With his home planet of Krypton in shambles after a coup initiated by the rebellious General Zod (Michael Shannon), Jor-El (Russell Crowe) has no option but to send his son to Earth. It’s there that the infant child is taken in by the Kents (Kevin Costner and Diane Lane). As he grows into a young man, Clark (Henry Cavill), quickly realizes that he’s different than his human peers but must decide what to with the enormous responsibility associated with his extraordinary powers.

When General Zod arrives on Earth seeking to destroy the super being, his home and anyone that gets in his way, Clark is forced to come to terms with his past.

Dave Calhoun of Time Out writes, “Man of Steel feels both modern and traditional – a halfway house between the broodier Christopher Nolan [writer and producer] way of shaking things up and the louder, bone-crunching style that director Zack Snyder established with films such as 300 and Sucker Punch. Man of Steel is punchy, engaging and fun.”

Warner Bros. pictures group president Jeff Robinov predicts that Man of Steel will be the studio’s highest performer ever topping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 at $1.34B. Based on current tracking, Man of Steel is expected to open somewhere between $85M – $100M.

If you haven’t seen the Man of Steel website, there are bonus videos, galleries, a glyph generator and a couple seriously addicting Flash games. Check it out.

Rating: PG-13 // Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy // Runtime: 2 hr. and 23 min. // Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe // Directed by: Zack Snyder // Written by: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan // Created by: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster // Produced by: Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, DC Entertainment, Third Act Productions // Distributed by: Warner Bros.