The Superman franchise is rebooted with Man of Steel starring The Tudors‘ Henry Cavill in the title role. Zack Snyder directs from a script by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight franchise) with Warner Bros. targeting a June 14, 2013 premiere.
In addition to Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, the cast includes Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White. Russell Crowe plays Jor-El, Michael Shannon is General Zod, Antje Traue is Faora, Julia Ormond is Lara Lor-Van, Harry Lennix is General Swanwick, and
Christopher Meloni is Colonel Hardy.
Official Synopsis: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Man of Steel is produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment. Thomas Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters served as executive producers.
Zack Snyder’s behind-the-scenes team included director of photography Amir Mokri, production designer Alex McDowell, editor David Brenner, and multiple Academy Award-winning costume designer James Acheson (Restoration) and costume designer Michael Wilkinson. The music is by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer (The Lion King).
