Man of Steel (2013)

A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

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

Stars:

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon

1 win & 2 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:

hope | kansas | journalist | telepathy | adoptive father | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Superman: Man of Steel

Filming Locations:

Sandwich, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$248,660,000 (USA) (28 June 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

This is the third film where Diane Lane is mother to a "special" child. The first was Jack (starring Robin Williams, the best friend of Superman actor Christopher Reeve) and the second was Jumper.

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Goofs

The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flying towards the city is shown with the city in the distance, yet ten minutes later when permission to approach is given it hasn't got any closer.

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Quotes

Jor-El: You've grown stronger here than I ever could've imagined. The only way to know how strong, is to keep testing your limits.

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits at all, save for the Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, DC Comics, and Syncopy logos, so the title of the film, "Man of Steel," does not appear until the beginning of the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Episode #20.31 (2011)

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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

What defines perfection!

Man of Steel - I thought it's gonna be like The Amazing Spiderman at first. Same storyline, same plot, and just a little bit fresh look and technology touch up for a new millennial version of a superhero movie. Watching it for the first hour, I was about to give it a solid 4/5, until it went up to such perfection level of watching satisfaction. The storyline was quite impressive, without losing its originality but a better improvement in line. The plotting of the synopsis was done amazingly different than the other versions of Superman we ever saw in the theater. And characteristically, it was perfectly put on such great screenplay. I wasn't sure if Henry Cavill was a suitable role player with Amy Adams for the Clark-Loise characters, but through out the movie, they seemed like doing the best as it should. Clark is a good choice. And I can see there's somewhere in the scenes, Tom Welling is never left behind for the heroic role. He resembles him very much. And not to forget, there are some extra credit deserved to this movie, which somehow balanced the movie to its perfection. I even love the arts of its photography. It was full of drama and actions, emotions and everything else needed to be there in a great, legendary film should be. Everything was perfectly there, from the storyline itself, the plotting, the casting, the cinematography, the screenplay, the actions and all the effects, the plus and minus, and the everything. It was perfectly superb! If you're ever wanted for a great movie, this is one of your definite option! Almost there, full stars!