Russell Crowe: 'Man of Steel is what it would be like to be Superman' Published Wednesday, Jan 16 2013, 5:23am EST | By Hugh Armitage (DIGITAL SPY)

Man of Steel will let us experience "what it must be like to be Superman", Russell Crowe has said.

The Les Misérables star, who will play the superhero's father Jor-El in Warner Bros' film, is keen to see how audiences respond to the upcoming adaptation.

"It's really complicated, it's really complex," he told Reelz.

"I don't think anyone's really tried to get into the psychology of what it must be like to be Superman and what people would really respond like in a modern society if someone like that popped up.

"Zack Snyder who directed Watchmen, who directed 300 and a few other things, he was given a great deal of responsibility. Because when it comes to comic book heroes and superhero films, at the top of the food chain is Superman.


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Guy Pearce: Hardy is a mountain (BELFAST TELEGRAPH)

Guy Pearce has described Tom Hardy as an "emotional mountain".

The actor is starring alongside Tom in the new movie Lawless and was full of praise for the British hunk.

Guy admitted it was difficult not to feel intimidated by Tom.

"It's so brilliant that Tom Hardy is playing the role, because he is the most exciting actor I've seen in a long time... And he brings a weight, an integrity and a power to the screen that is incredibly compelling?," he told website Flicks and Bits. "The first scene that we had together was me feeling like I'm running rings around this man, not being intimidated by him. And that was very difficult, because he's like a mountain, a mount emotionally and physically. I think that will translate on screen."

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