Man of Steel/Trivia


 * Fake Nationality: Henry Cavill, the British guy who's playing Superman, is actually the first non-American person to play the character. This hardly matters, in a way, given that Supes is an alien.
 * He Also Did: The show's staff is certainly experienced in comicbook film adaptations:
 * Zack Snyder directed the film adaptations of 300 and Watchmen.
 * Christopher Nolan wrote/produced/directed The Dark Knight Saga.
 * David S. Goyer assisted with the former project, also writing the scripts for the Ghost Rider movie and the Blade Trilogy.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: People will probably recognize Zodd as the bad guy from Superman II. As for actual cast members, they are as follows:
 * Superman is Victoria Forrester's former boyfriend.
 * Jor-El, Superman's father, is played by Russell Crowe.
 * Lois Lane is Princess Giselle, Julie Powell and Charlene.
 * Jonathan Kent is Mr. Brooks. Alternatively, he's Elliot Ness.
 * Martha Kent is Penny Chenery.
 * Perry White is Morpheus.
 * General Swanwick is Commander Lock.
 * Zod is Agent Van Alden.
 * What Could Have Been: A number of reboot ideas were thought up between Superman IV: The Quest For Peace and Superman Returns, including one with Tim Burton involved. It has yet to be seen if any will be integrated with this film.
 * Henry Cavill was almost cast as Superman for Superman Returns, even getting down to the last two. And he was even cast in 2004 before the project was redesigned.