Man of Steel (Film)

"How do we know you won't one day act against America's interests? I grew up in Kansas, General. I'm about as American as it gets. Look. I'm here to help... but it has to be on my own terms. And you have to convince Washington of that."

- Calvin Swanwick and Superman

Man of Steel is a 2013 film based on the DC Comics character, Superman, and the first film in the DC Extended Universe. It premiered on June 10, 2013, in the Alice Tully Hall and on June 14, 2013, in the United States and United Kingdom.

The film stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Russell Crowe, and is directed by Zack Snyder with screenplay by David S. Goyer and story by Goyer and Christopher Nolan. A follow-up titled was released on March 25, 2016.

Protagonists

 * Superman/Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Daily Planet
 * Lois Lane
 * Perry White
 * Steve Lombard
 * Martha Kent
 * Jonathan Kent
 * Jor-El
 * Lara Lor-Van
 * United States Department of Defense
 * Calvin Swanwick
 * Emil Hamilton
 * Nathan Hardy

Antagonists

 * Sword of Rao
 * Dru-Zod
 * Faora-Ul
 * Tor-An
 * Jax-Ur
 * Car-Vex
 * Dev-Em II
 * Nadira
 * Nam-Ek

Other Characters

 * Council of Five
 * Lor-Em
 * Ro-Zar
 * Daily Planet
 * Jenny Jurwich
 * Everett Melvin
 * United States Department of Defense
 * Carrie Fisher
 * Laramore
 * Sekowsky
 * Michael Long
 * God
 * Jed Eubanks
 * Debbie Sue
 * Ivar Heraldson
 * Byrne
 * Smallville
 * Pete Ross
 * Lana Lang
 * Whitney Fordham
 * Daniel Leone
 * Rampling
 * Helen Ross
 * Ken Braverman
 * Vance
 * Glen Woodburn
 * Ludlow
 * Cassidy Pub
 * Chrissy
 * Weaver
 * Kelor
 * Bibbo Bibbowski
 * Kelex
 * H'Raka
 * Hank
 * Harry Kent Jr.
 * Dusty
 * Kara Zor-El

Teams and Organizations

 * Cassidy Pub
 * Bright Aurora
 * Ace O'Clubs
 * Blaze Comics
 * Daily Planet
 * Kenmore Bowling Alley
 * LexCorp
 * S.T.A.R. Labs
 * Utopia Casino
 * Wayne Enterprises
 * WGBS News
 * Kansas State University
 * Whitson Elementary School
 * IHOP
 * The Smallville Hotel
 * Trinity Lutheran Church
 * Weisinger Primary School
 * Los Alamos National Laboratory
 * Smallville Sentinel
 * Smallville Police Department
 * House of El
 * House of Em
 * Daily Planet
 * Sword of Rao
 * DARPA
 * Central Intelligence Agency
 * Metropolis Police Department
 * LexCorp
 * NASA
 * United States Department of Defense
 * Federal Bureau of Investigation
 * National Security Agency
 * WGBS News
 * Blaze Comics
 * S.T.A.R. Labs
 * Wayne Enterprises
 * Alexander Keith's Brewery
 * The Topeka Capital-Journal
 * Kansas City Horror Club

Events

 * War for Krypton
 * Attack on the House of El Citadel
 * Destruction of Krypton
 * Kryptonian Expansion
 * Rescue at the Bright Aurora
 * Kryptonian Invasion
 * Escape from Black Zero
 * Battle of Smallville
 * Black Zero Event
 * Pulitzer Prize

Species

 * Humans
 * Kryptonians
 * A.I.
 * Green Martians
 * Kryptonian War Kites
 * Rondors

Objects and Concepts

 * Breather
 * Growth Codex
 * House of El Command Key
 * Kryptonian Battle Armors
 * Liquid Geo
 * Plasma Carbine
 * Phantom Drive
 * Phantom Zone Projector
 * Kryptonian Skinsuits
 * Superman Suits
 * Debbie Sue
 * Scout Ships
 * Scout Ship 0344
 * Kryptonian Dropship
 * Kryptonian Attack Ship
 * Black Zero
 * Starship

Locations

 * Earth-1
 * Kansas
 * Earth
 * North America
 * United States of America
 * Kansas
 * Smallville
 * Delaware
 * Metropolis
 * Phantom Zone
 * Hell