Man of Steel

Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder, the story was developed by David S. Gower and producer Christopher Nolan, with Gower writing the screenplay. The film was a reboot of the Superman film series, depicting the character’s origin story, and is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill in the title role alongside Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Russell Crowe. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a super-powered alien from the planet Krypton. He takes on the role of protector of mankind as Superman, deciding to confront General Zod and stop him from destroying humanity.

Development began in 2008 when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters, and directors, choosing to reboot the franchise. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel’s family regaining the rights to Superman’s origins and Siegel’s copyright. The ruling states that Warner Bros. did not pay the family additional royalties from previous films, but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, Shuster and the Siegel estate would be able to sue for lost revenue from an unproduced film. . Nolan pitched the idea to Gower after discussing a story on The Dark Knight Rises, and Snyder was hired as the film’s director in October 2010. Principal photography began in West Chicago in August 2011 before moving to Vancouver and Plano, Illinois.

Released

Man of Steel premiered at Alice Tully Hall on June 10, 2013, and was released in the United States on June 14, 2013. Critics felt that the film’s visually-engaging action sequences were not enough to overcome its passage into “generic blockbuster territory”. , and they were divided over Cavill’s performance as Superman. It grossed $668 million worldwide, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2013. A follow-up titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released on March 25, 2016.

Details

The planet Krypton is becoming unstable from mining the planetary core. Just before the planet explodes, Krypton’s top scientist, Jor-El, steals the Genetics Codex and inserts it into his infant son Kal-El, the first naturally born Kryptonian child in centuries. Zor-El manages to send Kal-El on a spaceship towards Earth before being killed by General Zod during a coup. Kal-El lands in Kansas, where he is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent and named Clark. As he grows up, he develops superhuman powers that Jonathan begs him to keep hidden, even years later refusing Clarke’s help during a tornado storm in which he loses his life. Overwhelmed with guilt over Jonathan’s death, Clark travels the world under various aliases in search of a purpose in life.

Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane receives an assignment to investigate the discovery of a Kryptonian scout ship in the Arctic. Clark enters the ship disguised as a worker and learns of his origins from his artificial intelligence as his father Jor-El, and that Clark was sent to Earth to guide his people. While following Clark, Lois inadvertently triggers the ship’s security system and uses her powers to rescue Lois from its defenses. He dons a uniform provided by the ship’s AI and begins testing his abilities. Unable to convince supervisor Perry White to publish an article on the incident, Lois tracks down Clark in Smallville, intent on exposing him. However, Lois drops the story after hearing about Jonathan Kent’s sacrifice, protecting Clark’s identity while arousing Perry’s suspicions.

Zod and his crew escape the Phantom Zone, where they are imprisoned for treason for their actions against Krypton. They travel to Earth to make it into a new Krypton, with several terraforming devices recovered from the Kryptonian outpost. After Clark and Lois’ capture, Zod’s science officer, Jax-Ur, extracts Clark’s genes to create new Kryptonians who will form a society based on Zod’s ideals of genetic purity. Using the Jor-L AI to take over the ship, Clark and Lois escape and alert the US military of Zod’s plans, leading to a clash between Clark and Zod’s troops.

Zod deploys his most powerful terraforming device, the World Engine, which severely damages Metropolis and threatens humanity with extinction. Clarke destroys the terraforming platform while the military launches an attack on the World Engine, sending Zod’s troops back to the Phantom Zone. With the ship destroyed and Krypton’s only hope of revival gone, Zod vows to destroy Earth and its inhabitants in revenge. The two Kryptonians engage in a long battle across Metropolis, which ends when Clark kills Zod when he attacks a family trapped in a train station. Sometime later, Clark takes the title “Superman” and convinces the government to let him work independently, on the condition that he not turn against humanity. To gain secret access to dangerous situations, he takes a job as a reporter for the Daily Planet under his civilian identity of Clark Kent.

