British Actor Henry Cavill Lands Role In “Superman: Man of Steel”
February 1st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Feb 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much hyped and much anticipated “Superman” movie is slated to release on December 2012. Ace producer Christopher Nolan will produce the movie and Zack Snyder will be directing it. The superhero flick will be written by David S. Goyer. The film officials were frantically searching for the protagonist of the movie, who would be able to get into the skin of the character and do justice to the role. After months of search, finally, it was announced that handsome actor Henry Cavill has nabbed the role of Superman.
The upcoming superhero flick is, reportedly, titled as “Superman: Man of Steel” and the filming of the movie will commence at Vancouver Film Studios. The director of the movie, Zack Snyder, told a reputed media source that in the “pantheon” of all the superheroes till date, Superman is the most revered and recognized character of all the time and the director feels that he is honored to be a part of the project and mark Superman’s return to the big screen. About Henry Cavill, the director said that the producers, other casts and all other members related to the film are excited to cast “The Tudors” star as the hero of th film.
Zack Snyder also added that Henry Cavill is the perfect choice who would be able to do justice to his role and don the famous cape and “S shield” of Superman. This is not the first time that Henry Cavill tried to play a superhero, previously, he attempted to act in “Superman Returns” but Brandon Routh took away the cake. In 2005, he lost the role of Batman to Christian Bale for “Batman Begins”.
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