Man of Steel (DVD)

Man of Steel (DVD) Description

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill ( Immortals, TV's The Tudors ) in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder ( 300, Watchmen ).A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.The film also stars four-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams ( The Master ) 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 (upcoming The Seventh Son ). Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Ayelet Zurer ( Angels and Demons ), and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award winner Russell Crowe ( Gladiator ).Rounding out the cast are Christopher Meloni ( 42 ) as U.S. military man Colonel Hardy, Harry Lennix ( State of Play ) as General Swanwick, Michael Kelly ( The Adjustment Bureau ) as Steve Lombard, and Richard Schiff (TV's The West Wing ) as Dr. Emil Hamilton. Man of Steel is being produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas 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 and Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment. Thomas Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters are serving as executive producers.Special Features:Pacific Rim International English TrailerPacific Rim International Spanish TrailerUltraviolet TrailerBlu-ray Brand TrailerBlu-ray Brand Trailer Castilian SpanishKrypton Decoded-Dylan SprayberryNew Zealand: Home of Middle EarthSuperman 75th Anniversary Animated Short