First Official Photo of Superman for the Upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

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It's almost two months since we got to see our first glimpse of the new Batman [Click Here to go to that story]. Now, Warner Bros. Pictures has revealed the first photo (via USA Today) of the Man of Steel star as Superman in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ...a photo that looks like it's part of a larger poster (that might eventually reveal the other characters in the movie).  Days ago, photo of Cavill as Clark Kent also surfaced.

Director Zack Snyder tells the newspaper that adding DC Comics characters such as Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) makes the movie "thicker, denser and more epic" than Man of Steel and allows it to be the next step toward building a strong movie universe that will ultimately lead to Snyder's Justice League. Well, we sure do hope that they know what they're doing. [hit the jump to see the other photo and to read Zack Snyder's explanation why the use of "V" instead of "Vs" in the title]

DC/WB Plans Superman-Batman Movie for 2015 and The Flash for 2016

It's no secret that DC/Warner Bros. has been desperately trying hard to catch up, cash in on the trend, and follow on the formula of Marvel's ultra-successful Avengers movie phenomenon. A Justice League movie has been planned and repetitiously failed to launch (what with the failure of Green Lantern and the unaired Wonder Woman TV series). Now, with the success of MAN OF STEEL, DC/Warner strikes while the iron is hot by following it up with a sequel that is a SUPERMAN-BATMAN movie to be released by 2015, and "tentatively" to be followed by a FLASH movie on 2016. And possibly a JUSTICE LEAGUE movie by 2017. [read more after the jump]

MAN OF STEEL review

'Epic' is easily a term that best describes the movie. A storyline that starts in incredible chaos, boils in emotional character development laced with a script very rich in heart and thought, and follows the journey of a protagonist that embraces the ideals of being a savior.

The storyline is more rounded, and makes perfect sense. Everything that felt so ridiculous before in the Superman mythos, now made sense; from his superhero costume, to the reason why Superman's weakness can be caused by Kryptonite is even addressed. It feels like all the characters are properly fleshed out. The villain has a reasonable motivation, and the back characters have their own opinions to share, that all made sense. Click Here to READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Superman's 7 Best Onscreen Adaptations

SUPERMAN'S 7 BEST ONSCREEN ADAPTATIONS
by Reymundo Salao

MAN OF STEEL opens today, and I cant help but talk about the legacy of the Superman movies and enumerate his finest onscreen moments. SUPERMAN has had various iterations onscreen (on TV and Movies); from the serials and TV series of the 1940s, 1950s, to the cartoon series of the 1960s, 1970s, to the Christopher Reeve Superman movies of the 1980s, to the TV series Lois & Clark in the 90's and till the present, with the reboot and relaunch of Superman via director Zack Snyder and producer supervisor Christopher Nolan. Most of them were popular iterations. But, dare I say; only a handful of them stand out as decent adaptations of who or what Superman is. Let me share with you what is THE BEST of Superman (And I'm sorry, because for me, the Christopher Reeve Superman movies are weak, and are excluded from this list). These are the finest iterations of Superman onscreen...[read the rest of the article after the jump]

Snyder, Goyer, Cavill, and Warner Brothers already setting their sights on Man of Steel sequel

MAN OF STEEL has been gathering strong positive buzz, what with the convincing trailers heating up hype, and the overall consensus of critics and audiences who got to screen the movie ahead of its scheduled release. MAN OF STEEL promises critical and box-office gold. So much so that Warner Brothers is greenlighting the sequel to this new Superman franchise with the same team; writer/director team of David S. Goyer and Snyder will return as the creative team behind the sequel. Not only that, WB is also positive about getting onboard with the idea of Justice League movie this time. [full article after the jump]

Man of Steel Viral Video: Zod Issues Statement to the People of Earth

June 14 is the date for the release of the upcoming Superman movie "MAN OF STEEL" and as that date approaches, comes the onslaught of production stills, new posters, interviews, and other forms of advertising. Today, a viral video was released via the Man of Steel facebook page, containing a cryptic video of General Zod making threats towards Kal-El (Superman) and all humanity [click the link below to view the full article and video]