This is a video done on set of “Man of Steel”, in Plano, IL.

I can’t wait to start seeing the cast on set for this movie.

The production for “The Man of Steel” has started, and a member of The Comic Book Movie took some pictures of the set being constructed, in Plano, Illinois. This is “Smallville” set, and it looks like a tornado has passed by.

And the cast of “Man of Steel” is becoming more and more stellar. To follow the big-name players Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams and Diane Lane, we have now Julia Ormond as Lara, the biological mother of Clark Kent and Christopher Meloni, most known for his role on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU. Deadline still doesnt’ has a word about what character Meloni will be playing, but I’m guessing Lex Luthor has just been cast.

Here’s a (nother) plot for “Superman: Man of Steel” that got released this week, thanks to Superman: Man of Steel (2012) facebook page.

Clark Kent is a freelance reporter in his early 20′s, travelling all around the world covering various new stories. However, Kent is forced to fly back into action to attain a fleeing assassin instead of covering and ethnic conflict between the Ghuri and Turaaba clans in West Africa. Upon his return to form, Kent returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and become the hero he was born to be. (Principle photography begins August 22 2011and shooting will run until April 2012. “Superman” will enter post-production May 01, 2012 and will continue until November 2012, set for release in Mid-December 2012 (14th-21st) – date still to be confirmed.

Locations aren’t confirmed yet, we learn on this note that Smallville locations will have 40 days for 4 scenes (Homecoming, Future Discussion, Ship Discovery and Funeral), then filming will move to another location, where majority of filming takes place. Shooting will last Mid-September until early January-2012. Then, filming will move to European continent.

Variety is reporting Russell Crowe (Gladiator) has joined the film as Jor-El, the biological father of Superman, played by Marlon Brando in Richard Donner‘s 1978 blockbuster classic. The part was also considered by Sean Penn and Clive Owen. WB it still looking for Superman’s biological mother.

Man of Steel is expected to have a late 2012 release with production beginning next month.

Dean Cain wishes British actor Henry Cavill all the best in his new role of Superman. The American actor starred as the superhero alongside Teri Hatcher in hit 90s TV show Lois And Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

“They (journalists) asked me because he’s a Brit you know, so they said ‘a Brit’s going to go play Superman and it’s a big deal. How did I feel about that?’ like it’s a big affront. I have no problem with that whatsoever because the reality is the character himself Superman was from another planet but he was raised in the middle of America with small town American values.

It’s a tough role. I think he’s going to do fantastically he’s a very good actor. You never know what you’re going to get into. It’s a big role, it’s an iconic role. I wish him luck.

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Today’s the release of “Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology (1978-2006)” and MTV has talk with the great Richard Donner, director of the first Superman movie. He anwered some question, including one about Henry cast as Superman.

MTV: What do you think of the upcoming reboot of the “Superman” franchise and the new lead, Henry Cavill?

DONNER: It’s going to be really tough on this guy, but he’s a wonderful actor and has a great director working with him. I think they’ll do a sensational job, because I truly believe their dedication to the product is honest. That film that they’re making, they believe in it, and that’s all you need: a good director, and to believe in your project. You can’t ask for more.

MovieNewz have released a movie (manipulated) image of Amy Adams and Henry Cavill as Lois & Clark in the upcoming Superman reboot “Man Of Steel.” They are also reporting that director Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. are considering the city of Plano, Illinois to film the new Superman Man of Steel in August.

According to this newspaper, the city’s Mayor has not yet received final confirmation that Plano has been selected as the filming location but confirmed that he has been in secret talks with Warner Bros. for a few weeks. Possible shooting locations could include property near Fox River for a “bus-crashes-in-river scene,” Centennial Elementary School, built in the ’50s; and the city’s “older downtown.”

I was just reading an announcement at Screenrant.com about Jim Lee and Geoff Johns (DC Comics legendaries) taking part of Superman panel at Hero Complex Film Festival next month.
Both are describing it as “bombshell announcements about the future of Superman and the entire DC Universe”. Since it’s a film festival panel, it seems it must refer an announcement regarding Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel movie.

Won’t be intriguing if it wasn’t part of the statement the “entire DC Universe” mention. So, it could mean an announcement of “Justice League” movie. Back in March, the movie was confirmed and even there’s not a release date yet, the desired date is 2013. Men of Steel and Nolan’s The Dark Night Rise’s will be released in 2012, so the movies cannot be released in the same year.

Snyder told, after the “Justice League” announcement, that Henry will not be part of “Justice League” movie, since his “Men of Steel” will be it’s own separate thing apart the new superhero movies. Which I don’t get it, I mean, why they would do a Superman movie in 2012, and then reprise the role in a brand new movie with another actor in the next year?

Let’s just wait. Any news will be, of course, posted here.

E! Online did a list with potential spoilers for next Superman with all informations we already have. Check it:

1. Krypton Will Be the Place to Be: Superman Homepage editor Steve Younis is intrigued by the commitment to General Zod (to be played by Michael Shannon) and the prospect of Faora, two aggrieved types who hail from our hero’s home planet. (The Hollywood Reporter says the villainess could actually be Ursa, Sarah Douglas’ baddie from the first two movies who was based on Faora, but no difference: Ursa is also from Krypton.) “It leads me to believe that we might see more focus on Superman’s Kryptonian heritage,” Younis said in an email. “Maybe even an attempt by Zod to make Earth a new Krypton, or at least an attempt to stamp his authority over the planet.”

2. Zod Will Kill, Literally: Yes, Terence Stamp was a chilling menace in Superman I and II, but did you see Shannon go off in Revolutionary Road? “Terrence Stamp—[his Zod] never actually killed anyone,” Superman Super Site editor Neil Cole told us. “I could actually see Michael Shannon’s Zod going to the point of completely annihilating people.”

3. Superman Will Be Pretty Much Screwed: Not only could Zod be more brutal, but Faora, Younis said, “has been a far more ruthless Kryptonian villain than Ursa.”

4. Lois Lane Will Not Kid Around: In Superman Returns, the then-23-year-old Kate Bosworth played the Daily Planet’s ace reporter as a young, single mom. Cole expects Man of Steel’s 36-year-old Amy Adams, unveiled as Lois last month, to bring “more seriousness to the role, kind of in the vein that Margot Kidder did [in the Christopher Reeve movies], one that’s more established in her career.”

5. Ma and Pa Kent Will Be Bigville: “Diane Lane['s casting] and Kevin Costner’s casting tells me that the Kents involvement in this film will be important and pivotal to the main story,” Younis said.

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