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{{Infobox film
| name           = Man of Steel
| image          =
| caption        = Teaser poster
| alt            = Superman, bearing the famous "S" shield on his traditional red and blue costume, is shown handcuffed and being escorted by soldiers toward the viewer down a dark hallway. The film's title and release date is written underneath.
| director       = [[Zack Snyder]]
| producer       = [[Christopher Nolan]]<br /> [[Emma Thomas]]<br />[[Charles Roven]]<br />[[Deborah Snyder]]
| screenplay     = [[David S. Goyer]]
| story          = Christopher Nolan <br /> David S. Goyer
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Henry Cavill]]
* [[Amy Adams]]
* [[Michael Shannon]]
* [[Kevin Costner]]
* [[Diane Lane]]
* [[Laurence Fishburne]]
* [[Antje Traue]]
* [[Ayelet Zurer]]
* [[Russell Crowe]]
* [[Richard Schiff]]
* [[Harry Lennix]]
* [[Christopher Meloni]]
}}
| music          = [[Hans Zimmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showblitz.com/2012/06/hans-zimmer-tapped-to-score-man-of-steel.html |title=Hans Zimmer tapped to score 'Man of Steel' |publisher=Showblitz |date=June 18, 2012 |accessdate=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
| cinematography =  Amir Mokri<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/mokri.htm |title=Amir Mokri |publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers |accessdate=July 30, 2011}}</ref>
| editing        = David Brenner
| studio         = [[Legendary Pictures]]<br />Syncopy Films<br />[[DC Comics|DC Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2013|06|14|ref1=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/zack_snyders_superman_film_man_of_steel_moves_to_a_june_14_2013_date/ |title=Zack Snyder's Superman Film ''Man Of Steel'' Moves To June 14, 2013 |work=[[indieWire]] |last=Davis |first=Edward |date=July 21, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723081347/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/zack_snyders_superman_film_man_of_steel_moves_to_a_june_14_2013_date/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| country        = [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]]
| language = English
| runtime        = 148 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/superman/25141/man-of-steel-first-tv-spot-new-synopsis-running-time|title=Man Of Steel: first TV spot, new synopsis, running time|website=Den of Geek|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2015-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002165305/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/superman/25141/man-of-steel-first-tv-spot-new-synopsis-running-time|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| budget         = $175 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/04/17/bruce-wayne-stars-in-man-of-steel-trailer/|title=Bruce Wayne Stars in 'Man of Steel' Trailer|first=Carol|last=Pinchefsky|website=Forbes}}</ref>
| gross          =
}}
'''''Man of Steel''''' is an 2013 superhero post-apocalyptic action-adventure movie based on the DC Comics character [[Superman]] by [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]].

''Man of Steel''{{'}}s red carpet premiere in the U.S. was attended by most of its cast members in [[New York City]] on June 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/man-of-steel-premiere-watch-the-live-stream-of-red-carpet-1200494957/ |title=Man of Steel Live Stream: Watch the Red Carpet Premiere |work=Variety |date=June 10, 2013 |accessdate=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615033014/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/man-of-steel-premiere-watch-the-live-stream-of-red-carpet-1200494957/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The movie was released to the general public on June 14, 2013, in 3D<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/man-of-steel-to-soar-into-theaters-next-summer-in-3d-2012-11-07 |title="Man of Steel" to Soar into Theaters Next Summer in 3D |publisher=Marketwatch.com |date=November 7, 2012 |accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> and [[IMAX]] theaters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Third Batman, New Superman Part of IMAX Deal |publisher=[[Superhero Hype!]] |date=April 28, 2010 |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100703-third-batman-new-superman-part-of-new-imax-deal |accessdate=December 2, 2010}}</ref> The movie has earned more than $643 million at the worldwide box office, despite mixed reviews from critics. Some critics liked the movie's narrative, acting, visuals and reinvention of the main character, while others were critical of the movie's pacing and lack of character development.

