Russell Crowe is set to appear on the big screen as Jor-El, in the Zack Snyder Man of Steel movie, later this year. There has been a huge amount of interest and excitement by Superman fans, for the movie and Russell has admitted that he himself is very excited for the film.
Russell Crowe as Jor-El in Man of Steel
Crowe told Reelz, “It's really complicated, it's really complex. I don't think anyone's really tried to get into the psychology of what it must be like to be Superman. And [how] people would really respond in a modern society if someone like that popped up. Zack Snyder who directed The Watchmen, who directed 300 and a few other things, he was given a great deal of responsibility. Because when it comes to comic book heroes and superhero films, at the top of the food chain is Superman.”
He added, “I think the biggest indicator for me as to how it's looking is that the financier of the film, a lovely fellow by the name of Thomas Tull- quite a reticent man, doesn't mince his word, he's sent me dashing e-mails, he just loves it and thinks it’s going to go down really well. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. It's a massive undertaking, the type of sets we worked on in that film were incredible. It takes you to the ground on Krypton. It takes you to a planet where the sun is four times larger than ours.”
Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel
Russell continued, “I think people are going to love it and if you've seen the trailer, you realize that this Superman is not just floating through the air, held up by a wire. This Superman is supersonic, when he decides to fly, he doesn't muck around. I'm really looking forward to the way people respond to it.”
Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner,Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff and Harry Lennix and is set to be released on June 14 in both the US and the UK.
Superman: Man of Steel movie trailer
