We're just over a month away from the big screen return of Superman as Henry Cavill takes flight in director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, and Warner Bros. has just released a rather superb new TV spot for the upcoming reboot via Yahoo! Movies, which may just be the finest one yet. Packed with plenty of exciting new footage - including a glimpse of Michael Shannon's General Zod unleashing his heat vision - if this doesn't leave you aching with anticipation for June 14th, then I'm afraid nothing will..."In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as 'Superman,' not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves."
Man of Steel is based on a story by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins) and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises) and sees Henry Cavill and Michael Shannon joined in the cast by Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Lois Lane, Russell Crowe (Les Miserables) as Jor-El, Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys) as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane (Secretariat) as Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne (Contagion) as Perry White, Ayelet Zurer (Angels & Demons) as Lara Lor-Van, and Antje Traue (Pandorum) as Faora.