Russell Crowe has been talking about his upcoming role as Superman’s birth father Jor-El in Zack Snyder’s forthcoming superhero reboot, MAN OF STEEL. Crowe takes over the role previously (and notoriously) played by Marlon Brando in Richard Donner’s iconic 1978 blockbuster.
The action-packed origin tale of the spandex-wearing comic-book character hits cinemas from the 14th June, and features Henry Cavill as the saviour of mankind, alongside an all-star supporting cast which includes Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne and of course Crowe.
Check out what the Oscar-winning actor had to say:
It’s very complicated, it’s really complex. I don’t think anybody has really tried to get into the psychology of what it must be like to be Superman and what people would really respond like in a modern society if somebody like that just popped up. I think Zack Snyder was given a great deal of responsibilty because when it comes to comic book heroes and superhero films the top of the food chain is Superman. I think the biggest indicator for me of how it’s looking is that the financier of the film has sent me gushing emails, he just loves it.
I’m really looking foward to seeing it, it’s a massive undertaking. It takes you on the ground to Krypton, it takes you to a planet where the sun is four times larger than ours and you get to experience that stuff and if you’ve seen the trailers you realise that this Superman is not just floating through the air held up by a wire, this Superman is super sonic. I’m really looking forward to the way that people will respond to it.
Source: Reelz
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
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