Man of Steel 2013

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 143 min

genre: action

theme: superhero

director: Zack Snyder

Score: 7 / 10

Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment, and Syncopy, it was directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer who developed the story with producer Christopher Nolan. The film is a reboot of the Superman film series, depicting the character's origin story, and it is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill as Superman in the title role, along with Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton. He assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face General Zod and stop him from destroying humanity.

Plot

The planet Krypton is destabilizing from the mining of the planetary core. Just before the planet explodes, Krypton's top scientist, Jor-El, steals and infuses the genetics codex into his new-born son, Kal-El, the first naturally born Kryptonian in centuries. Jor-El manages to send Kal-El in a spacecraft toward Earth before being killed by General Zod during a coup d'état.

Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Hero

Cast

More details

author	Christopher Nolan David S. Goyer
award	MTV Movie Award for Best Hero
contentLocation	Ellesmere Island Indian Ocean Kansas Krypton Metropolis Smallville
director	Zack Snyder
editor	David Brenner
events	alien invasion journalism origin story
genre	action adventure drama live-action science fiction thriller
keywords	adopt artificial intelligence clark clark kent daily planet forced to kill g-type main-sequence star general zod hear hide jax-ur jonathan and martha kent jor-el kal-el kansa kill lois lane mine nonlinear narrative perry white phantom zone planetary core security system superman terraforming test train station trap u.s. military us military yellow sun
musicBy	Hans Zimmer
nomination	Saturn Award for Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
producer	Charles Roven Christopher Nolan Deborah Snyder Emma Thomas
productionCompany	DC Entertainment Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	California Chicago Vancouver
theme	3d action drama coming-of-age extraterrestrial life genetic engineering narrative science fiction action science fiction adventure science fiction drama superhero