Cast and characters

Henry Cavill as Kal-El/Clark Kent:
A Kryptonian with superhuman powers and abilities, he was sent to Earth by his parents as a child to escape the destruction of his homeworld, Krypton, and grew up under the psychic guidance of farmers in Smallville, Kansas, until he was inspired by his holographic. Message The dead father will be the greatest protector of the world. Cavill is the first non-American actor to play the role. He previously starred in Superman: Flyby, which was ultimately rejected, and was considered for the role in the 2006 film Superman Returns, but lost out to Brandon Routh. “There’s a very real story behind the Superman character,” Cavill said. He explained that each aims to explore the difficulties his character faces as a result of having multiple identities – including his birth name, Kal-El, and his alter ego, Clark Kent. Cavill also states that “he’s alone and there’s no one like him,” referring to Superman’s weakness. “It must be incredibly scary and lonely, not knowing who you are or what you are, and trying to figure out what that means. Where is your baseline? What do you draw from? Where do you draw a line with your power? Inside yourself. , it’s an incredible vulnerability.” In an interview with Total Film magazine, Cavill said he was consuming about 5,000 calories a day, training more than two hours a day and plowing on protein to pack on muscle mass. Tyler Hoechlin (who would later play Superman and Lois in the Arrowverse), Matthew Goode, Armie Hammer, Jamie Dornan, Joe Manganiello and Colin O’Donoghue were also considered for the role. Manganiello was later cast as Deathstroke in Justice League. Cavill has cited four comics The Death of Superman, The Return of Superman, Superman: Red Son and Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite as inspiration for his portrayal of Superman. Cooper Timberline played 9-year-old Clark Kent and Dylan Sprayberry played 13-year-old Clark Kent.
Amy Adams as Lois Lane:
A reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper and Clark Kent’s love interest. Adams was selected from a list of actresses including Kristen Stewart, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Mila Kunis. “There was a big, huge search for Lois,” Snyder said. “For us, it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditions, but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I felt like she was perfect for it.” Adams auditioned for the role three times: once for Undrafted Superman: Flyby, and a second time for Superman Returns before landing the current role. In March 2011, Adams was confirmed to play Lois Lane. Announcing the role, Snyder said in a statement, “We are thrilled to announce the casting of Amy Adams, one of the most versatile and respected actresses in film today. Amy has the talent to capture all the qualities we love about Lois: smart, tough, funny, warm, ambitious and Definitely beautiful.” Independent, feisty woman … but set in a more identifiable world Adams says that “he’s become a free-range journalist, someone who likes to be hands-on. The newspaper business has changed a lot. There’s a lot of pressure.”
Michael Shannon as General Zod:
A Kryptonian general with the same superpowers as Superman, eager to transform Earth into a new Krypton under his rule. Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Day-Lewis were also considered for the role. Snyder said, “Zod is not only one of Superman’s most formidable foes, but also the most significant because he has insights into Superman that others don’t. Michael is a powerful actor who brings out both the intelligence and malice of the character, perfect for the role.” , which villain would be great for this movie?’ You start with the story first. What kind of story? What kind of theme do you mean? So we made it. After that, it usually becomes clear who the villain is going to be a suitable opponent for. When you watch the movie, we can only use Zod and the Kryptonians as villains. I mean, when you look at the whole story, nothing else makes sense.”
Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent:
Clarke’s adoptive father Snyder explained his reasons for casting his on-screen couple purely for realism: “I think the thing you realize when you look at Diane and Kevin, in our decision to cast them so far, is how you understand, tonally, we Watching the movie, and what you realize is that those guys are serious actors, and we’re taking this movie very seriously in terms of the tone that those guys have. You’re talking about a situation where whatever the action or the drama of the movie, our first The priority is to make sure it’s done in the most realistic way we can.”
Diane Lane as Martha Kent:
Clark’s adopted mother. Lane was the first cast member to join the film after Cavill. “This was a very important part of the casting for me because Martha Kent is the woman whose values helped shape the man we know as Superman,” Snyder said in the release. “We are thrilled to have Diane in the role because she can convey the wisdom and wonder of a woman whose son has powers beyond her imagination.”
Laurence Fishburne as Perry White:
The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet and Lois Lane’s boss. Fishburne was the first African-American to play Perry White in a live-action film. Fishburne commented on his role: “[M]y inspiration was really the late Ed Bradley, who was a CBS correspondent on 60 Minutes for many years… [the] legendary Ed Bradley… a friend, a mentor and a role model for me. model, especially because he worked in journalism, and he’s a guy who walked with kings, but he had the common touch. And so he’s my inspiration for Perry.”
Antje True as Faora-ul:
General Zod’s sub-commander and commander of the Kryptonian military, who is completely devoted and loyal to Zod. Gal Gadot was offered the role but turned it down because she was pregnant at the time; This allowed her to later star as Wonder Woman in the film’s sequel. Alice Eve, Diane Kruger and Rosamund Pike were also considered for the role. About the role of Faora, True said in an interview: “What I loved about her is that as a woman, we have doubts and we sometimes think too much about ourselves and all these things, they’re not there for Faora. A warrior born. . So to really focus on that aspect, that fear is a chemical reaction and it’s born out of him and he doesn’t have it, it’s released when you think about it. That you’re just a one-track mind, no filter, no There is no double meaning. He receives orders and he responds to those orders without question.”
Ayelet Jure as Lara Lor-Van:
Biological mother of Kal-El and devoted wife of Jor-El. Julia Ormond was previously announced as cast, but was dropped. Connie Nielsen was in talks for the role before Jure was cast. Nilsson later played Queen Hippolyta in Wonder Woman.
Christopher Meloni as Colonel Nathan Hardy:
An officer of the United States Air Force, call sign “Guardian”, assigned to the United States Northern Command.
Russell Crowe as Jor-El:
A Kryptonian scientist who is Kal-El’s biological father. Sean Penn and Clive Owen were also considered for the role. Crowe included how his own fatherhood informed him about reading the script to portray Jor-El, saying that “… it was one of those things where it was connecting me to how it was. It was the question that Jor-El faced, That’s the situation he’s in.” Crowe also commented on his preparation for the film that: “When I signed on … well, one, I didn’t realize I’d be wearing spandex—’cause you know it’s a Superman costume—I didn’t realize I’d have to adapt to that, too.” ,” Crowe said. “But, I didn’t realize the kind of organizer that Zack Snyder is, because it was really old-school preparation. It’s like David Lean-level preparation, and I really admired him. And I was on the movie for three and a half or four months before I got in front of the camera. .”
Additionally, Harry Lennix plays Lieutenant General Calvin Swanwick, a US Army general officer and deputy commander of the United States Northern Command. Christina Wren plays Captain Carrie Ferris, a United States Air Force officer and aide to General Swanwick. Richard Schiff plays Dr. Emil Hamilton, a scientist who works with the United States Armed Forces for DARPA. Carla Gugino portrays the voice of the Kryptonian AI service-robot Keillor. Mackenzie Gray plays Jax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist who is one of General Zod’s followers. Michael Kelly portrays Steve Lombard, an employee of the Daily Planet, and Rebecca Buller portrays Jenny Jurvich, an intern at the Daily Planet. Jadine Gould, Rowan Kahn, and Jack Foley, respectively, play Lana Lang, Kenny Braverman, and Pete Ross, high school classmates of Clark Kent. Joseph Cranford portrays Ross as an adult. Richard Setron, Samantha Zoe, Reverend Dufresne, and Apollonia Vanova, Tor-An, Kar-Vex, Dav-M II, and Nadira, respectively, are Kryptonian soldiers who follow General Zod.

