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Movies & TV

Guess What's Missing From Man of Steel?

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Director Zack Snyder talks up his upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, dropping a mini-bombshell on a key piece of the superhero’s mythology that’s been excluded from the movie.

“I’ll be honest with you, there’s no Kryptonite in the movie,” Snyder said. Man of Steel hopes to humanize Superman, but by giving him new flaws and vulnerabilities. Superman actor Henry Cavill said, “Although he is not susceptible to the frailties of mankind, he is definitely susceptible to the emotional frailties.”

Interestingly, EW also saw footage from the film and reveals that in the movie little Kal-El is special even on his doomed home planet of Krypton, where his birth is said to cause alarm among some citizens.

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From: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/11/zack-snyder-says-theres-no-kryptonite-in-man-of-steel

Movies & TV

J.J. Abrams Talks Superman Flyby

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J.J. Abrams has been discussing aborted take on Superman, explaining perceived parallels between what he had planned and what Zack Snyder is doing in Man of Steel.

Speaking to Empire about his treatment for Superman Flyby, the Star Trek director described his take on the character’s origins.

“The thing that I tried to emphasise in the story was that if the Kents found this boy, Kal-El, who had the power that he did, he would have most likely killed them both in short order” he explained. “And the idea that these parents would see – if they were lucky to survive long enough – that they had to immediately begin teaching this kid to limit himself and to not be so fast, not be so strong, not be so powerful.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

Automobiles

Chicago: Superman-themed Kia Optima Hybrid definitely not faster than a speeding bullet

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By John Neff

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The Justice League of America’s garage is filling up quickly, with Kia and DC Entertainment unveiling its sixth of eight super hero-inspired vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show today. The vehicles are being used to raise awareness for DC Entertainment’s “We Can Be Heroes” giving campaign.

The latest Kia to get the super hero treatment is the Optima Hybrid, which draws on the almighty Superman for inspiration. We’re not sure what to make of this thing, honestly, as neither Clark Kent nor Kal-El would be caught dead in it (unless it’s got the optional Kryptonite seatbelts, of course). Rather, this looks like what we imagine a Superman fanboy would construct if given carte blanche to ruin an Optima Hybrid. The actual design and construction were handled jointly by Kia, DC Entertainment and Super Street magazine.

We’ll let the pictures do the talking in terms of what modifications were made since they’re all cosmetic. That is, no mechanical mods were done to make the Kia Optima either faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive (shame).

We mentioned this is the sixth of eight super-hero inspired Kias. The first five were Batman (Optima SX), Flash (Forte Koup), Green Lanter (Soul), Cyborg (Forte Five-Door) and Aquaman (Rio Five-door). That means the seventh car will be for Wonder Woman, and we can’t wait to see how tastefully her costume can be converted into a car design. The eight and final car, meanwhile, will be a mash up of all the super heroes in one car.

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