The Reign of the Superman name "Herbert S. Fine", combining the first name of a cousin with his mother's maiden name. The term "Superman" derives from a common English translation of the term "Übermensch", which originated with Friedrich Nietzsche's statement, ""Ich lehre euch den Übermenschen"" ("I will teach you all the Superman"), in his 1883 work "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". The term "Superman" was popularized by George Bernard Shaw with his 1903 play "Man and Superman". The character Jane Porter refers to Tarzan as a "superman" in the 1912 pulp novel "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Siegel would later name Tarzan as
Superman and Lois Lane to show superpowers. In 2013 Warner Bros. released a reboot of Superman film, portraying the character's origin story. "Man of Steel", the first film in the DC Extended Universe, stars Henry Cavill in the title role as Superman/Clark Kent and Amy Adams as Lois Lane. The film is directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. In "Man of Steel", unlike in previous adaptations, Lois was made aware of Clark's identity as Superman very early on in the film. The traditional love triangle between Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Superman was removed. This was part of an effort to