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| Man of Steel concept art from LearnAboutKrypton.com |
Last week's home video release of the Superman reboot Man of Steel (2013) is the number one selling DVD. One of the viral sites created to support the DVD is a site called LearnAboutKrypton.com. The site is supposed to be a series of documentaries on the culture, aviation and weaponry of the planet Krypton. Hidden in the documentaries are a series of "artist renderings" that appear to be concept art from the film. I know for a fact that one of the "Artist Renderings" is actually based on real concept art for the film (Jor-El's rear cape shot). So, I did some screen-caps of the clips.
Check out the rest of the images after the jump (click to enlarge).
Weapons
Vehicles
Costume
Head over to LearnAboutKrypton.com to see more viral goodness about the film including theories about how to guns worked.
Click on the links if you want to see more Man of Steel concept art and storyboards on my blog.
What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Man of Steel what did you think of the costumes, weapons and vehicles?
Official Man of Steel Synopsis
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes "Man of Steel," starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder ("300,""Watchmen"). The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner. Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon, and Faora, Zod's evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman's native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman's mother, played by Ayelet Zurer, and Superman's father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe.
Directed by Zack Snyder
Cinematography by Amir Mokri
Production Design by Alex McDowell
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Russell Crowe
Release Date: June 14, 2013
Official Site: manofsteel.warnerbros.com
© Copyright 2013 Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Syncopy. All rights reserved
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The Superman costumes are very modern and hi tech. The dark mesh really sets a sombre alien tone for Man of Steel which is exciting, but he just wouldn't have been superman without the big "S"
ReplyDeleteTalented artist. I want one of those guns. Mounted to the hood of my car preferably.
ReplyDeleteThe copy I'd ordered online came today, so I guess I contributed to its number one status.
I have not seen Man of Steel but I did finally see the new Thor so, as I promised to share my thoughts once I did...
ReplyDeleteI really liked it, a lot more than the first Thor movie, in fact. I'll go further - I liked it better than any of the Marvel movies I've seen so far. Excellent world building in Asgard. As a Doctor Who fan, it was fun to see Christopher Eccleston - though, I didn't realize it was him until the end! Kudos to the makeup crew.
My pals and I got to talking afterwards - movies are so big these days: huge CGI landscapes, big sound, action too fast to really follow, etc. Do you think some bold filmmaker will decide to go the other way at some point? Using minimal CGI and sound effects to present a scifi or fantasy story on a smaller scale? Is it too much of a risk with the expectations of today's theater-going audience? The big spectacles are fun, but, if only for the sake of variety, it would be refreshing to see someone take a new direction.
Any thoughts?
That's a good question. I think it could do well with a segment of movie goers, but the only way it would work is if it were a powerful human interest story. Then it could build word of mouth. Primer is a perfect example in that it resonates with people on a deep level, but without special effects.
ReplyDeleteIt would certainly clear traffic Alex. I'm glad you picked it up!
ReplyDeleteIt's a striking film, but he's not Superman without it Spacer guy.
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