I’ve gone back and forth on MAN OF STEEL. Not the merits of the movie, mind you: it looks like a massive amount of fun, and a solid return to the big screen for Superman. I simply don’t know if we really needed a “grittier” version of the Last Son of Krypton, a la The Dark Knight.
No matter what my druthers are, I’ll be in line in a couple of weeks to see what Zack Snyder and Jonathan Nolan do with Supes. The hype machine is up and running at full speed, and there’s a tasty fourteen-minute promotional piece from the folks at ComicBookMovie to prime your salivary glands for the flick. You’ve undoubtedly seen most of the footage, but there’s also some really good commentary from Snyder, and many members of the production team.
MAN OF STEEL opens in US theaters Friday, June 14.