4. Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
Lets just write off Waterworld and agree that Kevin Costner is a marvellous actor. His voice-over as Jonathan Kent in his version of the Man of Steel trailer is bursting with a sense of paternal love. Its filled with joy too, and pride. But did you detect notes of fear underpinning Costners performance here? He is after all clearly addressing a young Clark in the monologue, knowing that he has the power to potentially save or destroy the world. With a performance of such emotional weight in the trailer alone, it looks like Costners performance as the adoptive father of Superman might crack more than a few tough exteriors in the audience. It also looks too like Zack Snyder is guiding the Man of Steel down precisely the right lines.