Man of Steel is the greatest movie-film that the omniverse has ever seen. At least that’s what we’ve been hearing from anybody who’s ever seen even a single snippet of the superhero film. Hyperbole aside, the amount of ebullient praise that’s been poured on it already is an especially high accolade for director Zack Snyder considering how different this Superman is from …

Back in 2007, with just one swift kick to a Persian sternum by a really angry Gerard Butler, writer-director Zack Snyder kicked off a 1000 memes with his immensely popular, frame for frame, highly stylized adaptation of Frank Miller’s classic graphic novel, 300. Now a sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, is on the horizon and despite the fact that Snyder …

If there was ever somebody to challenge Joss Whedon’s reign as Supreme Geek Overlord, JJ Abrams would be it. But while Whedon came to his title through, well just outgeeking every other geek, Abrams did it through simply owning all the toys. With both Star Trek and Star Wars now in his pocket, Abrams has become quite the geek power player, …

Apparently, Man of Steel is a bloody good movie, thanks to several peeps (not us) getting a chance to go see it before the June release. But more of that in today’s Extras. The thing is, when it comes to superhero movies based on DC Comics characters, Warner Bros has had a very hit and miss approach so far. And …

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If you’ve seen any of the trailers for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman reboot, Man of Steel, you may have noticed a surprising lack of underwear on the outside. Couple that with the almost Terence Mallick-like visuals and score, and you have something that most definitely doesn’t look your grandpappy’s Superman comics anymore. There’s a good reason for that: It isn’t. …

It’s just under 5 months left until Zack Snyder tries to get us to believe that a man can fly. In a shiny costume. The verdict so still be out on whether or not the director’s seemingly more dramatic take on the big blue boyscout is actually going to succeed, so who better to hear some reassurances from than Superman’s …

Well crap. Right now you should have been fanboy-foaming at the mouth as you read this crazy article I typed up last night all about how Zack “I love slow-mo” Snyder was developing a new standalone, spin-off Star Wars movie. Instead, I woke up this morning to find breaking news that that actually isn’t the case. Ergh. Stupid reality getting in …