“Iron What?” Now that Iron Man 3 has gobbled up all your allowance money for the month, let’s look forward to June 14 with another TV spot for Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel.

In case you’ve forgotten, the film was produced by Dark Knight auteur Christopher Nolan, and written by David S. Goyer. Starring Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Russell Crowe as Jor-El and Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Pa and Ma Kent, Man of Steel retells and updates the origins of the Last Son of Krypton, how he came to Earth and how he embraced his destiny as the world’s greatest hero. It comes out June 14th in the theaters everywhere.

Here’s the action-packed new TV spot.

Source: Coming Soon

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Is it June 14th yet? With Iron Man 3 opening wide tonight, it seems that all eyes are now on the next big superhero effort, Man of Steel. The below TV spot features, by my calculation, about 85 to 90 per cent new footage, include a shot of Superman (Henry Cavill) looking pissed, or constipated, or something… But hey, this film just keeps looking better and better. Fingers crossed it doesn’t turn into a world-crushing disappointment.

Click play on the new video below:

There’s also a new movie poster out for Man of Steel:

Source: Geek Tyrant

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With all the visuals going into Warner Bros. Man of Steel you would almost forget that it’s filled with very talented actors. One actor in particular, leading man Henry Cavill, has been receiving a sea of praise as the new Superman, but did you know he almost missed his chance thanks to World of Warcraft?

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one: doughy scientist from a distant planet puts his only son into a rocket and sends him to Earth to save him from his home planets destruction. Yes, the new full length trailer for Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel is out, and yes it looks like we’re going to see Kal-El’s humble planet-go-boom beginnings. Again. However it looks like we’ll also see the fall of Krypton in all its sepia toned glory. While the previous trailers have featured mainly talking with a little flying, we now get our best look yet for what to expect when the movie hits its June 14th release date. It has new footage featuring Lois Lane (Amy Adams) who even speaks and General Zod (Michael Shannon) who screams. We also get our first look at… OH MY GOG* THAT FIRE HOBO IS SAVING PEOPLE AND THERE IS PUNCHING AND FLYING AND MORE PUNCHING AND GUNS AND AND AND… neat, the movie isn’t just about talking and flying.

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Entertainment Weekly features a closer look at one of the blockbuster movies coming out this summer, Zack Snyder‘s Man of Steel. There’s an interview questions and answers from Snyder, Henry Cavill ( Superman), and Amy Adams (Lois Lane), along with a gallery of new production stills.

Snyder starts off the interview with a bombshell quote that will spark forum discussions between Superman fanboys and girls everywhere.

“I’ll be honest with you, there’s no Kryptonite in the movie.”

That’s a big departure from previous Superman movies, but overall it’s a good thing. Kryptonite is a cheap crutch to add  tension when dealing with a character that is essentially impervious. This time around Snyder intends to look at Superman’s emotional vulnerability.

Cavill explains the how and why Superman might have trouble dealing with these emotional issues:

“Although he is not susceptible to the frailties of mankind, he is definitely susceptible to the emotional frailties.”

This time around Superman isn’t comfortable with his god-like powers. In the film, his adoptive parents, Ma and Pa Kent (Kevin Costner, Diane Lane), warn Clark not to use his immense strength, even in life threatening emergencies. They feel that not everyone would be as accepting of him and his powers, as they are. That leads us to a Clark Kent that has grown up feeling isolated, constantly hiding who and what he is. As much as I hate this thought, we’re going to get an Emo-Superman, and we’re probably gonna love it.

One of the reasons Superman will be able to step up to the challenge that General Zod brings will be his growing connection to Lois Lane, played by Amy Adams. How can she relate to a Superman adrift in a sea of inner conflict?

“I think she’s (Lane) very transient. She’s ready to pick up and go at a moment’s notice, I think that definitely could be part of what she sees in Superman — not really laying down roots, not developing trust.”

The article goes on to reveals that, even on Krypton, Superman, Kal-El’s birth is considered to be “special,” so special that it “caused alarm” across Krypton. Could that mean Superman’s powers in Man of Steel will be unrelated to his Kryptonian DNA? Perhaps his powers are a result of his scientist father, Jor-El’s (Russell Crowe) scientific work?

