Superman has always been a hot topic for movies and comics. We just wanted to help the "Experts" know what the fans want.

1. 10 Things We Want(ed) in MAN OF
STEEL: Are We Getting

2. Metropolis Makeover
Superman Returns Metropolis (presumably Sydney, Australia with American license plates on the
cars) came off as a perfectly clean, pleasant, and contemporary, director Bryan Singer's vision of
the world's most famous fictional city didn't leave much of a lasting impression.
Thirty years earlier the Richard Donner films made little attempt to hide that "Metropolis" was
actually Manhattan. The real city and its flavor also played a pivotal role in the 3-on-1 showdown
with General Zod and his crew in Superman II, despite most of that scene being shot on a set.
The Dark Knight Perspective:
Christopher Nolan has made a point to use Chicago locations to both ground Gotham City in reality
and provide a sense of urban scale in his Batman films, so here's hoping as producer he and
director Zack Snyder can spin a mix of The Man of Steel's downtown Vancouver locations and
some CGI trickery to give their version of Metropolis the not-quite-like-any-place-else-on-Earth
punch it deserves.
WHAT WE MIGHT GET:
Not much has been seen -- or said -- about Man of Steel's Metropolis at this point, other than
glimpses from leaked set photos, so a better impression will likely come after the release of the
full trailer.
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3. Superman Going Global?
Unlike most other superheroes, Superman isn’t bound by
time nor geographical distance nor even the boundaries of
space. As an example, Washington D.C., the Golden Gate
Bridge, Paris, France, and the moon were just some of the
various locales used in the original '70s films.
The Man of Steel should up the ante with an injection of
globe-trotting adventure.
What might be revealed:
Could a fishing boat be an indicator of how far Clark Kent
has traveled in this latest installment?

4. Clark Kent: Personality Re-examined
The comic book Clark Kent is a respected and eminently capable
reporter who as far as the world knows has also managed to woo
the beautiful and dynamic Lois Lane.
Ditching the physical humor and “nerd” clichés, lead actor Henry
Cavill will need to dig deeper to find 2 sides of Clark Kent.
What might be revealed:
In the teaser trailer, Clark Kent is rugged and noticeably
bearded, and doesn't appear nerdy or meek in the slightest., could
this be cause to celebrate and position the reboot for success?

5. Origin of the Mild Manner Reporter
Should Nolan and Snyder skip the "origin" all together. The death of Krypton story is
so well ingrained into the public conscious that it should simply be recapped during
the opening credits or even skipped entirely. (Though with Russell Crowe recently
signing on as Jor-El, the latter seems like a remote possibility at this stage.)
In 1978's Superman: The Movie, after Clark spends his late-teen/early 20s in the
Fortress learning from Jor-El's crystals and then flying away as an adult wearing the
costume, the film jumps to Clark in Perry White's office just having been hired as a
new reporter, with his typing prowess cited as his main qualification. Could there be
a benefit in explaining why Superman chooses to become a newspaper reporter of all
things (particularly in 2012), and why he chooses the Planet.?
WHAT WE MIGHT GET:
With top-flight actors like Amy Adams and Laurence Fishburne being cast as Daily
Planet employees (Lois Lane and Perry White, respectively), we might actually get
some real time at The Daily Planet.
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6. A Charm Offensive
WHAT WE SAID BACK THEN:
Superman isn't a badass like Batman. He isn't a wiseass like
Spider-Man, and he just isn't tragically hip like Robert Downey Jr.'s
Tony Stark/Iron Man. Never will be. There's an undeniable square-
ish, Boy Scout quality to Superman for sure.
Superman needs to be a little cool, ooze a little charm, and
yeah, we're going to say it ... have some sex appeal? Look at that
Henry Cavill guy. Not a bad-looking dude. Run with it...
Cavill’s take on Superman to date:
"I don't mean anything against the movies and TV shows that
have come before, because they were of their time, but this is
epically cool. People in the past have criticized the character for
being a bit chocolate-box, a bit vanilla, and this is not that -- at
all. The lore is there that we're drawing from, but to create
something from that which is reflective of life today -- that's the
trick."

7. Will cameos, name dropping and
background references be left out?
• Let's leave the past in the past, the in-jokes to a
minimum and not have any cameos by Margot Kidder as
a Daily News copy editor, any police officers named Sgt.
Curt Swan, or passing references to other DC Comics'
cities or characters ...unless Warner Bros. really means it
this time .....if you know what we mean?
WHAT WE MIGHT GET:
Nolan stated recently that screenwriter David Goyer's
take was a "brilliant way to make Superman relatable
and relevant for his audience." Snyder recently
commented to the New York Post, "We tried to
approach this as though there's never been a Superman
movie before, but at the same time respecting the
canon and mythology.”

8. The Costume
• Superman is an icon and even though some
attempts at contemporizing are fine we’re
hoping that the kneepads, body armor, or uni-
leggings are left at home.
The Reboot Vision:
The costume is very modern, but the
relationship to the original costume is strong,"
Snyder told the Post, noting that he "tried like
crazy" to keep the briefs.

9. Offensive vs. Defensive Powers
• In Superman Returns, Bryan Singer made Superman's flying scenes
beautiful and elegant, but all he did was lift things the entire film?
• With this installment will fans see Superman throw a punch, swing a
redwood tree like a baseball bat, or otherwise kick some ass.
• If Michael Shannon's Zod (and his underlings) will also be super-
powered, how about a contemporary, CGI-powered, no-holds-barred
throw down of a fight scene -- inspired by (although not a recreation of)
Superman II's famous tag-team match?
WHAT WE MIGHT GET:
Remains to be fully seen, but keep in mind that Snyder is the same guy
that directed 300, so you can probably count on some fights.
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10. Create a BRAND NEW Sensory Shorthand
We touched on whether or not the origin should be
told again a bit earlier. We're here to argue not only
that it should, it has to be told again to some degree,
because Snyder has to completely rewrite everything
and anything we know about Superman from the
movies and TV.
The Crystal Fortress. The ghostly visage and voice of the
wise Jor-El. The Salkind-Donner monochromatic vision
of Krypton. Jor-El and the George Washington hair.
Gone. All of it.
Synders’ Thoughts:
"You come onto a project like this, and you hear about
modernization and you hear about bringing things
forward to today, and all you can do is hope that it's
going to look cool and different from anything you've
seen before."

11. John Williams' Theme Music Retired
Understand there is a part of us tempted to hold onto this. Williams' iconic theme
music (which may, in fact, be aging even better than his original Star Wars theme)
is maybe pitch perfect. Perhaps no string of musical notes has ever better captured
the essence of a familiar character than this one did.
And we'll even take it one step further -- whomever tries to write a new Superman
theme for Man of Steel, be it James Newton Howard and/or Hans Zimmer, won't
be as successful.
But perhaps of all sensory sensations, music has the power to evoke memories
and place the listener in a specific time and place. And while William's theme may
be the best contribution to the Superman mythos ever made outside of a comic
book page, this is the very same reason why The Man of Steel must forge ahead
without it.
WHAT WE MIGHT GET:
Well, looks like there's no "might" about it -- Snyder has confirmed that the film
won't use the John Williams theme, and instead have music by Hans Zimmer, who
scored Nolan's Batman trilogy.
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