First Look at Henry Cavill as Superman

Even though the release date of Man of Steel, the Superman movie reboot has been pushed back to June 14, 2013 (UGH!) we were still able to get our first look at British actor Henry Cavill as Superman.  Here's the pic below.

Obviously, Cavill has been drinking his protein shakes

So what do you think?  Me?  I think it's awesome.  I will say I am somewhat sad for Brandon Routh.  He was a very decent Superman and an excellent Clark Kent, but the Superman curse got a hold of him quick didn't it?  He stars in an a well written and directed Superman Returns, but it doesn't make Batman cash (as in a cool billion like The Dark Knight did) and fanboys screamed there wasn't enough action.  Warner Bros. freaks out and bam.  New Superman.

Routh did a good job as Superman, but it's out with the old and in with the British

Back to Cavill.  If this is a sign of things to come from director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan (yes THAT Christopher Nolan) then I can't wait for more.  Cavill is very convincing as the Man of Steel.  For one he's hit the weights hard and bulked up considerably from his Tudors days.  Which is great.  Routh had the broad shoulders and height but he was far from muscle bound.  Cavill's Superman looks like he could spin the moon on his fingers.  Guess Amy Adams Lois Lane will be getting frequent tickets to the gun show.

The S is a little different, but not too different.  The cape looks fantastic.  One tiny change though.  Notice there are no red trunks?  Take a closer look.  This confirmed my suspicion that when DC Comics announced they were rebooting all 52 of their titles and released images of Superman's new look, that the look was based on how the costume would look in the upcoming movie.

Look Lois.  No trunks

The only glaring difference is Cavill's hair.  It's slicked back.  A style that's normally reserved for Clark Kent so that Superman can have his pretty boy spit curl dangling in the wind when he flies.  Not the case here.  I actually like that.  I always thought it would make more sense to give Superman the slicked back hair and Clark Kent a more normal look.  This is the same way Dean Cain would style his hair when he played Superman in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (one of my all-time favorite shows).

Hair not slicked back.  I'm still Clark

I couldn't possibly be Clark Kent.  Look at my hair

I can't wait to see more from the production of this movie.  We've got a long way to go until Man of Steel, but so far so good.