman
jazzman - 3/19/2011, 4:30 AM
@P862010

Superman does not been to be a huge bodybuilder guy. Henry Cavill is ripped and has a good build for the character.

@NeoBaggins

you mean Dean Cain his mix Asian and Caucasian

@SuperConnerKent

what the hell u on, guess what Superman was played by a Asian/Caucasian looking actor you heard of Dean Cain.
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 3/19/2011, 9:11 AM
I trust this ! Brandon Routh is SUPERMAN!
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/19/2011, 10:47 AM
brits can act & are more manly. :D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 3/19/2011, 12:51 PM
Just watch TUDORS he can act!

And after ROUTH... CAVILL was the only choice!


:)
LP4
LP4 - 3/19/2011, 2:22 PM
WOW AWESOME! He chose between the top two fan-favs. I'm happy.
LP4
LP4 - 3/19/2011, 2:38 PM
This coupled with the fact that he never auditioned that dope Routh gives me so much hope and assurance in the reboot! SNYDER FTW!!!

Only thing is...I hope Snyder doesn't go too far with the innocence factor for Supes. I know he is Superman but we've already had 4 films of him being dead-on innocent and no real villains and the last film, he was just plain flat-out creepy and did nothing for 2 1/2 hours. This movie has gotta rectify all that.

@cyclopstb- Hahaha yeah sure good luck with that dream. Routh is gone good riddance. He isn't Superman he IS however Dylan Dog...I feel bad for that character :P

I figure if they were gonna audition Routh they may as well have auditioned a zucchini to portray Superman. Probably has a better screen-presence than that hack =P
stjohnofDC
stjohnofDC - 3/19/2011, 5:43 PM
Henry Cavill as Superman. I have grown to like him after watching The Tudors the past few weeks. And by the way they dont need to camera angles and camera trick to make him look taller if hes 6'1 he just needs 3 or 4 inch lifts.

Jessica Biel as Lois Lane

Paul Bettany as Brainiac

Micheal Shannon as Lex Luthor

Jeff Bridges as Perry White

Jesse Eisenberg as Jimmy Olsen

Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent

Diane Lane as Martha Kent

Jon Hamm as Jor El

Rachel Weisz as Lara

Daniel Day Lewis as Zod if they do a cameo of him at the beginning or whatever

and Tom Weiling as Supermans stunt double lol
Akercocke
Akercocke - 3/19/2011, 7:37 PM
I was rooting for Joe too, but Zack is right, if Superman grew up in a farm in Kansas, he must have some innocence Joe was probably too tough to be Superman, I mean Superman should be tough and physical but he needs to have that tender, caring side.
Ceejay
Ceejay - 3/19/2011, 8:04 PM
Michelle Monaghan as Lois Lane!
Knightstalker
Knightstalker - 3/19/2011, 8:36 PM
So what happened to all the people crying about Routh and Welling for the role? I still see a Routh pitch once in a while (why, I'll never know) but the Welling nuts seemed to have disappeared. Hmmmmmm....doesn't matter I guess. I have the feeling that this movie is going to be a lot better thought out in terms of an alien baby being raised on a farm as a human and how he chooses to find his place in the world.
WingDingaLing
WingDingaLing - 3/20/2011, 12:47 AM
@LP4

dude shut the [frick] up, no one cares about you [female dog]ing about routh even though the majority of the audience liked him.\
henry cavill is a PERFECT CHOICE! just make him 6'4 when he puts on the suit and have him be 6'1 as clark kent so the audience will truly see them as 2 different people :)
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 3/20/2011, 1:08 AM
jazzman Oh, ok. Dean Cain WAS mixed. He reminded me of Slater from Saved by the Bell.

I liked Roth. His channeling of Reeves was amazing. The film wasn't his fault though. They made the wrong creative choices with the movie's story.
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 3/20/2011, 3:12 AM
NeoBaggins - I totally get what you're saying in your earlier post. Everyone thinks Clark needs to look like a Kansas farm boy when the truth is he should only act like one. He was raised there but his genes are kryptonian so to have an actor who looks slightly out of place could actually add to the character.

As for Snyder and his "douche" essence coming through, I do agree with you but then again, you try being asked the same questions (questions you can't answer or must answer very carefully) every single day and not come across like a bit of a douche.
JustinMSalvato
JustinMSalvato - 3/20/2011, 5:53 AM
This movie is going to SUCK.
JD41
JD41 - 3/20/2011, 11:59 AM
Henry Cavill has the look, but what was wrong with using Brandon Routh? Superman Returns was good, just a little to much Donner worship. This time around, let's do what Batman Begins did and use a lesser known villian instead of the obvious Lex Luthor, like Braniac, Metallo, or Bizzaro. Someone who could kick Supermans ass.
LP4
LP4 - 3/20/2011, 12:00 PM
@SideKick- You know what motherfu*ker why don't YOU STFU. I have a right to say whatever the hell i wanna say. If you love routh so damn much- DON'T SEE THE NEW MOVIE!!!

As it stands Cavill is a much better actor- Routh didn't even ACT.

Furthermore FU*K OFF good sir ;D
WingDingaLing
WingDingaLing - 3/20/2011, 11:16 PM
@LP4

I JUST SAID NO GIVES A SH*T ABOUT YOUR OPINION! I AGREE HENRY CAVILL IS THE BETTER ACTOR BUT YOU [female dog] SO MUCH IN ALMOST EVERY ARTICLE! NO ONE LIKES YOU..
LP4
LP4 - 3/21/2011, 3:21 AM
@SideKick- It's a free country so I'll complain about Routh all I want. What are you, his fu*king brother? his sister? his agent? Because I still don't see why you're defending the guy.

And to say no one cares what i have to say about Routh is funny. Lots of people have agreed routh sucks. Look at editorials DIPSHIT and read the article by "SupermanFan01" about how to bring back Routh and read through the comments turd-bank and you'll see 90% of the people didn't want routh back. They recasted the guy for a REASON. In any case, I'm done with this bit*h contest.

And oh...no one likes me? "Waaaah, waaaaaah!! Boohoo I'm crying now" LMAO, look TROLL go to your lame-ass Green Hornet articles and quit trolling Superman articles just to start fights. I may complain about routh a lot but you know why? BECAUSE I AM A SUPERMAN FAN AND A VERY DISAPPOINTED ONE. As a fan I have a RIGHT to complain about an actor who I personally felt was a terrible depiction of my hero. If you don't agree with me- FINE see if I give a shit. But don't be telling me my opinion is fu*king wrong or starting these fights with me. HENRY CAVILL is Superman. Routh is gone, get over it dude. Oh and for the record- FU*K OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE.
EarOne
EarOne - 3/23/2011, 4:02 AM
i'm an UBER Joe's supporter. he's just RIGHT for the role. it's funny how he out of nowhere got cast in True Blood and gained attention just around the time they're starting this whole superman reboot project.
i think joe was meant to do the role.
i don't know, maybe if they do decide to go forward with another Justice League movie, with no relation with either bale's batman series and cavill's superman series, they could finally cast joe as their Superman, with (hopefully) grey's anatomy's Eric Dane as their Batman, with Ryan as GL etc.
bruzer40
bruzer40 - 3/24/2011, 1:26 PM
Why hasnt anyone said anyting about Tom Welling? The guy has done a great job on smallville and i think fans see him and superman. All fans of smallville and Tom have been waiting to finally see him as Superman. Henry just doesnt impress me as Superman. Either way i hope the writers to the movie justice and dont rush it like so many other hero flicks that are turned out for more of a profit then for the fans who follow them.
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