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* [[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.
* [[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:
* [[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 (Film)|Watchmen]].
** [[Zack Snyder]] directed the film adaptations of [[300]] and [[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]].
** [[Christopher Nolan]] wrote/produced/directed [[The Dark Knight Saga]].
** [[Christopher Nolan]] wrote/produced/directed [[The Dark Knight Saga]].
** David S. Goyer assisted with the former project, also writing the scripts for [[Ghost Rider (Film)|the Ghost Rider movie]] and [[Blade|the Blade Trilogy]].
** David S. Goyer assisted with the former project, also writing the scripts for [[Ghost Rider (film)|the Ghost Rider movie]] and [[Blade|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:
* [[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 [[Stardust (Film)|Victoria Forrester's former boyfriend]].
** Superman is [[Stardust (film)|Victoria Forrester's former boyfriend]].
** Jor-El, Superman's father, is played by [[Russell Crowe]].
** Jor-El, Superman's father, is played by [[Russell Crowe]].
** [[Amy Adams|Lois Lane]] is [[Enchanted|Princess Giselle]], [[Julie and Julia|Julie Powell]] and [[The Fighter|Charlene]].
** [[Amy Adams|Lois Lane]] is [[Enchanted|Princess Giselle]], [[Julie and Julia|Julie Powell]] and [[The Fighter|Charlene]].
** [[Kevin Costner|Jonathan Kent]] is [[Mr. Brooks]]. Alternatively, he's [[The Untouchables|Elliot Ness]].
** [[Kevin Costner|Jonathan Kent]] is [[Mr. Brooks]]. Alternatively, he's [[The Untouchables|Elliot Ness]].
** Martha Kent is [[Secretariat (Film)|Penny Chenery]].
** Martha Kent is [[Secretariat|Penny Chenery]].
** Perry White is [[The Matrix|Morpheus]].
** Perry White is [[The Matrix|Morpheus]].
** General Swanwick is [[The Matrix|Commander Lock]].
** General Swanwick is [[The Matrix|Commander Lock]].
** Zod is [[Boardwalk Empire|Agent Van Alden]].
** Zod is [[Boardwalk Empire|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.
* [[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.
** 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.



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