Saturday, July 21, 2012

Man of Steel


Trailer: Man of Steel - Warner Bros.

Amidst the horrors in Colorado this weekend, Warner Bros. has released the first teaser for "Man of Steel." Zack Snyder's version of Superman will be released next summer.

As with all teasers, this is short, with mostly lead up, and one money shot. In this case, it is of Superman speeding off with a sonic boom shockwave. Otherwise, the footage is very colorless, some of it handheld. Not an attractive movie, to be sure! Gone is the great work of cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, who shot the 1978 "Superman." I would certainly have to say I am not at all enthused by this teaser. The next preview is going to have to be much better for me to be at all optimistic about this release.

Christopher Nolan of "The Dark Knight" series is a producer on this. Hopefully, his depressing, nihilistic viewpoint will not ruin "Superman."