Full ‘Man of Steel Costumes’ Revealed Via DC Collectibles

4 April 2013 5:36 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Trying to keep elements of a film completely secret is something of a losing battle for studios these days. Between the Internet and the merchandizing push, full glimpses of things like costumes and apparatus happen frequently, and it seems as though Warner Bros.’ upcoming Man of Steel isn’t immune to the phenomenon.

Michael Croteau sent Shh some scans from DC Collectibles’ Preview, which show statues from the forthcoming film. These statues reveal Superman (Henry Cavill), General Zod (Michael Shannon), Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Faora (Antje Traue) in full regalia, and doubtless with complete accuracy. You can check out the scans below.

Frankly, these new designs ― while certainly not looking bad, per se ― lack the innovation of their predecessors. Gone is the clean, iridescent production design of 1978′s Superman film; a look which subsequently became iconic. However, to satisfy a modern audience, a new direction was sought/needed, and Zack Snyder »

- Robert Falconer

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