Bryan Singer's Superman Returns was a brave and ambitious take on the Superman mythos, deferring away from the more typical elements of his story and actually trying to do something different, even if the critical reception was mixed and the box office was a huge disappointment, scoring only $391m against a $209 budget. The hope with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, which is being produced by Christopher Nolan, is that the influence of Nolan - whose sombre stylings with The Dark Knight proved hugely successful - will take Supes in an entirely new direction, and going by that first trailer we've seen, it appears as though the film just might be that success Warner has been waiting for. Beautifully shot, and seemingly harnessing more of Snyder's strengths than his weaknesses, this could be one of the biggest smash hits of 2013 if it lives up to even half its promise.