It would help explain how Superman can defend the Earth from not only General Zod (Michael Shannon), but numerous other Kryptonian enemies. Perhaps Zod’s “superpowers” come from his Kryptonian armor and advanced alien technology. We’ll have to wait and see how that plays out.

I’m looking forward to seeing what else Snyder pulls out of his directorial bag of tricks in Man of Steel. Check out the gallery below for a closer look at what we’ll see this summer.

Via: Screenrant

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It’s that time of year – time for Entertainment Weekly‘s annual Summer Movie Preview issue! And the cover boy this year is newly minted Superman Henry Cavill in Man of Steel.

More importantly, the issue has details about the film’s story. For instance, director Zack Snyder reveals that there’s no kryptonite in the film saying that the previous films have gone to that well so many times that the only way to be distinctive was to not have any kryptonite at all.

EW also confirmed that despite the emotional and sombre footage we’ve seen so far, this movie will have plenty of action to satisfy fans.

Based on footage EW has seen, the film (which was directed by Zack Snyder and shepherded by Christopher Nolan) has plenty of building-smashing, train-slinging, heat-vision-blasting battles to cut through the emotional heaviness. “You want to give the audience great spectacle. You want them to go to the movie, be eating their popcorn and be like, ‘Wow!’” saysMan of Steel producer Chuck Roven, who also worked on The Dark Knight trilogy. “But it’s just not good enough to give them the ‘Wow.’ You want them to be emotionally engaged. Because if you just have the ‘wow,’ ultimately you get bludgeoned by that and you stop caring.”

And that’s just the beginning of the details dug up by EW. The digital version of the magazine comes out on iPad tomorrow and the print edition will be out on newstands Friday.

Source: /Film

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There have been a number of changes to the new Man of Steel and every one have them has been for the better. Zack Snyder has been making all the right decisions for Warner Bros. and by now you’ve seen one of them, the black and white still of Amy Adams‘ Lois Lane. Now, on the May cover of Total Film, Adams’ Lois Lane has been revealed in all her full, almost high definition glory.

Originally leaked by G. Godfrey on the SuperHeroHype Forums, the May issue’s cover reveals the actress and co-star Henry Cavill in costume looking as great as the couple can get for a professional cover shoot. And before people start spouting the “she looks nothing like Lois” rant please keep in mind that films have creative changes to not only keep stories original and fresh, but allow characters to be reintroduced to audiences.

It’s about time Lois Lane didn’t look like she had to spend several hours a day in front of a mirror to ignore Clark Kent. This Lois is already perfect.

Check out the full cover after the jump, including an interior of shot of the magazine posted by Twitter user @benh4rris.
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The latest bombshell Justice League movie rumor to hit the internet from El Mayimbe of Latino Review concerns the possibility that Christian Bale might reprise his role as Batman for a team-up with Henry Cavill‘s Man of Steel.

The pieces of this puzzle begin and end with Christopher Nolan. El Mayimbe is reporting that Nolan has been given the reins of everything DC over at Warner Bros. and everything to do with DC comic characters now goes through him, making him the architect of the Warner Bros. DC Comics universe.

I can’t think of anyone more qualified to take over the herculean task that isn’t already tied up with a number of other franchises. Joss Whedon has Marvel, J.J. Abrams has Star Wars and Star Trek, who else has the talent and proven track record to match those two nerdy juggernauts? If you can name one put it in the comments section below because I couldn’t think of anyone that would be a serious second to Nolan. I’d love to see a World’s Finest and a decent Wonder Woman movie before a complete Justice League roster movie.

Check out the video below where El Mayimbe lays out his case to support his beliefs in this round of Justice League rumors.

