Henry Cavill IS Superman: - - - - Part 13

[I SEE SPIDEY]

^That is so full of win.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Well, I'm glad they haven't spoiled the CK with glasses look.

Even with glasses i think cavil's looks and defined features would stretch the credulity of people not recognizing right off the bat they are the same person?

I wonder how they are going to pull off this aspect?

 

[slumcat]

Cavill details his program for Man Of Steel.
http://www.**************.com/fansites/KingLeonidas/news/?a=81057

It was work... a lot of work! I have always loved sports and physical activities, but I have never worked out like this before. To become Clark Kent, I had to be the best friend of Mark Twight, my trainer!

The program involved three stages. The first was to gain weight/mass. So I spent weeks eating nearly 5000 calories daily while lifting extremely heavy, to grow bigger. I love eating, so this stage was not difficult for me, even though I can understand that some people end up having enough of drinking protein shakes 1000 calories a glass. At the end of this stage, I looked like a swole bodybuilder, and I felt like I was going to explode.

The second stage was to lose fat to sculpt the muscles. I had to do hours and hours of cardio to burn all the fat.

And in the last stage, we targeted specific areas of the body. Mark helped me to make my abs bulge out and my muscles more defined.

The workout program was designed according to the needs of the film. The only thing I did not like is the rowing machine, a machine that simulates the movement of rowing. It is torture!
Today, I'm not as muscular (as then), so don't ask me to lift my shirt to check: I (really) am not!

I can not say that (the workout) was the most difficult part of the filming, because it never lasted more than two hours per day. But on the other hand, it was extremely intense. Mark Twight based his technique on going beyond yourself. After a workout, I was gutted because, instead of slowing down towards the end, Mark asked me to actually work harder and harder for the body to reach its limits. He reiterated that, when one of his clients is able to walk out of the gym, they had not worked hard enough... The real challenge for me, was working the long hours. It was not uncommon for me to spend 16 hours on the set per day!

Sounds like hard work!

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'd like to thank him for his hard work. I appreciate it tremendously.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

Even with glasses i think cavil's looks and defined features would stretch the credulity of people not recognizing right off the bat they are the same person?

I wonder how they are going to pull off this aspect?

probably the same way it's always been handled, a few additional appearance changes, and the rest is suspension of disbelief, the glasses has always been a stretch that doesn't hold under scrutiny, and calls for the audience to simply suspend their disbelief.

 

[Andreth]

“Is Superman cool? It doesn’t get any cooler. I mean he’s got all the cool superpowers and he’s cool. People say ‘ok Superman’s not cool’. What because he does the right thing all the time? How is doing the right thing not a cool thing to do?”
— Henry Cavill, Nightline June 7, 2013
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[Smallville13]

Even with glasses i think cavil's looks and defined features would stretch the credulity of people not recognizing right off the bat they are the same person?

I wonder how they are going to pull off this aspect?

By underplaying it I think. Lois and Perry will know he's Superman in the office. Everyone else will not pay any attention to him.

 

[sf2]

“Is Superman cool? It doesn’t get any cooler. I mean he’s got all the cool superpowers and he’s cool. People say ‘ok Superman’s not cool’. What because he does the right thing all the time? How is doing the right thing not a cool thing to do?”
— Henry Cavill, Nightline June 7, 2013
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well said!!!

 

[flickchick85]

Even with glasses i think cavil's looks and defined features would stretch the credulity of people not recognizing right off the bat they are the same person?

I wonder how they are going to pull off this aspect?

Why would people suspect Superman of being in disguise at all? He doesn't wear a mask and once he makes his entrance, he seems to be pretty upfront and open about being who he is, so I think most would assume he's just Superman 24/7. Clark would just be some guy nobody pays attention to who's lucky enough to look kinda like Superman...but, ya know, a little schlubbier and less impressive. The only people who spend enough time with both Clark and Superman to legitimately suspect them of being one-in-the-same would be Lois and maybe Perry, and well, [blackout]it sounds like the movie has them covered[/blackout]. I mean, Jimmy would too, but he's been left out of the movie (maybe that has something to do with why).

 

[Zionite1]

I'd like to thank him for his hard work. I appreciate it tremendously.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Why would people suspect Superman of being in disguise at all? He doesn't wear a mask and once he makes his entrance, he seems to be pretty upfront and open about being who he is, so I think most would assume he's just Superman 24/7. Clark would just be some guy nobody pays attention to who's lucky enough to look kinda like Superman...but, ya know, a little schlubbier and less impressive. The only people who spend enough time with both Clark and Superman to legitimately suspect them of being one-in-the-same would be Lois and maybe Perry, and well, [blackout]it sounds like the movie has them covered[/blackout]. I mean, Jimmy would too, but he's been left out of the movie (maybe that has something to do with why).

That's true that not everybody would assume Superman has a secret identity but just visually cavill has a very defined face and look maybe more so than any past super-man actors.

