American Superhero Roles Outsourced to Foreigners

The announcement that The Tudors actor Henry Cavill will play Superman in Zack Snyder's upcoming film about the Man of Steel only served to put fuel to the fire of discussions on how foreign-born stars are "invading" beloved American superhero roles.

For more of this talk see here, here, and here.

Meanwhile, here's a quick list of the talented, non-American actors along with their corresponding iconic superhero roles (either recent past or upcoming):

Henry Cavill (British), Superman

Christian Bale (Welsh), Batman

Andrew Garfield (Half-British), Spiderman

Hugh Jackman (Australian), Wolverine

James McAvoy (Scottish), Professor X

At least The Green Lantern is played by Ryan Reynolds, right? Oh, except that he's Canadian.