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Did you have any reservations about taking on the part of Superman?

I was very sceptical about the whole thing. Is this going to be real, is it believable? But when I read the script and I saw the scale of the casting and quality of the script I thought, “Wow, this really is an opportunity”.

How did you approach the role of the Man Of Steel?

I wasn’t quite sure what I would do as Superman so I decided that I would simply let the costume do most of the work. The technology was developed to make me look incredible, but that made it easier in that I could underplay the part. So I thought, the thing to do is not do too much. Don’t pose or overact. Just be Superman.

How did you go about playing Clark Kent?

I knew he was bumbling, well meaning but insecure. So I stole some of him from Cary Grant and also tried to work on a stutter for a little bit. I also adopted a different body position to create some difference between the two characters.