The Man Of Steel Returns In A New Superman Movie

By Shane Waticky

When a new Superman movie was announced, just a few years after Superman Returns, which was directed by Bryan Singer in 2006, many expected it to be another sequel. But instead like we have seen with Batman, and are about to see with Spiderman, they have decided to re-boot the series and have hired a new exciting director and cast to lead the way.

Originally created in 1932 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman captured the hearts of the world very quickly and it was chiefly responsible for the craze that has followed superheroes ever since. By 1940 a radio show started based on the material, and in 1941 the Man of Steel flew into the cinemas in a cartoon series. In 1948 the first live-action serial was screened, with Kirk Alyn in the title role.

For the next three decades Superman would be a favorite on TV with the famous George Reeves show and more animated versions. Finally in 1978, a new full length feature movie was made, directed by Richard Donner. The late Christopher Reeve would wear the famous cape, and he would do this in another three movies. For the next twenty years though, the stories would only ever make it to the small screen in the form of Lois and Clark and the more recent, Smallville.

Then in 2006 Bryan Singer made his version, which was almost like a sequel and homage to Richard Donner´s first two movies. Playing Superman was a new face, Brandon Routh, while others in the cast included Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and James Marsden. The movie got good reviews and won a few awards, but was not a great success at the box office.

Now it is the turn of British actor Henry Cavill to play the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent. Cavill is another who is not very well known, but he is very respected by those who do. He has caught the public attention´s playing Charles Brandon in the series, The Tudors, and has also had parts in a number of other movies.

This has been a long wait for Cavill, who has been very close to major roles a few times, and it is believed he almost played the role in Bryan Singer´s version too. He was also considered for other roles he narrowly lost out, including Batman and James Bond, as well as the lead role in Stephanie Meyer´s Twilight series.

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are the big stars who have been signed up to play his parents, which has many fans excited. More recently it was announced that Amy Adams would be playing Lois Lane. Much of the other casting is still being kept under wraps until closer to the film´s release date.

Zack Snyder is the man directing this new movie, currently known as Superman: Man of Steel. He is of course the director who was responsible for movies like 300, Watchmen and the recent Sucker Punch. All of those titles were known for their stylized compositions and visual effects. David S. Goyer, who wrote the Blade movies, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and the upcoming Ghost Rider sequel, is responsible for the screenplay.

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