Henry Cavill talks "Man of Steel"

With the prince of heaviosity Christopher Nolan as producer a lot of fans of the son of Krypton have been wondering if Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" would take Kal-El down a dark, existentialist path. The trailers, with their subdued tone, slo-mo images of our hero either in distress or brooding and music reminiscent of "Gladiator" have done little to discourage this idea. But now Superman himself, Henry Cavill, has chimed in with his reading of events and he seems more than willing to push perception back toward the center.

In an interview with Empire Magazine (see their Superman cover below) Cavill had this to say:

“It’s not a dark movie by any means. Past representations of the character have been quite light… This is a more realistic view of the character, while still maintaining the very unrealistic, or potentially unrealistic features of an alien with superpowers.”

So if you were worried that Superman was going to start speaking in a growl and spending his time sulking in the shadows you can probably relax a little.

"Man of Steel" flies into theaters June 14th.