A [[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice|sequel]] featuring [[Batman]] will be released on May 16, 2016, with Snyder, Goyer, Nolan, and most of the first movie's main cast set to return.<ref name="Schillaci">{{cite news|last=Schillaci|first=Sophie|title=Ben Affleck Is Batman for 'Man of Steel' Sequel|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-affleck-is-batman-man-612907|accessdate=August 23, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
The planet Krypton faces imminent destruction due to an unstable core, and its ruling council is under the threat of rebel [[General Zod]] and his followers. Scientist [[Jor-El]] and his wife Lara-El secretly imprint a genetic codex into the cells of their newborn son [[Superman|Kal-El]], and launch him on a spacecraft to Earth to preserve the Kryptonian race. After Zod murders Jor-El, he and his followers are banished to the Phantom Zone, but manage to escape when Krypton explodes. The infant Kal-El lands on [[Earth]] in Smallville, [[Kansas]], where he is discovered by couple Jonathan and Martha Kent, who name him [[Clark Kent|Clark]] and raise him as their adopted son.

Clark's Kryptonian physiology affords him superhuman abilities on Earth. Young Clark gradually learns to hone the abilities that initially cause him confusion and discomfort. Jonathan reveals to a teenage Clark that he is an alien, and advises him to not utilize his powers publicly, fearing that society would reject him. After Jonathan's death, an adult Clark spends the next several years living a nomadic lifestyle, working different jobs under false names to cover his tracks and hide his identity. He eventually discovers a Kryptonian scout ship with technology that allows him to communicate with the consciousness of Jor-El in the form of a hologram. [[Lois Lane]], a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning journalist from the ''Daily Planet'', also discovers the ship while pursuing a story, and is rescued by Clark when she is injured. Lois's editor [[Perry White]] rejects her story of a "superhuman" rescuer, so she traces Clark back to Smallville with the intention of writing an exposé. After hearing his story, she decides not to reveal his secret.

Detecting the scout ship, Zod travels to Earth where he demands that Kal-El surrender to him, or humanity will suffer the consequences. Clark agrees to surrender to the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]], who hand Lois and Clark over to Zod's second-in-command, Faora. Zod reveals that he intends to use a [[terraforming]] "world engine" to transform Earth into a Krypton-like planet, to eradicate the human population, and to use the codex to repopulate the planet with genetically-engineered Kryptonians. After Clark and Lois escape the ship, Clark defeats Faora and another of Zod's henchmen in Smallville, convincing the military that he is on their side. Zod deploys the world engine and initiates the terraforming in Metropolis and over the [[Indian Ocean]].

Clark, now dubbed "[[Superman]]", stops the world engine in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The military uses the spacecraft that brought Superman to Earth in an aerial strike to create a portal that returns Zod's ship and his crew to the Phantom Zone. Only Zod remains, and he and Superman engage each other. After a battle, Superman is forced to kill Zod to save a group of innocent civilians that Zod attempts to murder. Superman decides to blend into the society by wearing eyeglasses, being mild-mannered, and resuming his identity as Clark Kent. He is hired by White to work as a reporter for the ''Daily Planet''

==Cast==
[[File:Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe (2).jpg|thumb|250px|[[Zack Snyder]] (left), [[Henry Cavill]] (center), and [[Russell Crowe]] (right) at the premiere for ''Man of Steel'', June 2013]]
* [[Henry Cavill]] as [[Superman]]/[[Clark Kent]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/125177-henry-cavill-to-play-superman?cpage=20#written_comments_title |title=Henry Cavill to Play Superman!! |publisher=Superhero Hype! |date=January 30, 2011 |accessdate=January 30, 2011}}</ref> a superhero who came to Earth when his home planet was destroyed. He was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. He later became a journalist at the Daily Planet.
* [[Amy Adams]] as [[Lois Lane]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Arrant |first=Chris |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/03/29/superman-amy-adams-lois-lane-2/ |title=Is Superman's New Lois Lane Really Too Old For The Man Of Steel? |accessdate=March 29, 2011 |date=March 29, 2011 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> a reporter for the Daily Planet and the love interest of Clark Kent.
* [[Michael Shannon]] as [[General Zod]], a Kryptonian General with the same powers as Superman.<ref>{{cite news | first=Gregg |last=Kilday | title =Michael Shannon Set to Play Villain General Zod in 'Man of Steel' | newspaper= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = April 10, 2011 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-shannon-set-play-villain-176799 | accessdate = 2011-04-11}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Costner]] and [[Diane Lane]] as [[Jonathan and Martha Kent]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/03/kevin-costner-joins-zack-snyders-superman-reboot.html |title=Kevin Costner Joins Zack Snyder's Superman Reboot |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |date=March 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref> the adopted parents of Clark Kent.
* [[Laurence Fishburne]] as [[Perry White]], the editor chief of the Daily Planet. He is also the boss of Lois Lane and Clark Kent.
* [[Antje Traue]] as Faora, a female Kryptonian who came with General Zod.
* [[Ayelet Zurer]] as [[Lara Lor-Van]], the real mother of Superman and loyal wife of [[Jor-El]].
* [[Russell Crowe]] as [[Jor-El]], the real father of Superman and teaches Clark Kent how to become Superman.
* [[Harry Lennix]] as General Swanwick, commander of the military.
* [[Christopher Meloni]] as Colonel Hardy, colonel who helps Superman save the World.
* Rebecca Buller as Jenny Olsen, worker at the Daily Planet.
* [[Richard Schiff]] as [[Emil Hamilton]], a scientist who studied about the World Engine and other devices used by Zod.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118048361?refCatId=13 | work=Variety | title=Richard Schiff joins 'Man of Steel' | date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Allison Crowe]] as ''(cameo)'' Singer at Cassidy's.

