Man Of Steel’s Superman Revealed

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Henry Cavill is Superman, in first official publicity pic

Warner Bros has unveiled the first official photo of Henry Cavill as Superman in director Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel.

Of course, the S is too big/too small. The red is too red/not red enough. The hair is too long/too short. Cavill is clearly too serious/not serious enough… Let the controversy commence.

Nick Setchfield, our Superman expert here on SFX, is in two minds about the reveal: "The cape is great, and thank goodness the costume appears to be boldly blue and red, and not that burgundy affair Brandon Routh had to wear. But that quilted, basketball fabric is the biggest cliché of superhero costumes now – and it's even on the 'S'. And where's the kiss curl? Superman without a kiss curl is like Harry Potter without a lightning scar!"

Click the image to enlarge.

Meanwhile, here's the accompanying press release:

Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures have provided the first look at the new Man Of Steel, revealing star Henry Cavill as Superman in the film from director Zack Snyder. The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do with It) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves).

Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Julia Ormond, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as US military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy.

Man of Steel is being produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S Goyer, from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Dave Golder 04 Aug, 2011

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