Superman: Unbound is the latest Dc
Universe animated original movie from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The
movie is based on the Geoff Johns and Gary Frank 2008 Dc Comics book Superman:
Brainiac, and tells the story of a powerful and destructive force that is destroying
planets all over the galaxy, and is now coming to Earth. Can Superman prevent
the same fate of happening to Earth or will we succumb on the hands of this
world destroyer?
Giving their voices to this movie are
Matt Bomer from White Collar as Superman, John Noble from Fringe as Brainiac,
Molly Quinn as Supergirl and Stana Katic as Lois Lane, both from Castle.
During a roundtable interview with Collider,
at WonderCon, actor Matt Bomer who seems to be a longtime Superman fan, spoke
about the first time he imagine himself as a superhero, what he wanted to bring
to the role of Superman, how he would like to play Nightwing and more… (trailer after the interview)
“(Collider) Question: When was the first time in your
life that you imagined yourself as Superman?
MATT
BOMER: I think I was five or six. My mom made me a homemade cape
for Halloween, one year. First, I was a Superboy to my brother’s Superman
‘cause whatever superhero he was, I was either the lesser version of it or the
sidekick. So, when he was Batman, I was Robin. When he was
Superman, I was Superboy. But, like any four-year-old, it played very
heavily into my psychology. And I think that’s what makes the character
resonate for so long, with so many people. He’s who we hope we could be,
in the most dire of circumstances. But, my mom made me a homemade cape,
and I wore that thing out for two years. I didn’t even care. I had
no shame about it. I would strap it on. It had a snap. I’d
get on my bike and just let it trail behind me. People would laugh.
I didn’t give a damn. I was Superman! Now, I’m the voice of
Superman.
(Collider) How did you wrap your head around this role?
What did you want to carry over from other interpretations, and how did you
want to make it your own thing?
BOMER:
That’s a good question. The character is so iconic to everyone, and not
just guys. I think every guy and girl would love to get to play Superman,
at some point in their life. Am I right, girls? You can’t help but
have all those incarnations, especially if you’re a fan of the character, in
the back of your head. But, you can become so busy with that, that it
distracts you from the story at hand. All you really have to work with is
the script that you’re given, and you don’t want to get too sidetracked on,
“Oh, but in 1937, he was more like this.” You just have that story.
So, I tried to keep up some of the consistencies of the characters that are
maintained throughout every incarnation of the story, and then just deal with
the script that we were given. In this particular story, it’s a very
mature Superman that we’re seeing. He’s always dealing with weighty
issues, but he’s very paternal towards Supergirl, he’s very protective of Lois
and he’s also having to deal with Braniac, who is a very intense
adversary. So, I tried to balance the heavier, more mature version of him
with a lighter, fun, more charming sense of playfulness with Lois, in our
scenes.
(Collider)
If you
had to talk to your fans of your on-camera work, who have never seen an
animated feature, what would you say to them to convince them to give this a
shot?
BOMER:
Well, I think anybody who likes Superman will love the story. The
creative team behind it is fantastic. I think it’s a great, new take, in
some ways, on the character and the story, and I think it will appeal to a lot
of different audiences. So, there’s no reason not to give it a shot,
really. If you don’t like Superman, something’s wrong with you!
(Collider) Who was your Superman as a kid? Was it
Christopher Reeve?
BOMER:
Yeah. First, it was the comic. I remember, distinctly, a puzzle
that I had, that my mom had gotten me, where he was battling a gorilla, that I
still have. Nerd! And then, the first film version, obviously, was
the first Christopher Reeve film. And then, I followed it through that
whole franchise.
(Collider) Visually, there’s always the glasses for Clark
Kent to differentiate him from Superman. But here, all you have is your
voice.
BOMER:
All you have is your voice. It’s pretty naked and cold in there, baby.
(Collider) Did you have that moment where you were like,
“I’ve got to change my pitch a little bit”?
BOMER:
Yeah, totally. Yes, is the short answer to that, and the truthful
answer. The good part of it is that you get to show up to work in your
pajamas, if you want, and a lot of this more external aspects of filmmaking,
you get to toss by the wayside. But, the more challenging part is that
all you have to convey character and emotion is your voice. We recorded
it first, and then they animated it. And then, we went back and changed
lines and fine-tuned things. So, it was interesting to see. You
record something ahead of time, and then it ends up that that was actually a
close-up, so screaming it wasn’t so great, so we’d have to change it.
But, (dialogue director) Andrea [Romano] is such a legend. She was such
an integral part of my childhood. If you IMDB her, you’ll know what I’m
saying. So, it was very challenging in terms of that, and I wanted to
take it very seriously because I knew that this was a character that people had
so many preconceived notions about. I relied pretty heavily on her to
shepherd me through it. And I got really into it, in the fight
scenes. I didn’t realize that you didn’t really have to throw punches and
kicks, so they laughed at me. They got a couple good laughs at me, in the
sound booth, but I wanted to bring my best to it.
(Collider) Did you find that being physical helped affect
your voice?
BOMER:
In some ways, yeah, especially in the fight scenes. But, what I realized
is that you still really have to use every part of yourself, and be even more
expressive with your voice. There were times when I had to give more than
usual, and there were times where I had to give less. I was cutting my
teeth on something new, so I was just learning on the fly.
(Collider) For you, why is Superman still relevant, after all
these years?
BOMER:
Well, he’s the first superhero. He represents what we all hope we could
be, in the most difficult circumstances. He represents our best self and
the best version of us. Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to
fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall
buildings in a single bound, we’d like to hope that, when push comes to shove,
we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our
society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant.
(Collider) So now that you finally gotten to play Superman,
is there any other character that you would like to play? I think you’d
make an excellent Nightwing.
BOMER:
That’s what I was going to say! You took the words right out of my
mouth. I’m just putting it out there. You heard it here first.
(Collider) Do you keep up with all the comic books now?
BOMER:
I try. My life’s pretty busy these days. I’m more of a graphic
novel guy, but I try when I can.”
Source from interview: Collider
Superman: Unbound will be released in DVD, Blu-Ray and OnDemand on May 7th.
Trailer:
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