Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel is almost exactly one month from hitting the big screen, and things really couldn’t be looking better. The Superman reboot promises to be one of the year’s best blockbusters – by a long shot – and has the potential to launch the DC Cinematic Universe if all goes well at the box office next month.
Warner Bros. have been doing an awesome job of promoting the film in recent months, giving us two brilliant new TV spots and two great new posters in the past few days alone. And following them nicely come another epic new TV spot and excellent new poster.
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
Henry Cavill is front and centre here as the eponymous Man of Steel, a.k.a. Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman. And he’s joined by a terrific cast, led by Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Richard Schiff, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, and Laurence Fishburne.
Snyder is directing from a script penned by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy), who co-wrote the story with frequent collaborator Christopher Nolan.
Man of Steel will be released in 2D, 3D, IMAX, and IMAX 3D on June 14th in the US and UK, which is definitely a release date you should have committed to memory. If not, now is the time to change that, because this is going to be epic.
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