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Man of Steel in theatres June 14

Steve Biodrowski — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:37:22 +0000

Warner Brothers releases their reboot of the Superman franchise, which has been dormant since the disappointing SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006). Zack Snyder (SUCKER PUNCH) directs from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, from a story developed by Goyer and producer Christopher Nolan, based on the character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film offers another origin story, with the young Kal-El being sent to Earth by his father Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and growing up with Martha Kent (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner) before turning into Superman (Henry Cavill) and confronting his father’s mortal enemy General Zod (Michael Shannon). Also in the cast are Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Christopher Meloni ans Colonel Hardy, and Jadin GOuld as Lana Lang.

U.S. Theatrical Release Date: June 14

‘Smallville’ Returns – In Comic Book

Tom Powers — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:13 +0000

The Warner Brothers Television series SMALLVILLE garnered quite a few fans (and vocal critics) in it’s years on the abandoned WB Network and it’s successor, the CW.

In view of the upcoming MAN OF STEEL film relaunch, it’s somewhat surprising to see DC Comic launch a comic book continuation of the TV series.

Here’s DC’s press release:

“Fans of the smash-hit TV series Smallville haven’t had much to cheer about since the show ended its critically acclaimed 10-year run on The CW last May. That’s all going to change with the upcoming new comic book series from DC Entertainment: SMALLVILLE SEASON 11.

Written by former Smallville show scribe Bryan Q. Miller, the new digital first series will be published digitally on April 13, 2012, with new digital chapters released weekly thereafter. Additionally, the online chapters will be offered in a print periodical, along with an episode guide to the hit television series, with the first print issue released on May 16.

The new comic book series picks-up where the show left off (with Clark officially now as Superman!) and features other fan-favorite characters including Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Chloe Sullivan-Queen, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and General Lane.
The book features an all-star creative team – in addition to Miller, SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 creators include print cover artist Gary Frank (SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN), digital cover artist Cat Staggs and interiors by Pere Perez (BATGIRL).

“Six months after Clark Kent donned the cape and took to the skies to save Earth from Apokolips… enter Season 11!” enthuses Miller. “New allies abound! New enemies afoot! And old friends return where they’re least expected! Pere and colorist Chris Beckett have done a fantastic job of capturing the look of the show and the players, and Gary and Cat are knocking it out of the park on covers. I couldn’t be more excited to help give seasoned viewers and new readers an all-access pass to Clark’s first year in the cape.’ “

Lois (Erica Durance) & Clark (Tom Welling)

The cover preview above seems to include a well-rendered likeness of SMALLVILLE star Tom Welling as the Man of Steel, wearing the “New 52″ version of the costume. The series finale had featured a mostly CGI version of Welling in what seemed like a mix of the traditional ‘uniform’ and the SUPERMAN RETURNS costume.

Cavill on playing Superman

Tom Powers — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:38:15 +0000

Henry Cavill, interveiwed by reporter Chris Van Vliet from CBS-19 (Cleveland, Ohio) for IMMORTALS, talked about putting on his MAN OF STEEL Superman costume for the first time.

The British actor said “…To turn around and realize that I’m Superman… there’s no other feeling like it”, and said it was “one of the best moments” of his life.

‘Man of Steel’ Green Screen Pics

Tom Powers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:10:01 +0000

SPOILER ALERT

SocialliteLife has a bunch of location green screen shots of Henry Cavill’s still-bearded Superman on what appears to be a ship, with a helicopter on its landing deck.

The massive greenscreen set was built outside in Vancouver, BC.

See the link above for more pics.

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More ‘Man Of Steel’ Pics

Tom Powers — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:50:35 +0000

Here’s an interesting collection of shots from the sets of Warner Brothers Pictures’ new Superman film, THE MAN OF STEEL.

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Russell Crowe sports a wizardly look as Jor-El, father of Kal-El of Krypton.

In Vancover, subbing for a fishing town in Alaska, Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent seems to be going for a bearded, manly vibe. Off “finding himself”, perhaps?