Zack Snyder gave an interview in SFX Magazine about his upcoming Man of Steel and was asked about his impressions of Henry Cavill taking over the iconic role.
“God, he’s so Supermanish it’s crazy! There was a telling moment – we put him in the Christopher Reeve costume, because we didn’t have a suit yet, we just had the old spandex suit. He stepped out of the trailer and no one laughed. It’s the difference between being Superman and dressing up like Superman. If I’m dressed up like Superman it’s like a Halloween costume. If you’re Henry it’s your clothes. It’s awesome. Watch the movie and you’re like ‘Holy shit, that’s Superman.’ And it’s not weird or crazy, it’s just cool.”
Snyder may have given the best explanation about what makes a Superman in that paragraph when he talks about the difference as dressing up as Superman and being Superman.
You can read other excerpts from the interview here. Man of Steel releases on June 14th.
In case you haven’t seen it, here is the newest trailer.
