Man of Steel: Superman Takes Flight is the official movie guide book for the film Man of Steel. It was written by Daniel Wallace and published by Insight Editions on May 14, 2013.
Synopsis[]
The official guide to the hotly anticipated movie from director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) and producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy), Man of Steel: Superman Takes Flight is the ultimate primer to their thrilling new Superman adventure.
Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill as Superman. Also appearing are 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 Ayelet Zurer, and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy.
Apperances[]
Characters[]
- Superman
- Lois Lane
- Martha Kent
- Jonathan Kent
- Dru-Zod
- Jor-El
- Lara Lor-Van
- Faora-Ul
- Perry White
- Nathan Hardy
- Emil Hamilton
- Calvin Swanwick
- Pete Ross
- Lana Lang
- Lor-Em
- Dusty
- Jenny Jurwich
- Steve Lombard
- Hank
Locations[]
Species[]
Items[]
- Superman's skinsuit
- Kryptonian battle armor
- Kryptonian dropship
- Kal-El's starcraft
- Scout ships