Happy birthday to Superman Henry Cavill who turns 35 today!
Director Zack Snyder took to the Vero social networking app to offer a new look at Henry Cavill wearing the Christopher Reeve costume prior to Man of Steel. Snyder reveals this is the image that helped convince WB to cast Henry Cavill as Superman.
“This was the shot I did to show the studio that this was my Superman… they agreed. Got the suit from Warner archives and Henry honored it’s Legacy- Happy birthday my brother,” Snyder posted.
Below you can also take a look at another image Zack Snyder shared featuring Henry Cavill in the Christopher Reeve costume.
Regarding seeing Henry Cavill back as Supreman, he recently stated he does want a sequel to Man of Steel.
“I’m having a lot of conversations, behind-the-scenes, with certain people, and we will hopefully be having conversations with other people who are also behind-the-scenes to make things start happening,” Cavill said. It is very much in my desire to do a Man of Steel 2, a direct sequel to Man of Steel, and there is a whole bunch of Superman story that I want to tell. There is a whole style of Superman’s character that I’m very keen to tell, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity.”
Fans are also speculating an appearance from Henry Cavill as Superman might be featured in the upcoming Shazam! movie.