Man of Steel/Trivia


 * Fake Nationality: Henry Cavill, the British guy who's playing Superman, is actually the first non-American person to play the character. This hardly matters, in a way, given that Supes is an alien.
 * He Also Did: The show's staff is certainly experienced in comicbook film adaptations:
 * Zack Snyder directed the film adaptations of Three Hundred and Watchmen.
 * Christopher Nolan wrote/produced/directed The Dark Knight Saga.
 * David S. Goyer assisted with the former project, also writing the scripts for the Ghost Rider movie and the Blade Trilogy.
 * Hey It's That Guy: People will probably recognize Zodd as the bad guy from Superman II. As for actual cast members, they are as follows:
 * Superman is Victoria Forrester's former boyfriend.
 * Jor-El, Superman's father, is played by Russell Crowe.
 * Lois Lane is Princess Giselle, Julie Powell and Charlene.
 * Jonathan Kent is Mr. Brooks. Alternatively, he's Elliot Ness.
 * Martha Kent is Penny Chenery.
 * Perry White is Morpheus.
 * General Swanwick is Commander Lock.
 * Zod is Agent Van Alden.
 * What Could Have Been: A number of reboot ideas were thought up between Superman IV the Quest For Peace and Superman Returns, including one with Tim Burton involved. It has yet to be seen if any will be integrated with this film.
 * Henry Cavill was almost cast as Superman for Superman Returns, even getting down to the last two. And he was even cast in 2004 before the project was redesigned.