Man of Steel (2013)

Clark Kent, one of the last of an extinguished race disguised as an unremarkable human, is forced to reveal his identity when Earth is invaded by an army of survivors who threaten to bring the planet to the brink of destruction.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

David S. Goyer (screenplay), David S. Goyer (story),

Stars:

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon

6 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Cavill	...	Clark Kent / Kal-El
Amy Adams	...	Lois Lane
Michael Shannon	...	General Zod
Diane Lane	...	Martha Kent
Russell Crowe	...	Jor-El
Antje Traue	...	Faora-Ul
Harry Lennix	...	General Swanwick
Richard Schiff	...	Dr. Emil Hamilton
Christopher Meloni	...	Colonel Nathan Hardy
Kevin Costner	...	Jonathan Kent
Ayelet Zurer	...	Lara Lor-Van
Laurence Fishburne	...	Perry White
Dylan Sprayberry	...	Clark Kent (13 Years)
Cooper Timberline	...	Clark Kent (9 Years)
Richard Cetrone	...	Tor-An

Storyline

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | kansas | hope | dc cinematic universe | british actor playing american character | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

L'Homme d'acier

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$116,619,362 (USA) (14 June 2013)

Gross:

$291,021,565 (USA) (13 September 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Syncopy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Along with multiple images and lines alluding to the savior-like nature of Superman, he tells Dr. Hamilton that he's been on Earth for 33 years - the widely regarded age of Jesus Christ when he died.

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Goofs

When the ships arrive and broadcast the message to the world, multiple cities across the planet are shown, but it is nighttime in all of them.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jor-El: Will you not understand? Krypton's core is collapsing! We may only have a matter of weeks! I warned you, harvesting the core was suicide! It has accelerated the process of implosion!
Lor-Em: Our energy reserves were exhausted. What would you have us do, El?
Jor-El: Look to the stars, like our ancestors did! There are habitable worlds within reach. We can begin by using the old outposts.
Ro-Zar: Are you seriously suggesting that we evacuate the entire planet?
Jor-El: No, everybody here is already dead. Give me ...

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Crazy Credits

The film title and the Superman shield briefly appear in the closing credits (in parallel to all the other Superman films where they appear in the opening credits).

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Connections

References Superman (1978)

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Soundtracks

Seasons
Written and Performed by Chris Cornell
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A Brand New Superman You've Never Seen Before

This is not like all the previous Superman movies. This is not "Smallville". This is not the sequel of "Superman Returns". This is "Man of Steel"! This movie is awesome.

I am not a big fan of Superman but this is the best Superman movie I've ever seen. (Christopher Reeve's version is also good, but this Man of Steel is better. And.. the Brandon Routh's version? Naaaaah...) The plot is really structural. Not so many flashbacks, so you won't get confused. The whole storyline is just really simple. It told the very beginning of Superman and then, yeah, his adulthood.

The special effects here, I think it is as awesome as Marvel's Avengers. Yeah, alien and superheroes, what do you expect? Battle scenes are good, I can feel Zack Snyder "300" sensation in here.

Henry Cavill succeeded bringing a whole new version of Superman to the big screen. He wiped out all our knowledge of the previous Superman movies and replaced it with a darker version of Superman (Nolan's kinda "darkness") This movie is enjoyable. See? There's still hope for DC Comics' superheroes movies.