Man of Steel

Man of Steel is a 2013 reboot of the Superman movie franchise. The film is directed by Zack Snyder, produced by Christopher Nolan, and written by the team of Nolan and David S. Goyer.

The cast includes Henry Cavill (Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Antje Traue (Zod's accomplice Faora), Russell Crowe (Jor-El), and Ayelet Zorer (Lara Lor-Van).


 * Big Bad: Surprisingly not Lex Luthor, who appears in the next film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. General Zod fills this role instead.
 * Continuity Reboot
 * Crystal Spires and Togas: Averted for Krypton, unlike Richard Donner's adaptation of Superman. Instead, Krypton looks more like the technological city as seen in 2010-era Superman comics (and the animated series).
 * Doomed Hometown: Krypton. No surprise there.
 * Fake America-raised Alien: Henry Cavill is the first British actor to play Superman.
 * Race Lift: Laurence Fishburne as the first non-white Perry White in any version of Superman. Most likely a Type 8, given the gravitas with which Fishburne has played many of his roles.