Man of Steel (2013)

An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened, when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

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

Stars:

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon

7 wins & 46 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:

reboot | british actor playing american character | origin of hero | based on comic book | adopted son | 

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Taglines:

Accomplish Wonder.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Superman's Kryptonian family name "El" is one of the Hebrew names for God. This comes from the original comic writers Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, who, being Jewish, would have been familiar with this trivia as part of their cultural heritage.

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Goofs

The final scene right before the drone "impacts" the road, you can see where they buried the explosive charge and the buttressing in the ground, so nothing would impact the car when it went off.

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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 control...

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics and Syncopy Inc logos are shaded steel gray and appear in swirls and bends of Kryptonian metal.

If you look closely, the Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures and DC Comics logos have Kryptonian writing.

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Tom Cruise/Rebecca Ferguson/Henry Cavill/Simon Pegg/Paloma Faith (2018)

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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

Best Superman to Date

I love Superman. Every version. I'll defend Superman 4 if you want? But this is the definitive version. The version I've always dreamed of seeing - the version I'd write if I could have. Challenging, thought-provoking, insightful. Not there to be a poster child, but rather to be an inspiration. Inspiration comes through internal struggle and strife, not through BANG BANG, POW POW. I wish DC had more faith in this storyline - cause it was clearly going somewhere wonderful. #ReleaseTheSnyderCut.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [Brazil]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Superman: Man of Steel

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$116,619,362, 16 June 2013

Gross USA:

$291,045,518

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$668,045,518

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, 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