300 director Zack Snyder’s take on the Superman origin story is an action-packed, visually stunning spectacle, complete with picture perfect cast and a brilliantly rousing score by Hans Zimmer. But, in sacrificing character for the sake of action, Man of Steel fails to plumb the depths. Though you may marvel at the display, there’s little here to truly resonate.
As Superman flies back into cinemas this summer in the form of The Tudors star Henry Cavill, we take a look back at our five favourite portrayals of the Man of Steel so far.
Immortals star Henry Cavill flies into cinemas next month as the latest face of Superman in 300 director Zack Snyder’s epic Man of Steel, squaring off against two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod (Michael Shannon) and Faora, Zod’s evil partner (Antje Traue).
We’ll make this quick. Faster than a speeding bullet, even. DK’s Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel doesn’t pull its punches in covering the 75 years of heroics by arguably the most famous superhero on and above the Earth. The result is a gorgeous and thoroughly comprehensive history of the Big Blue Boy Scout.
To celebrate the release of Superman: The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel, out now from DK (priced £17.99), we’ve got copies to give away to five of our Twitter followers!
In anticipation of the Batman vs. Superman shoot commencing, we take a look at the Top 5 superhero butlers.