On April 18, 1938, Superman made his first appearance in Action Comics No. 1. Just in time for his 75th birthday, we have the new trailer for Man of Steel (2013), which has me excited about the upcoming Superman movie. The trailer shows young Clark Kent struggling to find his identity, beginning with the young child being held by his Krypton father Jor-el played by Russell Crowe and talking to his earthly father played by Kevin Costner.
With Henry Cavill as the adult Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as General Zod, the new Zach Snyder film shows a lot of promise for the franchise that has not had a great film since the last time we saw Superman battle General Zod in Superman II in 1980. Check out the trailer.
Man of Steel comes to your local theater on June 14.
What is your favorite Superman film? Leave your two cents in the comments.
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wow, this superman is gorgeous! the movie looks really well cast. . . I guess it will be my “get out of the heat wave and into the air conditioning” movie.
Yeah, it looks like they went all out on casting, so it should be interesting. Thanks for the comment.
The trailer does look good, but to answer the question at the end of your post: I like the Christopher Reeve film best — and that would be “Superman: The Movie” from 1978. But I will be seeing this new one when it comes out in June.
The original is certainly up there. I’m not a huge fan of the way “Superman: The Movie” ended, although the rest of it was great, so I have a preference for the first sequel. Like you, though, I’ll check out this new one too. Thanks for the comment.