Superman: Man of Tomorrow

## Overview

Superman: Man of Tomorrow is a Detective Comics Live Action Motion Picture, and the first adaption in the DC Cinematic Universe. The movie is directed by Taika Waititi and features David Corenswet as Superman, Daisy Ridley as Lois Lane, Katie McGrath as Lara Lor-Van, Chris Hemsworth as Jor-El, Amy Adams as Martha Kent, Tom Welling as Jonathan Kent, Jeffrey Wright as Perry White, Jack Quaid as Jimmy Olsen, Mark Strong as Lex Luthor, Alicia Viklander as Mercy Graves, and Sam Worthington as Metallo.

## Cast

Clark Kent/Superman: David Corenswet

Lois Lane: Daisy Ridley

Lara Lor-Van: Katie McGrath

Jor-El: Chris Hemsworth

Martha Kent: Amy Adams

Jonathan Kent: Tom Welling

Perry White: Jeffery Wright

Maggie Sawyer: Rosario Dawson

Jimmy Olsen: Jack Quaid

Lex Luthor: Mark Strong

Mercy Graves: Alicia Viklander

Jon Corben/Metallo: Sam Worthington

Bruce Wayne/Batman: Scott Eastwood

## Plot Synopsis

Clark Kent is the last living member of an alien race named Kryptonians. As Clark grows up on Earth after the destruction of his home planet, Krypton, he comes to appreciate both his human family and his alien ancestry. When a rising business figure comes out from the shell of a friendship with Clark, though, he realizes that the secret of his life is not safe. His job, his parents, and the love of his life are put in danger as Clark comes to assume his role as the Man of Tomorrow and face powerlessness.

## Plot Summary

The first scene starts with nothing but black, police sirens blaring as the screen started to show a police chase. "10-80, I repeat 10-80 in progress. All units head for a blue Ferrari 288 GTO with the license of 454 POA." The voice of the dispatcher was heard as the screen remained black. "This is Detective Maggie Sawyer, I'm following closely behind the described vehicle."

The screen slowly faded from black as the vehicle was shown, flying passed other vehicles, bright lights of blue and red hitting the car before cutting to black. The next time we see the car it would be suddenly stopped by Superman. Causing the driver, John Corben to crash through the window landing at the building wall leaving a large crater. When Corben looked up there was nothing, but he only assumed that it was Superman. The alien who promised to keep the American people safe.

The next scene shows Clark Kent in first person looking at Jonathan Kent. "Dad, why do people save each other?" His adopted father would stop working on the machinery in the barn where they were located and would look at his son before crouching down. Putting his hand on his shoulder Jonathan would sigh. "Clark, some people are born to be heroes. Some people believe in humanity, and whatever you choose whether it be to turn your back on humanity or to embrace and protect it. No matter what you choose, there's no doubt in my mind that it'll change the world."

It turns out that this first person view was only a dream as the camera pans out to Clark laying in bed as he wakes up. Getting out of the bed Clark would begin to get ready for the day, this would include hiding his superhero suit under his button up shirt where we see part of his insignia. Clark then grabs his briefcase as well as his iconic glasses before he exits out of the apartment.

As he walks down the street of Metropolis, Clark bumps into multiple people. The civilians stumbling backwards, but him not so much. He would look at them briefly as he apologized before continuing on his way, making sure not to be late for his job at the Daily Planet. An old, aged building which towers over the other buildings which surrounds it, at the top the globe with the company's name written around it.

Walking inside after he scans his Identification card, Clark starts to walk towards the elevator before hearing someone yell out for him. Turning his head Clark would see Cat Grant and Jimmy Olsen, the whipping boy. "So Olsen, did you make any other mistakes like you did when you forgot your Polaroids?" Cat joked as she looked at Jimmy who just shook his head. "It was one time guys, you're never going to let me forget that are you?" He asked as they all got onto the elevator.

After exiting on one of the top floors Clark makes his way to his office where he sees Lois Lane and Perry White debating about something, although when lifts down his glasses he can hear them debating about some sort of story. Walking in Clark would sit down at his desk. "You forget Ms. Lane that Mister Luthor has nearly killed the planet." He argues before Clark looked between them in utter shock.

"Well what about fighting for something that could be bigger than us and the Daily Planet?" Lois argues back, putting a hand on her hip as she looked at her boss. She was never going to let Perry live this down. Before she could say anything else Perry would look at the newcomer who had just moved to Metropolis. "Welcome Mister Kent, this is Ms. Lane who you'll be working with. Be careful, she has a temper..."

After saying this Perry White would exit the room allowing the two to talk for a couple of seconds before leaving themselves to head to the Lexcorp building, another massive building the city with giant green letters spelling the name draping down one of the walls. As they approached the front of Lexcorp a gigantic group of people were standing outside as Lex Luthor was presenting a new piece of technology.

"Ladies and Gentleman, today marks a new era where normal people do not have to protect others for any reason. Even from the biggest threats and that is why today I've called you here. To meet Metallo, and yes I'll be taking questions now." Just as he said this, a full metal skeleton walked out into the open. It would be a prototype Metallo, looking at the crowd before Lois raised her hand. "You there." He said pointing to her hand

"Thank you Mister Luthor, now do you think this Metallo and the one's that are still in the works could spark a potential machine war?" The way she asked this question, with vigor almost like she needed to get to the bottom of it. However, the reception of this question from Lex was complete denial and anger. "No Miss Lane, I don't think this could spark a war. I do think that it could spark an end of a war and show people who criminals actually are." With that he motioned for security to go after her.

Seeing this Lois would jog to the roof as they were already there of course, but turning to take the quick corner she'd fall to the ground, she had heard of Superman and she wandered where she was. But it was only moments until Lois heard the sound barrier being broken by Superman who gracefully caught the woman and set her on the sidewalk below. "Thank you." She said as she got lost in his eyes.

"Of course Miss Lane, I'm here to protect everyone at all times. There's no need to thank me for that because people give each other hope every day, I'm simply a symbol for that hope." Superman said before he started floating in the air and then taking off into the sky.

Meanwhile at the rooftop Lex is now performing his daily ritual of picking someone from the crowd to provide them with a new life and identity. However, an injured John Corben walks up and Lex chooses him. As he does, Lex looks to one of the news camera's and he demands an audience with Lois Lane with regards to the flying man.

The next scene is at the Daily planet where Lois and Clark are talking about her experience with Superman, this however is interrupted by Luthor goons show and demand that Lois go with them, and they ask for Clark to come as well. Lois agrees, given the opportunity to finally quiz Luthor. As they're taken to Lexcorp they end up in Luthors office. They only wait a few seconds though as Luthor, while the two are talking about his wealth. Lois begins to light into him with questions. As they do, John bucks some medical tests a technician is giving him and goes for more donuts. One falls into his hand, and he eats it. Though he starts to glow green from his chest, and a giant green laser beam shoots out of his chest killing a nearby Lexcorp employee.

Clark hears John's rampage and the shooting beams, and Clark tries to make an excuse to leave. As he starts to make his way to the door, it bursts open with green burn marks in a circle and slowly John walks in. Clark remembers the man faintly from the night he caused the accident but now being distracted, John Corben attacks Clark and throws him out of the window while Lois is taken by Luthor, and the two crash on street level.

Clark musters strength and punches the robot Metallo which has now joined next to Corben. He hits the robot with heat vision, then freezes it in place. The people around Superman become thankful, surrounding him in joy like one of the books he read when he was little. After a couple of seconds Luthor appears, and tries to foster the fear that some in the crowd has as Superman floats up and leaves.

As Clark's flying back to the Daily planet to return to his job, he sees someone on the roof of the building, it was Jimmy Olsen on the ledge. Thinking him about to commit suicide, Clark speeds towards the building and stops the mans fall just as he takes a step off the ledge. They talk about feeling ostracized in the big city, and how Jimmy is thinking of leaving. Superman persuades him not to, given that Jimmy is his only friend in the city. Jimmy asks if he can take a picture of Clark, and Clark allows it. Turning around, Superman takes off and Jimmy snaps the picture, after this he walks back into the building with an iconic picture.

The issue runs with Lois' story and Jimmy's picture, identifying Superman as saving the city from the security droid Metallo. Watching this on the television a furious Lex Luthor watches, slamming his fist on the table before he declares personal war on Perry White.

Later that night a fire in the Daily Planet's main warehouse almost takes a fatal turn that night, but people are saved by Superman with them seeing the frost breath diminish and defeat the fire. As they see this Clark notices that public opinion is still wary of him, but it is beginning to turn as they soon begin to clap cheering the man for saving them. As Superman walks out of the warehouse and is about to fly away, he meets Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, who get some information for a story. The three go back and forth debating their voices and opinions that the fire was the work of a malicious person, this causes Jimmy wonders who it could be...

