Henry Cavill Reading D.C. Comics For Movie Role

Henry Cavill has revealed that he is reading as many comic books as possible as he prepares for Superman: Man of Steel.

The British actor is all set to take on the role of Clark Kent in director Zack Snyder's takeover of the popular franchise.

A picture of Cavill in the Superman suit was revealed last week but the movie is not set to hit the big screen until 2013.

And Cavill admits that he is immersing himself in D.C. Comics as he tries to get to grips and understand the character he is about to play.

Speaking to io9 the actor said: "I did love Superman: Doomsday The Death of Superman, Superman Returns, The New Krypton Saga, especially, Red Son.

"Red Son was cool because it had the alternate story line. A lot of them I love, but recently, the one I read most recently was The New Krypton Saga, and I really enjoyed that."

"I read as much as I possibly could, so yeah, I mean I just got the DC Comics app, downloaded as much as I could, got as many of the comic books sent to me in the mail as I could, and just immersed myself in the character as much as possible.

The movie is set to bring together an all star cast that includes Amy Adams, Diane Lane and Kevin Coster.

Superman: Man of Steel is released 14th June 2013.