If
you’re like me your first memories of the “Man of Steel” were of George Reeves
in grainy black and clear reruns on early Saturday mornings. Of course these were soon overshadow by the
iconic Christopher Reeve who proved that he was Superman.
Christopher
Reeve’s Clark Kent/Superman was and is in my opinion hard to beat. Did you know he was nearly booted for the
part because the producers and the director thought he was too scrawny for the
role. However after sometime at the gym,
his royal buffness, sufficiently convinced them to keep him on. Good for us because he did it so well he
actually made us believe that a man could fly.
Unlike
the 2006 “Superman Returns” starring Brandon Routh, this recent incarnation ‘The
Man of Steel,’ promises to be the long awaited reboot of the classic DC Comics
series. Starring Henry Cavill, this
movie is like its 1978 predecessor where it tells the life of Col-el/Clark
Kent/Superman starting with his father Jor-El, portrayed by Russell Crowe to
his life in Kansas to his eventual metamorphosis into Superman in
Metropolis.
A
recent shot on the set shows a heavily muscled and bearded Clark Kent looking
very much like Wolverine. Could this be
evidence of an edgier persona of Clark Kent than we are use to seeing?
The
director and producers are being very tight lipped regarding details
surrounding the story. And rightly
so. Sometimes it’s better to be
surprised.
One
thing for sure this star-spangled cast (Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe,
Kevin Costner, Christopher Meloni, Diane Lane and Amy Adams) has me looking
forward to seeing this newest portrayal of the Man of Steel.
"Man
of Steel," soars into theaters on June 14, 2013.
2 comments:
OOh that's a long while to wait!!
Too true!!
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