This character genuinely matters to a lot of people.
And the more people l've met, l've realized that.
Decisions in this story, in future stories,
are very much based upon their care and love for the character.
I think that Henry is sensitive.
Very sensitive to what he perceives to be Superman's responsibility to audiences
and to the world.
And l think that you kind of have to
when you've molded this character out of your guts and your psyche.
I think our Clark, he's definitely more low-key.
I wouldn't say he's a misfit that was in the prior movies
or some of the comics.
But he's trying to fly under the radar, just keep the status quo.
He's impeccably dressed
for someone who's on a reporter's salary, I must admit.
WILKINSON: lt was really enjoyable for Henry and l
to think about Clark Kent's wardrobe in this film.
His look is not ultra-sophisticated.
lt's just kind of a guy that's moved to the city.
Works in an office and is sort of beginning to work out who he is.
Some of his shirts have some of the plaid in them,
so there's a little reminder of the Midwestern boy from Kansas.
For all of his civilian outfits, we had to make them from scratch.
We were very conscious of using fabrics
that really de-emphasized his amazing physique.
Helped him hide in his clothes.
So, yeah, we really enjoyed
getting the balance right for this new look for him.
When the Planet was founded, it stood for something, Perry.
And so could you if it was 1 938, but it's not 1 938.
For this film we wanted to keep developing the Superman suit.
Zack liked the idea that his costume became even more streamlined.
So we tried some new technologies and changed the side detailing.
We also found a great new fabric for the cape.
Which has a beautiful, sort of unearthly metallic sheen.
And it blends beautifully with the blue of his suit.
Zack also had this great idea
of incorporating some Kryptonian script this time.
You'll notice that up through the bicep, through the "S" glyph on his chest,
through the belt and the wrist,
there's some very delicate Kryptonian script
that is incorporated into the chainmail pattern.
And what it is, it's a Joseph Campbell quote
that Zack really liked in relation to Superman.
lt's a beautiful quote that ends with,
"Where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world."
These are things that Zack discusses in his film, they're in the script.
This means something.
It did on my world.
-(SONIC BOOM) -(SIGHS)
HENRY: The suit...
The trickiest thing I found is it's not designed to be rained on.
l mean, the shoes, for example, just fill with water.
Which is fine, you know,
as long as you tip your boots one way and all the water comes out,
then you're ready for another take.
But otherwise you're sloshing about the place,
and the material on the suit starts to stretch a little bit.
But during a fight sequence,
where the person you're fighting, because of the nature of their costume,
can't see anything,
you're the one who has to be watching for punches,
the usual stuff of when you're punching someone,
it's where to punch, how deep.
Whatever eхcuses you guys need.
"His eyes are covered, he can't see."
As soon as it starts raining all of your distance is messed with.
You have to adjust immediately.
Plus, the water's really cold.
And so it's that moment of going... (GASPS) "And action."
And then remembering everything you have to do.
And try not to get hit in the face
by a guy wearing hard plastic gloves or vice-versa.
Like this. Like that.
All the fight sequences and stunt sequences,
they're a lot of fun to do, they really are.
l spend six months doing all kinds of training anyway,
and l got the chance to run through,
especially this sequence with the stunt guys, over and over again.
l've been very fortunate to have Albert
do a lot of the really tricky wire stuff for me,
which can cause some genuine injuries.
ZACK: Superman is an alien.
He comes from another planet. He's not an earthling.
And so, the fact that he's not one of us really,
no matter what he does, there could always be a critic that says, "That's unnatural.
"To have some guy fly out of the sky and snatch you."
So, it's an interesting world for Superman to navigate
because it's a fresh world for Superman in that respect.
It's very difficult to write a Superman story.
There's a deep complexity
toward the nature of Superman being a god-like being
with god-like powers.
lt's about keeping the complexity and truth of the character
without ruining anything else.