Man Of Steel's Fishing Boat Scene Was Surprisingly Brutal

After its prologue on Krypton, "Man of Steel" finds an adult Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) who maintains a low profile by tackling various odd jobs, including working aboard a fishing boat sailing in difficult conditions. waters. Most people probably assumed this scene was shot in the studio with green screens, but it turns out the footage was actually shot near Vancouver Island in Vancouver. It also meant facing extremely unforgiving waters, as Zack Snyder explained during a May 2020 "Man of Steel" watch party hosted on Vero's YouTube channel True Social:

"[...] Even if you said, "Okay, it's moderate seas, it doesn't look that bad", it was really choppy, it was a lot more hectic than it looks. got sick while we were filming, not Henry. But everybody got sick, and we were trying to shoot this footage, and we just went out to sea with a handful of people and we just started shooting. And it was fun to do, but it was kind of exhausting, but it was fun. You know, just this little group. John, of course, Clothier didn't fall sick either. He's the cameraman, and he's a really tough guy, there was no way he was going to get sick. He lives on an island, so."

Henry Cavill's (aka Clark Kent, aka whatever you prefer to call the Big Blue Boy Scout) portrayal of Superman - whether he's bearded and scruffy while working on a fishing boat, jumping into action to rescue crew members aboard a burning oil rig, or taking on General Zod in Metropolis - never ceases to be thrilling. Although his planned return to the role is already over before he can properly begin, at least we'll still have "Man of Steel" to rewatch.