==Release dates==
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| {{VIE}} || 14 June 2013
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| {{BEL}} || 19 June 2013
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| {{CHE}} || 19 June 2013 (French speaking region)
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| {{BGD}} || 28 June 2013
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| {{LAT}} || 28 June 2013
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| {{NAM}} || 28 June 2013
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| {{ZAF}} || 28 June 2013
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| {{BRA}} || 12 July 2013
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| {{JPN}} || 30 August 2013
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==Crew==
The movie was directed by [[Zack Snyder]]. It was produced by [[Christopher Nolan]], [[Charles Roven]], [[Deborah Snyder]], and [[Emma Thomas]]. The movie is distributed by [[Warner Bros.]]. The movie was filmed in Weta Digital, Moving Picture Company, and Double Negative provided visual effects for the movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/effects-supremo-joe-letteri-says-zack-snyder-is-placing-emphasis-on-in-camera-effects-in-man-of-steel?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter# |publisher=Indiewire |title=Effects Supremo Joe Letteri Says Zack Snyder Is Placing Emphasis On In-Camera Effects In 'Man of Steel' |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129195841/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/effects-supremo-joe-letteri-says-zack-snyder-is-placing-emphasis-on-in-camera-effects-in-man-of-steel?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moving-picture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1412&Itemid=967&contentview=single&section=2 |title=Superman: Man of Steel |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 17, 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130104041100/http://www.moving-picture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1412&Itemid=967&contentview=single&section=2 |archivedate=January 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dneg.com/projects/projects_list.html |title=Double Negative: Full Project list |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 22, 2012 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915030619/http://www.dneg.com/projects/projects_list.html }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[File:Hans Zimmer 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|180px|[[Hans Zimmer]] composed and produced the ''Man of Steel'' soundtrack]]
[[Hans Zimmer]] denied popular rumors that he would be composing the movie's score.<ref name="zimmer">{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/hans-zimmer-superman-rumor/63591/ |title=Hans Zimmer Debunks SUPERMAN Rumor |work=Collider |accessdate=December 17, 2011}}</ref> However, in June 2012, it was confirmed that Zimmer would in fact be writing the movie's musical score.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eisenberg |first=Eric |title=Man Of Steel To Feature The Music Of Hans Zimmer |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Man-Steel-Feature-Music-Hans-Zimmer-31457.html |publisher=cinemablend.com |accessdate=June 18, 2012}}</ref> To remove any likeness of ''Man of Steel'' from the last Superman movies, the iconic "Superman March" by [[John Williams]] was not used in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/8/13/man-of-steel-wont-include-john-williams-superman-score.html |title=MAN OF STEEL Won't Include John Williams' SUPERMAN Score |publisher=Geektyrant.com |date=August 13, 2012 |accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> It is the first Superman movie to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25767 |title="Man of Steel" Won't Use John Williams' "Superman" Music |publisher=Worstpreviews.com |accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for ''Man of Steel'' was released publicly on June 11, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookmovie.com/superman_movies/news/?a=76659 |title=MAN OF STEEL SOUNDTRACK ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 11TH |publisher=Comicbookmovie.com |date=March 29, 2013 |accessdate=June 3, 2013 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015220915/http://www.comicbookmovie.com/superman_movies/news/?a=76659 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An unofficial part of the musical score from the third trailer, entitled "An Ideal of Hope", and confirmed to be a cut down version of the track "What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World?" <ref>{{cite web|title=WaterTower Music|url=https://www.facebook.com/WaterTowerMusic?fref=ts}}</ref> was released on April 19, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hans Zimmer’s ‘Man of Steel’ Trailer Song Available To Stream In Full: "An Ideal of Hope"|url=http://www.flicksandbits.com/2013/04/20/hans-zimmers-man-of-steel-trailer-song-available-to-stream-in-full-an-ideal-of-hope/45272/|publisher=Flicks and Bits|accessdate=April 24, 2013}}</ref> In late April 2013, the official track listing of the two-disc deluxe edition was revealed.