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Superman's red cape is officially being inherited by a new leading man. According to the New York Times, 27-year-old Henry Cavill, a relatively unknown British actor known to fans of Showtime's 'The Tudors,' has just been cast as the Man of Steel in director Zack Snyder's new reboot of the franchise. It's the second reboot in a less than a decade.Brandon Routh was cast as Clark Kent/Superman opposite Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth in 2006's 'Superman Returns,' Bryan Singer's much-hyped reboot. But after the director moved on to other projects, a new story conceived by Christopher Nolan ('Inception') apparently had Snyder chasing a whole new vision for his feature film version, due to open in December 2012.
Snyder (director of '300' and 'Watchmen') called Cavill "the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield."
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Smallville has been on tv for 10 years, the perfect cast for a new superman movie, you already have a winning show why change
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I think Brandon Routh should have been given another chance. This guy is too hairy to be Superman. Plus, why do we keep hiring British and Australian actors for American movies?!!
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BOTH OF YOULL SHUT UP! HENRY CAVILL WHO HAD A ROLE IN TRISTAN&ISOLDE GOT LUANCHED INTO FAME BUY PLAYING CHARLES BRANDON HENRY THE EIGHT'S BEST FRIEND ON THE TUDORS AND SOMETIMES ACTORS FROM LONDON OR AUSTRALIA SOMETIMES DO IT BETTER BUT STMMD WHATEVER YOUR SCREEN NAME IS ALOT OF SUPER HEREOS ON THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN ARE AMERICAN STUPID! HENRY CAVILL AS SUPERMAN HOT HOT!
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can you repeat that?
CAN YOU SHOUT A LITTLE LOUDER - I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR YOU!
Hey guys, go easy on Olivia ADHD Illiterate. She's trying real hard to make a point here, and all she wants is for someone to finally listen to her without laughing and going ... Saaaay Whaaaat???
Okay, so he's hot...but WHY do we need more Superman or Batman on film? There's nothing fresh or interesting and the scripts only get darker and more violent. Move on already.
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Another moviwe will be a big, big failure. Time is past.
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DC characters are terrible with the lone exception of Batman and Nolan has ruined that franchise too.
yea all nolan did was make the batman franchise what its supposed to be, dark, instead of quirky and cheesy...yea, screw nolan, ha
He's no Christopher Reeve, that's for sure!
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well duh yah...he's alive & Christopher is dead.
Olivia I'm sorry but you're an idiot... This guy is by far no superman character or even close to a clark kent (he's a miget in a bath robe). Stu if you don't understand what roby meant then you're an idiot as well.
The others have it right with this guy as superman all is spells is FAILURE... Brandon Routh did a hell of a job and actually looked the part of both dork clark kent and Superman.. As hard as it is to replace the Man Christopher Reeve who will never be replaced, Brandon Routh was the next best thing to a superman all they need was a better script and a villain and ditch the Olivia I'm sorry you're an idiot... This guy is by far no superman character or even close to a clark kent. Stu if you don't understand what roby meant then you're an idiot as well.
The others have it right with this guy as superman all is spells is FAILURE... Brandon Routh did a hell of a job and actually looked the part of both dork clark kent and Superman.. As hard as it is to replace the Man Christopher Reeve who will never be replaced, Brandon Routh was the next best thing to a superman all they needed was a better script and a different villain and ditch the kid. I love smallville and i've watched it since it started. Tom Welling would do a good job but Brandon Routh is the man for the part, not the hairy freak above. I love smallville and i've watched it since it started. Tom Welling would do a good job but Brandon Routh is the man for the part, not the hairy freak above. Nice F-ing-UP a new superman series Zack Snyder.
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Somebody disagrees with you call 'em an idiot. You must be a Democrat! Remember when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker And the fanboys went ballistic? Now they worship at his shrine. Brandon Routh was a mediocre Superman in a mediocre movie. Why don't you see the new movie before you make up your mind?
Smallville, you are truly an idiot.
Sorry kiddo it is Goerge Reeves who will never be replaced.
You know, everything you're saying is pretty much a repeat of what people said when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman. I'm betting you'll be as wrong as they were back then.
I find it sort of strange that they have all these foreign actors playing American iconic characters. Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, now this guy. Hire some American actors for these All-American characters.
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i agree .. and the american audience doesnt protest .
i think we have enough american actors to play this role .. i personally dont see this ugly guy going anywhere with the role... geez what a stupid idea
I'm all about movies being played by good actors that fit the part. It just so happenend that most of the very good actors happen to be from across the ocean. Brandon Routh did an excellent job but the movie was plagued with a weak script and a sorry excuse for a villian. The movie sucked! But it was more due to the director and producers and not the actor. Brandon Routh or the guy from Smallville would be a better fit. Then again, I hated the idea of Christian Bale suiting up as Batman and he ended up doing a good job. So, who knows what this Henry guy is going to do.