August 7, 2013: Sarah Douglas Offers Thoughts on "Man of Steel"
by Neil A. Cole
Actress Sarah Douglas is known for her iconic portrayal of the villainous Ursa in "Superman: The Movie" and the film's first sequel, "Superman - II."
In a recent interview with HenryCavill.org, the British actress discussed the recent reboot of the Superman film franchise, "Man of Steel", including her thoughts on Henry Cavill and Antje Traue's respective portrayals of Superman and Faora. Here's an excerpt:
HenryCavill.org: Henry Cavill had huge shoes to fill by taking on a role done magnificently by Christopher Reeve. How do you think he did?
Douglas: There was no question that Henry went above and beyond filling those shoes. I also totally bought him as an American let alone Superman. A hard thing for anyone to do. He truly carried the movie and was so drop dead gorgeous he could have said nothing and I would have loved him. I certainly would want him to rescue me any day...
HenryCavill.org: What were your thoughts on the Faora character? It has been said there were many traits of Ursa in the role. What do you think?
Douglas: Bloody good job as Faora, but I really found little comparison with Ursa. Faora is futuristic and Ursa is an Alien... so different. They also had nothing in common as far as their looks... well ok they had dark hair, but that's all. I am glad she was her own character and I am sure she has a long way to go with developing her for future roles... Good luck to her. Think Ursa had the sexy bit all sown up though.... even though, it was 30 years ago...
Douglas is currently finishing up work in Los Angeles on her next feature film, "Displacement", which centers around time travel and quantum physics.
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