Henry Cavill

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Henry Cavill, swooping in to flutter his cape at an appreciative Graham Norton as the latest incarnation of Superman in hotly tipped summer blockbuster Man Of Steel.

Cavill's co-stars Russell Crowe (Superman's Krypton dad Jor-El) and Amy Adams (feisty reporter cum love interest Lois Lane) will also be cosying up on Norton's sofa to give us the inside cape on the latest glossy blockbuster take on the classic superhero tale. Katy B provides the musical interlude.

Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 14th June 2013

It would be churlish not to mention that Henry Cavill looks very commanding in Superman's blue tights, if the trailer for the big summer blockbuster Man of Steel is any guide. You might also remember the Jersey-born actor looking good in a doublet and hose as smouldering Charles Brandon in The Tudors.

But it's Man Of Steel, where he dons the cape as the titular superhero, which is set to make Cavill an international star after years as a jobbing actor (he once guest-starred in Midsomer Murders).

It's a big, noisy affair, full of big, noisy special effects as wicked General Zod returns to capture the Earth. Naturally only one man can save us all, and the job appears to require him to remove his shirt a lot. Also on the sofa tonight is Cavill's Man of Steel co-star, the eternally sunny Russell Crowe.

Alison Graham, Radio Times, 14th June 2013