The 3rd official trailer of the much awaited Zack Snyder's film 'Man of Steel' has gone viral in YouTubeSphere since its release on 16th April. Its an excellent trailer blessed by Russell Crowe's epic voice and an inspiring background score by the infallible Hans Zimmer.
So everything looks good. Henry Cavill is absolutely stunning as the first Superman ever without the red briefs - Snyder believes this is the 21st century Superman. But does this 21st century Superman also has a Dark Knight hangover? We all know that Christopher Nolan is involved in the film. Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman was never known to be a man/superhero with emotional and mental dilemma. Clark Kent, as we all know, is clumsy, nerdy and is a well known stalker. Batman/Bruce Wayne was always an edgy character unlike Superman/Clark Kent. The Clark Kent in Man of Steel is also suffering from huge mental conflicts and is depicted as a nomad who has spent a lifetime covering his tracks with a rugged outlook. Or are we missing something in the trailer? Anyway, the odds are that Henry Cavill's Superman is not your firendly -neighbourhood Christopher Reeve/Brandon Routh's Superman. Will it work for Superman remains to be seen.
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| (From left to right) Clark Kent played by Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill |
Henry Cavill was probably the best choice to play Superman. He missed out the chance in 2006 to Brandon Routh and had reportedly lost to Daniel Craig too for replacing Pierce Brosnan in you-know-what. He is the first non-American to play Superman and all looks good for the Channel Islander to stamp his authority in Hollywood.
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| Man of Steel without the red briefs! |
Another big fuss is about the villain. Its quite clear that General Zod played by Michael Shannon is the antagonist in Man of Steel as per all the trailers. But just look at this particular screenshot of the YouTube trailer of Man of Steel (The 3rd in the series) :
Is that what I think that is?