<ref name="Fort Mill Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/04/30/2656187/man-of-steel-two-disc-soundtrack.html|title=Man of Steel Two-Disc Soundtrack Featuring Original Music by Hans Zimmer Set for Release June 11th|date=April 30, 2013|publisher=fortmilltimes.com|accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Critical response==
''Man of Steel'' holds a 55% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 271 reviews, with a rating average of 6.2/10. The site's summary review reads: "Man of Steel provides exhilarating action and spectacle to overcome its detours into generic blockbuster territory." [[Metacritic]] has given the movie a weighted average score of 55/100, based on 47 reviews, saying "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="mc">{{cite web |title=Man of Steel Reviews - Metacritic |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/man-of-steel |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=June 16, 2013}}</ref> CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade cinemagoers gave for the movie was an "A-", with an "A" from those under 18 years old and those older than 50 years old, on a scale of "A+ to F".<ref>{{cite web |first=Nikki |last=Finke |title=‘Man Of Steel’ Soars To $200.3M Worldwide In First 4 Days As #1: Record June Domestic Opening Of $128.7M, International $71.6M |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/man-of-steel-beginning-worldwide-release-record-opening-day-in-the-philippines/ |publisher=Deadline.com |date=June 17, 2013 |accessdate=June 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Box office==
As of July 28, 2013, ''Man of Steel'' has earned $286,807,505 in North America and an estimated $357,050,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $643,857,505, making it the highest grossing ''Superman'' movie ever. The movie earned $116.6 million on its opening weekend, including $17.5 million from IMAX theaters.<ref name="bxff-opng">{{cite news|url=http://www.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2013-06-13-overseas-man-of-steel-breaks-opening-day-records-in-the-philippines|title=UPDATED GLOBAL: 'Man Of Steel' Breaks $200M In Opening Weekend|date=June 16, 2013|accessdate=June 17, 2013}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
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! Category
! Result
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| rowspan="3" | Golden Trailer Awards<ref>{{cite news|title=The 14th Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees|url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta14.php|accessdate=June 17, 2013|archive-date=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6J6XtPve4?url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta14.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Best Summer 2013 Blockbuster Poster
| {{won}}
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| Best Teaser Poster
| {{nominated}}
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| Summer 2013 Blockbuster Trailer
| {{nominated}}
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| rowspan="2" | NewNowNext Awards
| Cause You're Hot – Henry Cavill<ref>{{cite news|title=2013 Nominees Cause You're Hot|url=http://www.newnownext.com/awards/2013/cause-youre-hot/|accessdate=June 17, 2013}}</ref>
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Next Must-See Movie<ref>{{cite news|title=2013 Nominees Next Must-See Movie|url=http://www.newnownext.com/awar/2013/next-must-see-movie/|accessdate=June 17, 2013}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013 [[Teen Choice Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|title=2013 Teen Choice Awards Nominations: Fast & Furious 6 and Man of Steel Face Off in Final Wave|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/439435/2013-teen-choice-awards-nominations-fast-furious-6-and-man-of-steel-face-off-in-final-wave|accessdate=July 16, 2013}}</ref>
| Choice Summer Movie: Action
| {{nom}}
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| Choice Summer Movie Star: Male – Henry Cavill
| {{nom}}
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| Choice Summer Movie Star: Female – Amy Adams
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice Liplock – Henry Cavill and Amy Adams
| {{nom}}
|}

