Way to "Twilight" Superman There, Fellas!
Fri, January 4, 2013 
Nobody can relate to Superman. He's an alien from a dead planet and an all-powerful god. Neither characteristics Joe Sixpack, with his daily woes of paying the bills or getting his wife in the mood, sympathize with Kal-El over.
Change it up, they say. Throw around buzz-terminology like "dark," "edgy" and "different," like it means something and wait for the oohs and ahhs. Showcase a Superman that is different, but still traditional. The presentation of Henry Cavill as the newest twenty-first century Man of Steel, for err... The Man of Steel, has been bang-up so far. Until this USA Today photo.
The muted colors on the suit, that pale skin, those set of dead, lifeless eyes. Not that Superman requires a smile for every publicity picture (Pretty sure he will at the end – spoilers?). Not hyperboling when I say he looks like one of the Cullens. Do a side-by-side of Cavill here to Robert Pattinson and tell me I'm wrong.
Have a feeling that isn't an accident.
Reader Comments (2)
Interesting post Jamie. I don't know if I'd say Twilight but I do sense that WB are trying to sell Cavill's sex appeal more than they did Routh's in 06.
I'll say this, there is no doubt that Twilight's massive sucess has started a trend of the studios focusing more on us chicks when it comes to casting and marketing and even the film making itself. There seem to be more lingering shots of the male physic than ever before. Before Twilight it was all about exploiting hot babes and after it's about exploiting hot guys a little more. WB are smart to push the sex appeal angle for the girls and gays.
It's not like studios aren't always exploiting women's sex appeal. So why the complaints that now it's guys' turn?