Regardless of anything Clark in this world would probably constantly get told how he looks like superman. From the shots i've seen even his hair doesn't change much as clark.

The one benefit may be that him being a bit shorter than past superman actors his size wouldn't be as evident in a crowd.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

“Is Superman cool? It doesn’t get any cooler. I mean he’s got all the cool superpowers and he’s cool. People say ‘ok Superman’s not cool’. What because he does the right thing all the time? How is doing the right thing not a cool thing to do?”
— Henry Cavill, Nightline June 7, 2013
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I love him. He is just so brilliant at saying the exact right thing to people's questions.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

After reading that quote and seeing his workout regimen I love Henry even more.

 

[Nicko-Ray]

“Is Superman cool? It doesn’t get any cooler. I mean he’s got all the cool superpowers and he’s cool. People say ‘ok Superman’s not cool’. What because he does the right thing all the time? How is doing the right thing not a cool thing to do?”
— Henry Cavill, Nightline June 7, 2013
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[ArmsHeldOut]

Even with glasses i think cavil's looks and defined features would stretch the credulity of people not recognizing right off the bat they are the same person?

I wonder how they are going to pull off this aspect?

Who knows? Maybe the writers could explain it away by having him confess that he just happens to share a strong resemblance to Supes. They say we all have a twin somewhere after all.

 

[Anita18]

To be honest, until the MOS advertising barraged me with Henry's face everywhere, I couldn't have picked him out of a lineup of similar good-looking, rugged, brunette guys. He doesn't have a very distinctive look, he's mostly generically (but EXTREMELY) handsome.

 

[EliteF50]

I love Cavill and all, but am I the only one who thinks his American accent isn't really consistent? It seems like he's fighting against his Brit accent most of the time. Specifically in the new clips, "Maybe a little bit murr", "Oive got so many questions" and the most forced sounding, "It hurts, doesn't it?".

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

To be honest, until the MOS advertising barraged me with Henry's face everywhere, I couldn't have picked him out of a lineup of similar good-looking, rugged, brunette guys. He doesn't have a very distinctive look, he's mostly generically (but EXTREMELY) handsome.

Some people have a well-developed eye for detail though. I consider myself one of those people. In my opinion, just about everyone has a somewhat distinctive look -- some more than others, of course.

I think what Malone was trying to say, though, is that someone with a striking appearance will likely stand out among others who are more average looking.

 

[Anita18]

I love Cavill and all, but am I the only one who thinks his American accent isn't really consistent? It seems like he's fighting against his Brit accent most of the time. Specifically in the new clips, "Maybe a little bit murr", "Oive got so many questions" and the most forced sounding, "It hurts, doesn't it?".

Sounds fine to me. -shrug-

Some people have a well-developed eye for detail though. I consider myself one of those people. In my opinion, just about everyone has a somewhat distinctive look -- some more than others, of course.

I think what Malone was trying to say, though, is that someone with a striking appearance will likely stand out among others who are more average looking.

I'm a graphic designer. I have an eye for detail too. But Henry is much more generically handsome than say, Chris Pine, who has VERY distinctive look. I still have trouble telling apart supposedly famous models, because they all look the same to me. I have to stare at them for a while to gather what's distinctive about each one.

I guess it depends on how much they want Superman to be out in public, getting his picture taken and printed in glossy magazines everywhere. (We all know newspaper printing is crap. ) Cause if THAT happens, it would be harder to keep it on the down low, especially if Clark is running around.

But in general, I think the "everyone thinks Superman is Superman 24/7" will suffice in throwing people off Clark. There have been instances where actors will practice getting into a character by living like them, and nobody recognizes them. Why would Tom Cruise be delivering UPS packages?

 

[N7 Joseph Shepard]

lol nice one Anita

 

[Transcended]

I love Cavill and all, but am I the only one who thinks his American accent isn't really consistent? It seems like he's fighting against his Brit accent most of the time. Specifically in the new clips, "Maybe a little bit murr", "Oive got so many questions" and the most forced sounding, "It hurts, doesn't it?".

Au contraire, he's sounded dead-on to me in every bit of dialogue we've heard so far. I love his voice.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I don't even hear a hint of his English accent in anything I've seen so far. And I've seen Cavill in Blood Creek (where he also did an American accent). In that film, he had a couple slip ups (not many though). It seems like he's perfected it here.

 

[N7 Joseph Shepard]

maybe thats one of the ways they will change between Superman and Clark Kent, as Clark he will use his british accent

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

His accent isn't perfect but 99% of actors aren't. I hear Jackman's accent poke through as well and nobody ever seems to complain about that.

 

[Rowsdower!]

maybe thats one of the ways they will change between Superman and Clark Kent, as Clark he will use his british accent

LOL, I remember the rumors that Bruce Wayne was going to speak with an English accent in Batman Begins.