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Laurence Fishburne on Leading Metropolis' Daily Planet

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Man of Steel kicked off its world premiere in New York City on Monday, and stars including Henry Cavill and Amy Adams and Actor Laurence Fishburne were out to celebrate.

Filmmakers had  another crack at DC Comics’ Superman, as Man of Steel had its world première, with the first non-American to play the cinematic lead, Henry Cavill.
   
The film had its première in New York on Monday night, with the presence of Cavill, Kevin Costner (as Jonathan Kent), Amy Adams (as Lois Lane), Russell Crowe (Jor-El), and Laurence Fishburne.
In "Man of Steel," Superman does something none of his previous screen versions has ever done.
No, not fly. Christopher Reeve did that in 1978. And not bounce bullets off his chest. George Reeves was doing that on TV in the ’50s.
Woo Lois Lane? Dean Cain covered that on TV in the ’90s.
Grow up? Again, on TV, with Tom Welling.

What this version of the iconic DC Comics superhero does is emote convincingly.
Thanks to director Zack Snyder and a serious-minded script by David S. Goyer (who shares story credit with his "The Dark Knight" collaborator, Christopher Nolan), "Man of Steel" gives the last son of Krypton an action-packed origin story with a minimum of camp and an intense emotional authenticity. Not bad for somebody who spends half the movie wearing blue tights.


 The actor dressed in a bright purple suit
and printed t-shirt plays the role of Perry White in the movie,
as the editor of the Daily Planet newspaper that Clark Kent works for.
At the event, Laurence Fishburne was asked how he approached playing Perry While.
Fishburne said, “Essentially, I used my model, my inspiration really is the late Ed Bradley, who was a CBS correspondent on 60 Minutes for many years.”
Fishburne continued, “Legendary Ed Bradley, who was a friend, a mentor, and a role model for me. Particularly because he worked in journalism, and he was the kind of guy who walked with kings, but he had the common touch. And so he was my inspiration for Perry.”


Laurence Fishburne on Leading Metropolis' Daily Planet. "Man of Steel" actor says he's grateful to take on the iconic role of Clark Kent's boss.    

While Warner Bros. had put out very little promotional material for Man of Steel , there was enormous buzz among the media about the highly-anticipated Superman reboot. Whenever an actor or actress from Man of Steel is out promoting another movie, they should count on getting one or more press questions about the Man of Steel.


Man Of Steel: Fishburne Says No Sequel Deal Yet:

While promoting the post-apocalyptic movie The Colony, Laurence Fishburne, who plays Perry White in Man of Steel, was asked if he had signed on for a Man of Steel sequel yet. 

Fishburne said, “No, not yet, not yet, not yet. I mean, we have to see how the film’s gonna do, right?” Fishburne also added, “It’s a much bigger canvas than that. My particular colour on the canvas is minimal. It’s really an origin story, Man of Steel … the focus is his origins.”

   In an interview, Jersey-born Cavill says there was a great deal of affection for the character, and he sensed that when donning the Superman costume.

He also notes that it did not take long for him to win the role, with a ‘remarkably short audition process. I did one audition, one screen test, Christmas was in between, which sort of lengthened it, and I had the movie within a month and a half, and that’s unheard of as far as my experience goes … This time round, I just got lucky.’

The reboot has taken a darker, more serious tone to adapting the comic book’s origin story. 

Early reviews have leaned toward the positive, with some appreciating the new movie’s darker and more dramatic tone, while some have bemoaned its humourlessness.

Hollywood's newest hunk, Cavill, who plays Clark Kent/Kal-El for the first time said he was thrilled to be offered the role after a brief audition process.

"I did one audition, one screen test. Christmas was in between which sort of lengthened it. But I sort of had the movie within a month and a half. And that's unheard of as far as my experience goes. Normally it's, you know, 4 months of general meetings," he said.




  • Man of Steel was released in movie theaters in the United States on June 14, 2013.
  • Man of Steel hit UK cinemas on June 14 as well.


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