He wears a uniform provided by the ship's AI and begins testing his flying abilities. While following Clark, Lois inadvertently triggers the ship's security system, and he uses his powers to rescue Lois from its defenses. Clark enters the ship disguised as a worker and learns from its artificial intelligence (AI), modeled after his father Jor-El, that Clark was sent to Earth to guide its people. Burdened with guilt over Jonathan's death, Clark travels the globe hiding under various aliases seeking a purpose in life.ĭaily Planet reporter Lois Lane receives an assignment to investigate the discovery of a Kryptonian scout ship in the Canadian Arctic. As he grows older, he develops superhuman powers that Jonathan urges him to keep hidden, even refusing Clark's help years later during a tornado incident where he loses his life. Kal-El lands in Kansas, where he is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent and named Clark. Jor-El manages to send Kal-El in a spacecraft toward Earth before being killed by General Zod during an uprising. Just before the planet explodes, Krypton's supreme council chief advisor Jor-El infuses the genetics codex into his infant son, Kal-El, the first naturally born Kryptonian child in centuries. The planet Krypton is destabilized from the mining of the planetary core. A follow-up entitled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released on March 25, 2016. The film grossed over $668 million worldwide and made a net profit of approximately $42 million. Hans Zimmer's score and Cavill's performance as Superman were also met with a polarized response. The film received mixed reviews, with critics praising the film's action sequences and visuals but criticizing its pacing, dark tone, and perceived lack of character development. Man of Steel was released in theaters on June 14, 2013, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX. Principal photography began in August 2011 in West Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Vancouver and Plano, Illinois. Producer Christopher Nolan pitched Goyer's idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises, and Snyder was hired as the film's director in October 2010. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films, but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel's family recapturing the rights to Superman's origins and Siegel's copyright. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters, and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. He assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face General Zod and prevent him from destroying humanity.ĭevelopment began in 2008 when Warner Bros. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton. Goyer from a story by him and Christopher Nolan, who also produces, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe. The film is directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S.
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Pictures, it is a British-American production, the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and a reboot of the Superman film series that portrays the character's origin story. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment, Syncopy and Peters Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman.