However, tied to the Faora/Black Zero connection, it's looking more and more like Snyder intends to deliver a full-on Kryptonian invasion, relying on a variation of the Ursa-led military force, with Black Zero robotic minions overseeing the assault (and providing plenty of generic bad guys for Superman to dispatch). It's unclear whether the robot army depicted in the promo will actually be included in the final film - or merely serve as faceless enemies for the toy line. Zod is shown "plugged" into the vehicle at the end of the spot - adding fuel to speculation that Black Zero could also be related to Michael Shannon's rumored CGI armor. The commercial directly references Black Zero as Zod's spaceship - though, it appears as though there's more to Black Zero than simply transporting Zod (and/or his robotic army). Faora, who will appear in Man of Steel), and an intelligent computer virus, among others. At the time, we mentioned that several Black Zero references appear in Superman comic book history: A space saboteur, a Kryptonian military force commanded by Ursa (a.k.a. We previously heard speculation about Black Zero in leaked titles for upcoming Man of Steel LEGO playsets. The first promo doesn't give any new info but the second one may have outed a couple major plot spoilers - a robotic army and Zod's Black Zero. You can check out both commercials (via Bleeding Cool) below:
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These are internal promos, not TV spots, and none of the promoted toys are available until 2013. While the toy spots do contain shots of Brandon Routh in Superman Returns, they are official internal promos (pause either video in the first second and you'll see the production info) and directly reference Superman's next return in Man of Steel. The reported story spoilers come in the form of two new Superman toy commercials that feature Zod, a robotic army, and a Black Zero spaceship.
If you are attempting to avoid Man of Steel story details, we advise you to turn away now. It goes without saying that the rest of this article will contain potential SPOILERS for Zack Snyder's Superman film, Man of Steel. The Man of Steel teaser hinted at another grounded take on the property but, if new "official" commercial spoilers are to be believed, the director is also set to deliver plenty of over-the-top trouble for Superman to manage.
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Nolan's approach to Batman, as a grounded crime drama, helped bring in movie fans who might have otherwise been turned off by masked vigilantes and caped crusading however, Superman, an alien being who can fly and shoot focused heat waves out of his eyeballs, is a little trickier to adapt.ĭespite unparalleled enthusiasm for the character, Superman's big and small screen adventures are dotted in a mishmash of enjoyable, campy, and downright problematic adaptations - resulting in a lot of anxiety about how Snyder will approach the character. Now that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy has come to a close, fans of DC Comics are scrutinizing every small detail of Warner Bros.' next high-profile comic adaptation, Man of Steel, to see if Zack Snyder will deliver a worthy Superman movie - as well as successfully kickoff a DC shared movie universe.
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