Henry Cavill: I just got lucky

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STORY: After 75 years Superman continues to soar with the latest installment of the superhero tale, "Man of Steel."

Actor Henry Cavill steps into the role of Clark Kent/Kal-El for the first time. The British star said he was thrilled to be offered the role after a brief audition process.

"I did one audition, one screen test. Christmas was in between which sort of lengthened it. But I sort of had the movie within a month and a half. And that's unheard of as far as my experience goes. Normally it's, you know, 4 months of general meetings. And meetings sort of with directors and producers and auditions and a couple of screen tests. And this time around I just got lucky," he said.

Director Zach Snyder revamped the tale of a boy born on Krypton and raised on earth with super powers in an effort to make Superman more relatable.

Among the other changes is Superman's suit. While the red cape and classic "S" lives on, gone are the