

Seeking to save Krypton's future, he pleaded with the council to give him the registry of Kryptonian citizen, the Codex. Jor-El came to realize that the Kryptonian Council's orders to tap into Krypton's core to harvest energy had made the planet unstable. Because of this belief, they chose to have a child through natural birth, a baby boy whom they would name Kal-El.


Jor-El and Lara felt this robbed their society of choice and chance, for the potential of a child to be greater than what society determined they should be. He was married to Lara Lor-Van, who agreed with him that Krypton had grown stagnant through the use of the Genesis Chamber, a technology designed to genetically modify a genetic registry of citizens yet to be born so the would fulfill specific roles in Krypton's society. In this role he became friends with Krypton's military leader, General Dru-Zod. Man of Steel is released in the UK 14th June.Jor-El was lead scientist on the planet Krypton, having been specifically bred for this role. If you missed our previous interviews so far, make sure you click here for interviews with Director Zack Snyder and cast members Ayelet Zurer and Antje Traue and Michael Shannon who plays Zod. James asks what Crowe’s sons thought of him being in a Superman movie and how excited they were for it!Ĭrowe ends the interview talking about visiting a school and giving a signed photo to Henry Cavill (who plays Superman in Man of Steel) years ago and how that signed photo kept him going through the years until Man of Steel was made. Goyer’s script, how it drew him into the movie and ended him up with the role as Jor-El. Crowe also talks about how he had no interest in Superman before receiving David S. In the interview conducted by James Kleinmann, we get to hear what Crowe thought of the Krypton built for his character, how it was that sort of journey that attracted him to the project in the first place. We’re halfway through our Man of Steel takeover day and now it’s time for Jor-El as played by the brilliant Russell Crowe.