At his office, Lex Luthor is angry. The Daily Planet's referring to the caped hero as "Superman" has spread to other papers. Public opinion is turning in favor of the hero, and the Daily Planet's circulation has skyrocketed due to their Superman coverage by Lois Lane. He has called in his government contact, General Sam Lane, Lois' father. Lane agrees to help in exchange for weapons technology, on the grounds of national security. Lex Luthor says he should be more concerned, and leads him into a secret lab to explain why.

In Luthor's secret lab, he reveals to Lane the theory that Superman is an alien. He also tells him that Superman can probably be stopped by the green glowing rock in Luthor's control and in John Corben, revealing that waste radiation extracted from the rock was responsible for the powers of the John. Hence, the new weapon - a cyborg made of Lexcorp's proprietary Metallo alloy, powered by the rock, and piloted by none other than John Corben.

Back at the Daily Planet, things are looking up. Lois is about to get to work, when she is greeted by Sgt John Corben, her father's choice for her future husband. Lois truies to break away, but John refuses to go away... unitl he is met by Clark Kent. Corben tries to bull Kent aside, but through a combination of oafish good humour and a grip like a steel vice, he sends Corben packing. Clark offers to buy lunch for Lois Lane, and she takes him up on it.

Over lunch, Lois Lane tells Clark about John Corben, who works for her father and whom he favours over Lois and her sister. Lane always wanted a son. Lois also reveals that she cannot remember her mother. When Clark tries to comfort her, she points out that Clark constantly shifts between two personae, one a bumbling fool and one a supremely confident man. An explosion on a skyscraper leads to Clark leaving complaining of an inner ear infection.

Flying to the scene as Superman, he meets General Lane, who asks him for an interview. Lane points out that while there have been previous reports of humans gaining extraordinary abilities, his office believes that Superman is not human. Superman explains that he grew up on Earth, considers himself an American, and wants to use his powers to be a productive member of society. Lane abandons the pretext that this is an interview, and demands to know what Superman can do, and what his interest in Lois is. Superman turns to leave, telling Lane that he is no-one's enemy.

Outside, Superman is accosted by soldiers, who fail to make any impact. However, the soldiers are soon backed up by Corben, who manages to weaken Superman in a pitched battle. As Corben reveals the glowing rock, Superman is weakened, but a ricocheting bullet hits the rock, creating an explosion which cripples Corben.

Superman escapes as the soldiers rush to save Corben. Lex Luthor says he can save Corben. Soldiers led by General Lane arrive at the Daily Planet, saying that they will shut down the newspaper until the get some answers about Superman. And in the sewers below Metropolis, Superman sits... wounded. Lex takes John into surgery and replaces his heart with a kryptonite generator, restoring him as Metallo. After this John stands up out of the gurney and goes to find Superman for a rematch.

Sam reveals to Lois, Perry, and the Daily Planet staff, that Superman is an alien which everyone had suspicions on, and that they have the kryptonite to stop him. While Jimmy distracts the soldiers with flashbulbs, Lois escapes to warn Superman. Soldiers find Superman in the sewers. They battle him as he pleads with them to stand down, for the safety of the bystanders. Metallo enters the fight, and he begins to attack his own soldiers in order to get to Superman.

Lois arrives to warn him about the kryptonite and tell him to flee, but he refuses to give up. Metallo attacks him with a kryptonite ray, threatening the bystanders, but Superman melts a manhole cover over the kryptonite and flies Metallo into space until the lack of oxygen knocks him out.

As Superman flies back to the Earth's flat surface he notices that Sam arrives, and he orders Superman and Lois arrested. This causes the crowd to turn on the Army, and Superman orders the crowd to stop, telling them that they, "Enough! You're not meant to be the army, taking to the streets and causing chaos. You're not to be Lex Luthor, who creates monsters to take down someone who's protecting the people. You're supposed to be Metropolis' savoris, a portion of the entire reason I'm a hero."

Hearing this the crowd calms after a while, then Superman takes off and heads to the top of Lexcorp. It is there that Superman meets with Lex and tells him Metropolis doesn't belong to him: "You don't own us." Lex objects, since Superman isn't from Earth. Superman replies, "This is my home, and I will protect the people of this city no matter what chaos you cause." and leaves. Later, Lex goes to pick another person from the crowd to give a new life to, only no one is there.

Superman visits Lois atop the Daily Planet building and thanks her for making him feel like he belongs there. He starts the Planet's rusty globe spinning again. Lois asks, "Are you a man or a monster?" His response is, "I'm someone who's here to protect everyone Lois, and you get to write what you think about, or you get to write the facts...ultimately it's your choice..." He said before flying away into the night, and watching as he leaves she nods to herself "You're Superman..."