Man of Steel (film) Man of Steel (film) Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Superman. It is a British-American venture produced by DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures and Syncopy, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, and Russell Crowe. "Man of Steel" is a reboot of the "Superman" film series that portrays the character's origin story.
Henry Cavill Cavill was also the cause of a write-in effort from fans to see him cast as Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005). The role eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the "Twilight" series, was outspokenly in favour of Cavill playing the character of Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" film, calling him her "perfect Edward". However, by the time production of the film began, Cavill was too old to play the character, and again the role went to Pattinson. In 2005, Cavill was a final choice for the role of James Bond