
Clark saves her and uses his heat vision to cauterize her wounds before donning the uniform and testing his ability to fly. Meanwhile, Lois, who had been following Clark, accidentally triggers the ship's security system. The AI explains that Clark was sent to Earth to guide its people, and presents him with a Kryptonian uniform bearing his family's symbol. Clark, posing as a worker, enters the ship and activates its central computer using a key left by Jor-El, allowing him to communicate with an artificial intelligence modeled after his father. Lois Lane, a veteran journalist at the Daily Planet, receives an assignment to investigate the discovery of a Kryptonian scout ship in the Canadian Arctic. Burdened by guilt, Clark leaves to wander the world under several aliases, seeking a new purpose. Several years later, Jonathan dies in a tornado while refusing to let Clark save him. He then learns his true origins from Jonathan, who urges him to keep his powers hidden. As he grows up, Clark becomes an outcast as a result of developing superhuman abilities. A childless couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, recover the infant Kal and adopt him, naming him Clark. In a brief trial, Zod and a handful of surviving rebels are convicted of treason and imprisoned in the Phantom Zone just seconds before Krypton explodes.įollowing Jor-El's coordinates, the rocket lands in the Kansas town of Smallville. Zod orders the rocket's destruction, only to learn that forces loyal to the council have suppressed the rebellion. Donning his old armor, Jor-El sacrifices himself to buy time for his son to escape on a preprogrammed rocket. Realizing that Krypton is doomed, Jor-El steals genetic codes sought by Zod and infuses them into the DNA of his infant son, Kal-El – the first naturally born Kryptonian child in centuries. Before any action can be taken, soldiers led by General Zod, an old friend of Jor-El's, launch an uprising and arrest the councilors. Jor-El, chief advisor to Krypton's supreme council, recommends a full-scale evacuation of the planet's inhabitants. The planet Krypton, unstable from years of industrial mining, faces impending destruction. A follow-up, titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, was released on March 25, 2016. While critics praised the film's visuals, action sequences, and Hans Zimmer's musical score, others criticized its pacing and lack of character development. The film became a box office success, grossing over $668 million worldwide, but received mixed reviews. Man of Steel was released to the general public on June 14, 2013, in conventional, 3D, and IMAX theaters. 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. Pictures took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind's protector, but finds himself having to prevent General Zod from destroying humanity.ĭevelopment began in 2008 when Warner Bros. Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series, that retells the character's origin story.

Goyer, the film stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe. Directed by Zack Snyder and written by David S. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe.

It was co-produced by Legendary Pictures and Syncopy Films, and distributed by Warner Bros. Man of Steel is a 2013 British-American superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman.
