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June 27, 2013: Exclusive Interview with Allison Crowe About "Man of Steel"

Musical wonder-woman Allison Crowe, who made her Hollywood screen debut in "Man of Steel", spoke exclusively with the Superman Homepage about her experience filming her cameo appearance, her thoughts on the movie, and where you can hear her music.

Q: In your own words, can you tell us a bit about yourself, your music, your career, etc...?

A: I'm a singer-songwriter-musician - originally from Nanaimo, BC Canada, and now living in Corner Brook, NL. I've been doing this essentially since my 16th birthday! (I'm 31) Basically, I travel and play music for a living!

Q: You appear in "Man of Steel" during a bar scene, where you're in the background singing. How did this come about? Who contacted you?

A: Zack contacted us a few years ago - there was a possibility of my version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah being in Watchmen. Originally, it was in a scene with Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II on board the Owl Ship. Zack wanted their interaction and all to be obviously ridiculous, and not sexy. So, in the end he said my performance of the song was too beautiful for the scene! (which is pretty awesome in its own way) Next, there was also the possibility of having a song in Sucker Punch. Instead, they decided to have Emily Browning, who's in the movie, perform the music as well which was really cool. Then, a couple of years ago now, Zack asked me to do a song for Man of Steel - and actually physically be in the movie!

Q: What was your reaction when you found out you were going to actually be in the film?

A: If I remember correctly, I pretty much freaked out with excitement when I found out I was going to be in the film. I was SO EXCITED!! I've been able to relive the excitement multiple times because first you're told it's happening, then you film, and then you wait to learn if you've made "the edit"!

Read our entire interview with Allison Crowe right here at the Superman Homepage.