Henry Cavill Bruce Willis, in "The Cold Light of Day" released in 2012. On 30 January 2011, it was announced that Cavill had been cast in the role of Clark Kent / Superman in director Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel". Snyder called Cavill "the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield." Entertainment media applauded Henry Cavill on his road to success. On being chosen for the role, Cavill commented, "In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honoured to be a part of his return to the big screen."
Superhero film of episodes of that same series released theatrically, and "Batman" (1966) a big-screen extension of the "Batman" television series starring Adam West. In 1957 Japan, Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the "tokusatsu" superhero character Super Giant, signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture towards "tokusatsu" masked superheroes over "kaiju" giant monsters. Along with "Astro Boy", the "Super Giant" film serials had a profound effect on the Japanese "tokusatsu" superhero genre. Another early superhero film was "Ōgon Bat" (1966), a Japanese film starring Sonny Chiba based on the 1930 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat. Original superhero characters emerged in other,