Box Office

Man of Steel made $291 million in the United States and Canada and $377 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $668 million, making it the highest-grossing solo Superman film of all time and the second-highest when adjusted. It is the second-highest-grossing reboot of all time behind The Amazing Spider-Man for inflation. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film’s net profit to be $42.7 million, when all costs and revenues are factored in, making it the ninth-highest-grossing release of 2013. The film grossed $116.6 million in its opening weekend, including $17.5 million from IMAX theaters. Man of Steel earned an additional $120 million from DVD and Blu-ray sales.

Man of Steel made $12 million Thursday night from the Walmart screening program and an additional $9 million from midnight showings. It marked Warner Bros.’ Third highest advance night/midnight opening, and biggest advance night/midnight debut for a non-sequel. The film ultimately grossed $44 million in its Friday opening (including midnight earnings) and $56.1 million when including Thursday night showings. The opening day gross was the second-highest for a non-sequel and the 20th-largest overall. Its opening weekend gross of $116.6 million was the third-highest of 2013, behind Iron Man 3 ($174.1 million) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($158.1 million), and third-highest among non-sequels behind Marvel’s The Avengers. $207.4 million) and The Hunger Games ($152.5 million). It broke Toy Story 3’s record ($110.3 million) for the highest opening weekend in June (the record was broken again by Jurassic World’s opening gross of $208.8 million). However, in its second weekend, Man of Steel’s box office fell by around 65%-68% if Thursday night grosses are included – placing it in third place, behind Monsters University and World War Z. Box Office Mojo called it an “abnormally large” drop, nearing the second weekend drop for Green Lantern.

Man of Steel earned $73.3 million in its opening weekend from 24 countries, including $4.2 million from 79 IMAX theaters, setting a June opening weekend record for IMAX. The film set a first-day record in the Philippines with $1.66 million. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta, the film grossed $5.6 million on its first day and £11.2 million ($17.47 million) in its opening weekend. Its biggest opener outside the US was in China, with $25.9 million over four days (Thursday to Sunday). In total revenue, its three largest countries after North America are China ($63.4 million), the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($46.2 million) and Australia ($22.3 million).

About

Directed by	Zack Snyder
Screenplay by	David S. Goyer
Story by	·         David S. Goyer ·         Christopher Nolan
Based on	Characters appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment
Produced by	·         Charles Roven ·         Christopher Nolan ·         Emma Thomas ·         Deborah Snyder
Starring	·         Henry Cavill ·         Amy Adams ·         Michael Shannon ·         Kevin Costner ·         Diane Lane ·         Laurence Fishburne ·         Antje Traue ·         Ayelet Zurer ·         Christopher Meloni ·         Russell Crowe
Cinematography	Amir Mokri
Edited by	David Brenner
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	·         Warner Bros. Pictures ·         Legendary Pictures ·         DC Entertainment ·         Syncopy ·         Peters Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	·         June 10, 2013 (Alice Tully Hall) ·         June 14, 2013 (United States)
Running time	143 minutes
Countries	·         United States ·         Canada ·         United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$225–258 million
Box office	$668 million

 

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