Theatrical Poster
Release Date: June 28, 2006 (USA)
Director: Bryan Singer
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Running Time: 154 minutes
Box Office: $391,120,000 Worldwide Gross
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The Man of Steel returns to the big screen with this continuation of the icon's film legacy that picks up after the events of the first two Christopher Reeve films. Some time has passed since the events of Superman II and the world has gotten used to life without Superman (Brandon Routh) ever since his disappearance five years earlier.
Superman had left to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth to find that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss and now has a son of questionable paternity. Meanwhile, the arch-villain Lex Luthor vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot using crystals he stole from the Fortress of Solitude, to create a new continent and submerge the USA.
Upon learning of Luthor's sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed. Can Superman save humanity? Does humanity still have faith in him?
"For Lex and Superman, I think it's always been – from the comics to the films – it's always been about mind over muscle. That's what we have in this film. . . with some twists. " -- Kevin Spacey, WIZARD Magazine, February 2006
| Main Cast | |
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| Brandon Routh | - Clark Kent/Superman |
| Kevin Spacey | - Lex Luthor |
| Kate Bosworth | - Lois Lane |
| James Marsden | - Richard White |
| Frank Langella | - Perry White |
| Kal Penn | - Riley |
| Sam Huntington | - Jimmy Olsen |
| Eva Marie Saint | - Martha Kent |
| Parker Posey | - Kitty Koslowski |
| Peta Wilson | - Bobbie Faye |
| Award Nominations | |
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -2006 |
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| Category | Nominated |
| Best Visual Effects | Neil Corbould, Richard Hoover, Mark Stetson, Jon Thum |
Art Directors Guild Awards – 2006 |
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| Category | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction, Fantasy Film | Guy H. Dyas |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts – 2006 |
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| Category | Nominated |
| Best Visual Effects | Mark Stetson |
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA – 2006 |
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| Category | Nominated |
| Best Sound Editing | Andrew Glen |
Yes, well, we can thank the Man of Steel for that. I mean, he's really good at swooping in and catching the bad guys, but he's not so hot at the little things, like Miranda rights, due process. 
-- Lex Luthor