I'm genuinely surprised that they didn't just release the Comic Con footage as a second trailer, but kudos to Warner Bros. for cutting something new anyway. There's not much to say other than how primal and effective this is. Obviously the use of soaring music (from Gladiator, I've just been informed) is almost cheating, but it's clear that Snyder and Nolan are going for a genuinely grandly epic tale of a God come to Earth to serve rather than lead. I still think there is much that seems like it comes from Superman: Birthright, and that's a good thing. I still like that the trailer spends little time on the usual 'action montage', giving away only bits and pieces while introducing both Amy Adams as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon as General Zod in brief glimpses (along with Chris Meloni, Richard Schiff). Anyway, this is still at the top of my 'must see' list for summer 2013. Yes, the general outline arguably follows the Batman Begins template (overly reverent and real-world origin story), but more importantly we are hopefully looking at a superhero adventure by way of Terrence Malick, something that actually feels like a grand myth, a true story of legend, with pathos honestly not seen since, yes, Richard Donner's Superman. And it's doing it without the iconic John Williams themes. Man of Steel opens on June 13, 2013. As always, we'll see, but I frankly can't wait.
Scott Mendelson
Scott Mendelson
