'Man of Steel' Officially Going to West Africa?
Sun, April 17, 2011 
Last year, news broke of a possible synopsis of what the Christopher Nolan-produced, Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot, Man of Steel, could be about:
The plot involves Clark getting involved in some sort of battle between two tribes in West Africa. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, Clark returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.
While the plot was never officially confirmed, many either dismissed it as bogus, took it with a grain of salt, or just simply forgot about it.
Turns out, there may in fact be some meat to the story.
Baseline Studio System, a site that lists verified entertainment information for the industry, recently listed this synopsis for Man of Steel, via Bleeding Cool:
A young reporter named Clark Kent roams the world covering various news stories. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, he returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.
There certainly seems to be some weight to this story as this would mesh with this film's "re-imagination" of Superman in ignoring the Richard Donner influenced series. I think it would make for a hell of dynamic for a comic book film to actually deal with a reality based issue, much like Iron Man involved the war in Afghanistan. I just hope Zack Snyder shoots it legit like his producer Chris Nolan would and go to West Africa or a similar looking area, and not just blue screen the whole thing.
Also to add, with the news recently that this film will tell Superman's origins from birth, to Krypton, to Smallville, to now West Africa along with General Zod, this sounds like a heck of a long movie. Three-hour epic anyone?
Hopefully Warner Bros. releases an official synopsis soon to end all this speculation.
Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, and Kevin Costner, is set to be released December 2012.
Somewhat off topic, if anyone hasn't seen this new Smallville promo for its 2-hour series finale on May 13th, here it is. I watched this show back in middle school when it debuted October 16th, 2001, and seeing this just gave me goosebumps. See for yourself:
Reader Comments (2)
Sounds like the same old birthright crap bios sites been using for months.
Good stuff as per usual, thanks. I do hope this kind of thing gets more exposure. rochwv rochwv - North Face Down.