Laurence Fishburne as Perry White in “Superman: Man of Steel”
By this point, a number of significant casting for Zack Snyder’s forthcoming comic book franchise reboot Superman: Man of Steel has been surfaced. There are our favorite superhero Henry Cavill as a long-run Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Pa and Ma Kent, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, and Julia Ormond as his wife. With filming set to embark on shortly, we finally dig up other cast name to play the boss of Clark Kent, Perry White. A hint for you that this current man is totally different to former Perry White casts.
Some of you perhaps have heard that the new Spider-man in Ultimate series is becoming a half Latino and half African American (and possibly gay) Brooklyn teenager, named Miles Morales – that is pretty shocking. Similar to that, it seems that Zack Synder has decided to tap a unique Perry White in Superman: Man of Steel. It was announced last week that an African American actor Laurence Fishburne is going to portray the used-to-be Caucasian character, Perry White. Laurence Fishburne is probably best known for his exceptional role in The Matrix as Morpheus and in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Raymond Langston.
Firstly appeared in Superman #7, Perry White is widely recognized as the tough and abrasive editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet in the thriving city of Metropolis, where Clark Kent and Lois Lane worked. If we track the history of Superman, either in television series, movies, or even animated adaption, we always get a Caucasian Perry White. We have an African American president, so why not an African American Perry White as well? Yet, Warner Bros. production still remains to keep their lips locked regarding this new cast.
Some comic book purists are perhaps disappointed with this decision. For me, having a different side of Perry White is exciting than ever. We live in 21th century where diversity is not a new thing for us. Laurence Fishburne is definitely a great choice to play the gig in Superman: Man of Steel. His voice should be pretty intimidating for the big boss of Superman.
Superman: Man of Steel will open June 14, 2013.
