hat-tip to Devin and to ComingSoon
Pix snapped by fans on the “Smallville” location-shoot of “The Man of Steel” offer a first look at Superman’s full costume in broad daylight, the reveal of villainess Faora, and an another actor whose attire – or lack thereof – is setting off a ton of fan speculation.
What’s after the jump COULD concievably constitute spoilers, but I doubt it…
Okay, so this first one is your first look at Faora, who I think most people have assumed was going to be a secondary villain because “everybody knows” she was the basis for General Zod’s ladyfriend Ursa in “Superman II.” In the comics, Faora is generally the boss and Zod etc take orders from her… otherwise, same basic character: Evil woman with the strength of Superman who homicidally-hates all men (if that characterization makes it into the movie, it won’t help the common critique of both Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan as latent mysogynists.)
It’s worth pointing out, I think, that waaaaay back in April a largely nonspecific synopsis of the movie’s basic story got posted on a non-news site and everyone brushed it off as a fake… only to have the REAL synopsis released last week match it perfectly. Why is that significant? Because that “fake” synopsis named a different villain than Zod or Faora: METALLO. Granted, I don’t think any of those is terribly likely, but now that these pix are out there Warner Bros. will probably have to say who/what it is sooner than later.
FWIW, supposedly the big “new” angle on this version of the character is that Superman is not as overwhelmingly trusted/embraced by the public and the world’s militaries as in the past – some have suggested that this is partially due to the “evil” Kryptonians having shown up to start trouble BEFORE Clark Kent has decided to adopt a costumed identity and use his powers in public. The “fake-sounding” site had suggested that Metallo (a Kryptonite-powered robot) starts out as a man-made anti-Kryptonian weapon.
MOVIEBOB CENTRAL 
superman should be white. not tan
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Trying to get Bob into his race-shtick, are we? 😉
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And now we know why the lighting and colour palette in the promo pick was so messed up.
God, who the hell decided superman needed to shimmer in the sun?
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why does his skin tone matter at all?
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I could see the Metallo angle play out like that. I'm excited.
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Well, if the Mo-cap guy is Mettallo or the Kryptonite Man, then why is Faora able to walk menacingly beside him? As a Kryptonian, she should be just as messed up by his powers as Superman. I'm not sure, but I have a vague inkling that that may in fact be Doomsday.
As for the costume, I don't hate it, but I'm that fond of it either.
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Why would she be able to walk alongside Doomsday casually either? The reason he was so intent on killing Superman is because he was from Krypton, so he'd be just as intent on killing Faora too. I think her costume looks pretty cool from here.
If it is Metallo, I'm sure that in some of the comics at least, he wasn't constantly emitting Kryptoniate radation – that it was lead-lined, and so he could release it when he wanted. I'm sure there was a comic (a short alternative version) where Metallo was created by Lex Luthor to fight Superman, wasn't he?
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No, no, no. That is not a motion capture suit. That is a normal Kryptonian leisure suit.
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I can help but to think of Metamorpho when I see the differently colored limbs on the motion capture suit.
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If this is true I like it already. This brings it closer to the justice league and Superman Adventure cartoons. Where the public turns a blind eye to Superman's passed follies (when Darkside took control of him for instance) But largely main wary of how devastating a force he could be if he decides to turn on the Earth and other heroes.
It's like Martian Man Hunter said (why they call him “man hunter?”) “How many times have we won just by him being there.”
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Bob, First of all Faora followed General Zod, not the other way around.
Where ever you got that information was flat-out wrong. Or as usual you only give a half-a-care about DC Comics, and the positions of it's characters.
Otherwise, I just hope the movie turns out at least entertaining. Superman returns was a boring Fan wank to the Donner films.
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For my part every person ought to go through it.
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Very worthwhile data, thank you for your article.
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The man in the motion capture suit is supposed to be the taller stronger one of general zod and faora i cannot recall his name, but he isnt recognized in the film as much as he should be in the way that he doesnt have any lines and he isnt in much of the film.
(and whats with the “make sure your not a robot” thing when i post a comment, surely a robot would read it better by deciphering it…? just putting that out there.)
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