Warner Bros just released (via Facebook) the official logo for their upcoming Superman reboot, Man of Steel, starring Henry Cavill, directed by Zack Snyder, produced and conceived by Dark Knight team Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer, coming June 2013. It also stars Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, and Laurence Fishburne.
While not saying so outright, the new version of the logo is certainly darker and edgier™, with the red muted, the blue turned to charcoal, and the yellow gone almost completely in favor of more of an amber glow. Because when you’ve got a superhero who wears spandex tights, a red cape, knee-high boots, and a giant S on his chest that stands for “SUPER!”, the last thing you want is some lame color like yellow making him look all gay.
PREVIOUSLY: Superman brought you a flan. And some popsicles.
[More Man of Steel set pics here, including shirtlessness]
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wasn’t Superman supposed to have made the costume himself? I didn’t realize he was a graphic designer.
“Son of Jor-El, first you practice melting iron, next you learn Photoshop CS5″
Looks like they poured Coke into a mold and put it in the freezer. Must’ve been inspired by Superman’s popsicles.
Holy sh*t, that is exactly what that color looks like. Can’t unsee…
For a while now, Clark’s mom made it for him. Up until they rebooted last year and now it’s a suit of armor he found of Brainiac’s ship that turned blue. For no reason. Seriously, it starts white, and just bleeds into blue because Jim Lee needed an excuse to draw more lines.
I’m a sucker for the Chris Reeve movies and the aw shucks nature of the comics. Even when Superman gets a little darker in the cartoon you still buy it as an uh oh moment, but one that fits. None of this is working for me and I think it might be time to put him away until someone knows what to do with him.
You forgot *GRITTIER*.
They could have just retitled it “SuperMang”. Same thing. Darker and Edgier.
That’s (mildly) RAYCESS!!
It’s a terrible time to be a nerd.
Fuck this darker shit. I always thought Superman should be blond. I wonder why the original artists darked him up so much? They could’ve saved a fortune on ink.
To make this version darker and edgier, the writer’s made Superman’s mother drink while he was in the womb. I can tell ’cause he’s rockin’ the cleft lip.
SCOOP!-
In the reboot the they’re trying to make him more of of an everyman so “S” now stands for “Steve”.
Is it a bird?
Is it a plane??
No!
It’s STEVE!!
The popsicle picture needs a “Two Invisible Dicks” version. The look on Cavill’s face gives us a glimpse into what he had to do to get the role.
Zack Snyder’s Superman might not make sense to you if you haven’t been the victim of childhood sexual abuse, but if you have it will be really good.
Jimmy Olsen’s dancing is actually offering himself so that Lois and Clark can get the big scoops.
nothing is good after sexual abuse. Except candy.
If some people argue he’s raping their childhoods, will they be guaranteed to like this?
Sitting through Sucker Punch sure felt abusive. Or as the promos that ran ENDLESSLY when I was in Argentina last April called it: “[unintelligible spani-talian gibberish]…SOAKAIR POANCH!!!!!!!!!!!!” Man I never got tired of that.
Fun fact about Zack Snyder: he f*cking sucks. Speed ramping does not make you a visionary director.
BREAKINGER NEWS: I’ve got a hold of the poster for the next Superman reboot:
[desmond.imageshack.us]
Could be edgier
The sequel’s a hexagon.
was very nice the old movie superman.cristopher reeve
Is nice.
its a bird, its a plane, its a…nike logo in the middle of the S?!?!?
be interesting to see if nike has a product placement in the real movie or if i am growing more senile by the day…probably the latter
that’s the first thing I thought when I looked at it.
All I can see is the nike swoosh.
I wonder if this Superman shoots his uncle, kills his sister, becomes a burlesque dancer, and dreams of blowing kevin spacey.
Anybody else getting a weird Mortal Kombat vibe from this logo? [www.rebgaming.com]