El Mayimbe also included some thoughts not in the video:

Closing Thoughts that I didn’t include in video:

• If you honestly think that Warners, especially with what they’re up against, aren’t going to move Heaven and Earth to try to make what I mentioned above happen, then you’re insane. They almost have no other choice.
• David Goyer I couldn’t confirm his participation at press time, and it was holding up publishing the scoop. Hence, unconfirmed but my gut tells me most likely true. He is an important part of the equation and works quite well with this team. At the very least, he will most likely come up with a story. He has some other projects as a director he is trying to launch off the ground but like Michael Corleone once said, “Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in!“
• World’s Finest Again, unconfirmed. But certainly within the realm of possibility. Could we instead get just a team up between these two and then graduate to a Justice League movie? Anything is possible folks.
• Debunkers Our track record with DC is impeccable. We broke Routh/Superman, Ledger/The Joker, the opening of The Dark Knight, etc., just to name a few. Remember, when we first broke that Goyer & Nolan were involved with Man Of Steel and Thomas Tull made a call over here to debunk us? So, um, how did that end up turning out? False?

What do you think? Will we be getting some official announcements once the ink has dried on Nolan’s contract? The whole thing makes a lot of sense and I’m sure we’ll find out one way or another. I just hope they don’t rush through and screw up what could be an epic team up.

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Everything about the future of Warner Bros. and DC‘s superhero movies is hanging on the success of Man of Steel. We learned last night Justice League is on the back burner, Batman may be rebooted before it, and a Man of Steel sequel could still come out before either.

And speaking of Man of Steel, check out the new promotion image above. You can click it to embiggen. At first it was thought to be some marvelous fan edit featuring Henry Cavill and was originally uploaded by deviantArt user djpyro229, but it has since been removed and proven to be the real deal.

Pretty badass, ain’t it? Man of Steel releases nationwide June 14th, 2013, are you looking forward to it?

Source: Geek Tyrant

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In a word: probably. That’s the rumor du jour from Batman-On-Film,which suggests something that’s been assumed for a while, that if Man of Steel doesn’t create a non-Batman box office sensation then a lot of Warner Bros’ plans for future comic book movies based on DC Comics characters are going to hit the back burner.

That seems like a no-brainer, right? Not that there’s not enough pressure as it. Warners is trying to play catch-up ball with Marvel in trying to get their cinematic universe into a relatively similar creative space. Green Lantern ended up disappointing, and since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight films have nothing to do with anything else, the whole thing needs to start with Man of Steel.

“If Superman is huge, then they’ve bought themselves some time and will have a franchise to hang their hat on for seven, eight years. The need for Batman won’t be as great, and [the reboot] of that franchise can wait until the Superman trilogy is done.”

Batman-on-Film’s source implies that a box office hit in Man of Steel will buy Warners some breathing room. They can take time to develop the stable of characters with hopefully more precision and fan satisfaction than if it fails, which means they’ll have to find another dock to moor the entire endeavor of the Justice League movie to. That might neciesitate putting another Batman movie into the fast track for development, just in order to keep the JLA brand alive, and we all know that the studo’s having enough problems with Justice League having this week learned that executives hated the Justice League script and maybe looking to start again from scratch.

But still, source says that regardless of how well any Superman or Justice League film will do at the box office, Batman is far too big an asset to leave off the big screen and will be back in a solo film sooner, rather than later:

“Don’t worry about the Batman [film] franchise…it’s [Warner Bros.’] most valuable [DC Comics-based] asset…I believe that they are now looking at introducing [the rebooted] Batman in a solo film, though that will likely take place later than they initially had planned. They are extremely worried how a [Batman film franchise] would be affected if Justice League bombs…and rightfully so.”

“The fact that what should be the core fanbase of a Justice League film isn’t on board is making them sweat as well.”

I imagine. After all, there isn’t just the usual billion dollar franchise on the line here, but bragging rights. The age-old struggle between Marvel and DC, taken off the comic book page and taken into the world of big box office. And Warners is under the gun here: Two years out from The Avengers, Marvel had the entire cast and a writer/director in place. As it stands now, Justice League has a script everybody hates, and maybe a leading man in current Superman Henry Cavill (assuming his movie doesn’t bomb). Currently, Justice League is scheduled for a Summer 2015 release date a mere two months after the release of The Avengers 2.

Yeah, I don’t know about you Bastards, but I’m not on board yet either.

More news as it develops.

Source: Screen Rant

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