Superman: Unbound (2013)

Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."

Director:

James Tucker

Writers:

Bob Goodman, Geoff Johns (graphic novel: "Superman: Brainiac")

Stars:

Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, John Noble

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Bomer	...	Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
Stana Katic	...	Lois Lane (voice)
John Noble	...	Brainiac (voice)
Molly C. Quinn	...	Supergirl (voice) (as Molly Quinn)
Diedrich Bader	...	Steve Lombard (voice)
Jason Beghe	...	Terrorist Leader (voice)
Frances Conroy	...	Ma Kent (voice)
Ian James Corlett	...	Kryptonian #1 (voice)
Melissa Disney	...	Thara (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Sirena Irwin	...	Alura (voice)
Will Yun Lee	...	Parasoldier Leader (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	News Anchor #2 / Superman's Ship (voice)
Stephen Root	...	Zor-El (voice)
Wade Williams	...	Perry White (voice)

Storyline

Offering herself as a hostage, Lois Lane is caught in an aerial confrontation between her terrorist captors and the unpredictable Supergirl before Superman arrives to save the day. Soon after, knowing Superman's civilian identity, Lois attempts to get Clark Kent to make their relationship public despite his fear of the consequences, but their argument is halted by a Daily Planet staff meeting before Kent leaves when they are being alerted to a meteor. Intercepting it, Superman learns the meteor to be a robot and that he promptly defeats before activating its beacon and taking it to the Fortress of Solitude. With help from a fear-filled Supergirl, Superman learns the robot is actually a drone controlled by a being named Brainiac, a cyborg who was originally a Coluan scientist who subjected himself to extensive cybernetic and genetic enhancements. As Supergirl reveals from her experience with the monster, Brainiac seized and miniaturized Krypton's capital city of Kandor prior to the ...

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Plot Keywords:

alien superheroine | supervillain | teenage superheroine | male kryptonian | cyborg supervillain | 

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Taglines:

The machine is coming

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and a rude gesture

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Superman: Unbound

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Premiere

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At least two cast members have provided their voice to the highly successful Batman: Arkham games. Stana Katic provided the voice for Talia Al Ghul in Arkham City, and John Noble provided the voice for Jonathan Crane, AKA Scarecrow in Arkham Knight.

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Goofs

The second time the bad guy fires the rocket launcher, he is holding it inside the helicopter. In the position he is holding it, the backblast would kill the pilots and destroy the flight deck.

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Quotes

Superman: Kara, what the hell were you trying to prove out there?
Supergirl: I was stopping bad guys. That's what we do, right?
Superman: Stop them, not scramble them.
Supergirl: Don't lecture me, Kal. I'm still older than you.
Superman: No. You may have left Krypton that way, but you're not anymore. The wormhole got me here faster.
Supergirl: That's not fair.
Superman: Tell it to Einstein.
Supergirl: Who?
Superman: Smart guy. Lived here on Earth. Do your homework.
Supergirl: Why don't you do yours?

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Crazy Credits

If you stay past the credits at the end of the movie, you will be treated to a special treat: You will see the "real" fate of Brainiac.

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Connections

Version of Superman II (1980)

User Reviews

At last - BRAINIAC!

This adaptation of the modern day story of Brainiac by Geoff Johns, possibly the greatest Superman writer of all time, is well done. It leaves out the death of Pa Kent, but he does do some world saving. Brainiac, voiced by John Noble (Fringe, Denethor) is quite menacing. A really well done animated movie.