===DVD release===
''Man of Steel'' was released on a Two-Disc DVD, and on Blu-ray & Blu-ray 3D Combo Packs on November 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Man-of-Steel-Blu-ray/51265/ |title=Man of Steel Blu-ray |publisher=Blu-ray.com |accessdate=July 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Locations==
The movie was mainly made in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Other locations include [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Plano, Illinois]], [[Vancouver]], and in [[West Chicago, Illinois]].<ref name="ChicagoBusiness2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110728/NEWS07/110729855/superman-flying-into-chicago-in-august-for-filming |first=Paul |last=Merrion |title=Superman flying into Chicago in August for filming |work=Crain's Chicago Business |date=July 28, 2011 |accessdate=July 29, 2011}}</ref> The Daily Planet will be based on The [[Chicago Board of Trade Building]] and the [[Willis Tower]].

===Batman crew===
Only five crew members (Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, David S. Goyer, and Hans Zimmer) was part of this movie that had been in ''[[The Dark Knight Trilogy]]''. [[Hans Zimmer]] composed the music. This movie wias the first Superman movie that did not use [[John Williams]]' iconic Superman theme song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=25767|title="Man of Steel" Won't Use John Williams' "Superman" Music - WorstPreviews.com|website=www.worstpreviews.com}}</ref>

==Sequel==
{{main|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}}
The success of ''Man of Steel'' made Warner Bros. plans of a cinematic universe featuring other DC Comics characters. In June 2013, it was announced that director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer would both be returning for a ''Man of Steel'' sequel, which is being fast tracked by Warner Bros. Goyer had previously signed a three-movie deal, which includes ''Man of Steel'', its sequel, and a ''[[Justice League (movie)|Justice League]]'' movie featuring Superman. The following month, Snyder confirmed at [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] that the sequel to ''Man of Steel'' would have Superman and [[Batman]] meeting for the first time in a movie.

Cavill, Adams, Lane, and Fishburne will reprise their roles.<ref name="hrsupbat">{{cite web|last=Kit |first=Borys |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/superman-batman-film-set-comic-589521 |title=Superman and Batman Film Set for Comic-Con Reveal |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 20, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sperling |first=Nicole |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/comic-con-2013-superman-batman-movie-will-follow-man-of-steel/ |title=Comic-Con 2013: 'Superman & Batman' movie will follow 'Man of Steel' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 20, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2013}}</ref> Snyder stated that the movie would take inspiration from the comic ''The Dark Knight Returns''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|url=http://io9.com/theyre-doing-a-superman-batman-movie-but-thats-not-851711013 |title=They're doing a Superman/Batman movie... but that's not the big news|work=io9|date=July 20, 2013 |accessdate=July 22, 2013}}</ref> In August 2013, [[Ben Affleck]] was announced to be playing Batman,<ref name="Schillaci"/> while [[Gal Gadot]] was cast as [[Wonder Woman]] in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-batman-vs-superman-1200918310/ |title=Gal Gadot to Play Wonder Woman in 'Batman vs. Superman'|work=[[Variety (newspaper)|Variety]]|date=December 4, 2013 |accessdate=December 4, 2013}}</ref> Later in December, ''[[Argo (movie)|Argo]]'' screenwriter Chris Terrio was hired to rewrite the script, due to Goyer's commitments in other projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/batman-superman-chris-terrio-write-666735 |title=Batman-Superman Film Enlists 'Argo' Writer (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 18, 2013 |accessdate=December 18, 2013}}</ref>

In January 2014, it was announced that the movie had been delayed from its original July 17, 2015 release date to May 6, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=113669 |title= Warner Bros. Pictures Pushes Batman vs. Superman Back to 2016 |work=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> and in May 2014, the movie's title was revealed to be ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |title=Warner Bros. Unveils Title of New Batman-Superman Film |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warner-bros-unveils-title-new-706231 |accessdate=May 22, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 21, 2014}}</ref>  The date was moved again to March 25, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newsarama.com/21812-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-moves-release-date-up-dc-wb-claim-5-years-of-dates.html |title= BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Moves Release Date Up; DC/WB Claims 5 Years of Dates |work= [[Newsarama.com]] |date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

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