Henry Cavill Talks About The Death of Zod in Man of Steel

In an interview with CBM.com, Henry Cavill spoke about the controversial end to Man of Steel, which saw Superman kill General Zod to save an innocent family from death. Here are highlights:

On what the plan for the death was: “The killing of Zod would have led to a wonderful reason why Superman never kills. Not, he never kills just because his dad said so one day. He made the decision himself because of an impossible scenario, to which he then said, ‘I don’t care if it’s impossible again, I’m gonna find a way to make it possible in the impossible.’”

On how Batman V Superman changed that: “We didn’t get the opportunity to show the other side of it, the ‘I’m ready to be Superman now and I’m ready to show the world the best examples’. That’s where the joy and glee comes from, and that sense of warmth from the character, which is his real superpower – he makes people believe in themselves. It was a shame because it would’ve been nice, and it would have been a lovely coupling with the seriousness and the depth of Man of Steel.”

On wanting to adapt For Tomorrow: “One of my favourite comic books. I would definitely like to tell a story like that. There’s an opportunity to keep on telling Superman stories, and getting them exactly right. Showing the things like hope and joy and that wonderful power of his to make people believe in themselves.”