Henry Cavill's 'Man of Steel' Stunt Double Shares Funny Set Story

We caught up with Henry Cavill's stunt double Paul Darnell in L.A. to talk about his experience working on Man of Steel. On the first part of our exclusive chat, he shared details about filming the underwater scenes with Henry and what it was like to just grab a beer with Superman. In this second part, he talks about training for the big fight scenes, his cameo in the film and the bonding experience at a hair salon with Henry. It's a must watch!

Henry mentioned working with the Man of Steel stunt team in this clip included in the Blu-ray.

Paul looks on as Henry checks out some of the test shots and gets ready for a fight scene. 

Henry with the rest of the stunt team.

Fights scenes took months to plan and execute. 

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Paul mentioned "parkour" a few times during his interview and he offers training for it at his Tempest Freerunning Academy. Here's an exclusive look inside the L.A. facility, learn a lot more about it on his site. 

Exclusive Chat With Henry Cavill's 'Man of Steel' Stunt Double Paul Darnell

Paul & Henry got their scuba diving training together 

We're kicking off the one week countdown to the Man of Steel Blu-ray/DVD release with a site exclusive. We had the chance to chat with Henry Cavill's stunt double Paul Darnell in Los Angeles, where he owns the Tempest Freerunning Academy. He shared his experience on working with Henry, director Zack Snyder, and he even answered some of your fan questions.

Paul stands by as Henry prepares for a stunt 

Some of the underwater work Paul and Henry had to get their scuba diving certification for.

 

Henry talks about what that experience was like, in this new behind the scenes clip from the Man of Steel Blu-ray. 

Behind the scenes caps from the Man of Steel Blu-ray (via).

Look for Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Paul next Tuesday. He talks more about his gym, answers fan questions, and he has THE BEST Henry bromance story that you definitely don't want to miss!