PRODUCTION STAFF
Director: Zack Snyder
Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Thomas Tull
Writers: Christopher Nolan & David Goyer (Story) David Goyer (Screenplay)
Music by: Hans Zimmer
Budget: £200million
Release Date: June 14th 2013
OFFICIAL SYPNOSIS
Clark Kent/Kal-El is a young twenty something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as “Superman,” not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.
CAST
Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman
Dylan Sprayberry as young Clark Kent - age 13
Cooper Timberline as young Clark Kent - age 9
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Michael Shannon as Gen. Dru-Zod
Antje Traue as Faora Hu-Ul
Russell Crowe as Jor-El
Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van
Diane Lane as Martha Kent
Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
Richard Schiff as Emil Hamilton
Harry Lennix as Gen. Swanwick
Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy
Michael Kelly as Steven Lombard
Richard Cetrone as Tor-An
Revard Dufresne as Dev-Em
Jadin Gould as Lana Lang
Jack Foley as Pete Ross
Robert Gerdisch as Whitney Fordman
SPOILERS
Kal-El is a naturally born Kryptonian, which is illegal on Krypton where all children are genetically engineered so that they become better in the field they are chosen to grow up to be.
Jor-El and Krypton's army manage to capture General Zod and imprison him in the Phantom Zone. He escapes just before Krypton's destruction via his ship "Black Zero".
Pete Ross is a high school bully with Whitney Fordman. Clark Kent doesn't really have friends. But on a school bus when it crashes, Clark saves everybody aboard and gains their respect.
Jonathan Kent dies, possibly due to General Zod.
The Fortress of Solitude is actually a crashed Scout Ship sent by Jor-El. It contains one of Jor-El's suits which Kal-El takes with him.
Lois Lane is searching the north for a mystery man who can perform superhuman feats (Clark Kent).
When Superman reveals himself to the world, he becomes a world-wide phenomenon and voluntarily hands himself over to the US government to prove he isn't a threat to them.
Zod and his forces have a fierce battle against US Armed Forces in Smallville where Zod goes looking for Kal-El.
All male Kryptonians wear the same suit.
Clark Kent begins working at the Daily Planet at the very end of the film where he puts on glasses to hide his identity as Superman.