Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (film)

A alternate universe version of Man of Steel

Premiere
June 14 2013

Plot
The planet Krypton, unstable from years of industrial mining, faces impending destruction. Jor-El, chief advisor to Krypton's supreme council, warns them of the impending destruction. Before any action can be taken, soldiers led by General Zod, an old friend of Jor-El's, launch an uprising and arrest the councilors. Realizing that Krypton is doomed, Jor-El  sends his infant son, Kal-El, on preprogrammed spacecraft of world. Donning his old armor, Jor-El sacrifices his life to allow his son to escape. Zod orders the rocket's destruction, only to learn that forces loyal to the council have suppressed the rebellion. In a brief trial, Zod and several of the surviving rebels are convicted of treason and sentenced to the Phantom Zone moments before Krypton explodes.

Following Jor-El's coordinates, the ship crash lands on Earth in Smallville, Kansas. A childless couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, find Kal-El and raise him as their own, naming him Clark. Clark eventually becomes an isolated young man as a result of developing superhuman abilities. He then learns his true origins from Jonathan, who urges him to keep his powers hidden for the time being. Several years later, Jonathan dies from a heart attack with Clark unable to save him. Burdened with guilt and looking for a new purpose in his life, Clark leaves to travel the world for an extended period of time under several disguises.

Several months later, Metropolis, Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane receives an assignment to investigate the discovery of a Kryptonian scout ship in the Canadian Arctic. Disguised as a worker, Clark enters the ship and activates its central computer using a key left by Jor-El, which allows him to communicate with an artificial intelligence modeled after his father. The AI explains that Clark was sent to Earth to guide its people, and presents him with a Kryptonian uniform bearing his family's symbol. While following Clark, Lois inadvertently triggers the ship's security system. Clark uses his powers to rescue Lois before wearing the uniform and testing his flying abilities. Unable to convince supervisor Perry White to publish an article on the incident, Lois tracks down Clark and agrees to keep his secret safe.

Escaping the Phantom Zone, Zod and his crew intercept a transmission from the scout vessel and travel to Earth. Deducing that Kal-El is nearby, they broadcast a global address demanding that he surrender or risk war. Clark meets with the United States Army and agrees to comply, with Lois joining him as a hostage. Zod reveals that he possesses advanced terraforming equipment salvaged from Kryptonian outposts, which he intends to use to transform Earth into a new Krypton. With help from Jor-El, Clark and Lois flee and warn the U.S. military, just as Zod orders an invasion. Given the name "Superman", Clark destroys the terraforming platform, while his human allies launch a suicide attack, killing Zod's troops. With the ship destroyed and Krypton's only hope of revival gone, Zod vows to destroy the Earth and its inhabitants. Zod fights Superman and in the process they both destroy downtown Metropolis. They then crash into a train station, where Zod attempts to kill some passengers, forcing Superman to trap him in the Phantom Zone drive with the aid of Lex Luther.

Superman persuades the government to let him act independently, so long as he does not turn against humanity. To allow access to dangerous  situations without attracting attention, Clark takes a job as a freelance reporter for the Daily Planet.

Cast

 * Henry Cavill -Clark Kent/Superman
 * Amy Adams - Lois Lane
 * Bryan Cranston - Lex Luther
 * Sean Beane - General Zod
 * Dennis Quaid - Jonathan Kent
 * Diane Laine - Martha Kent
 * Laurence Fishburne - Perry White
 * Russell Crowe - Jor-El
 * Clancy Brown - General Sam Lane
 * Richard Schiff - Dr. Emil Hamilton
 * Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Jimmy Olsen
 * Antje Traue - Faora
 * Acreage Akinnuoye-Agbaje -Non