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Superman: Unbound

Superman: Unbound

The machine is coming

20136.61h 15m

Overview

Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic being known as Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."

Directed by James Tucker
Written by Geoff Johns, Bob Goodman
Box Office0Revenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer

Clark Kent / Superman (voice)

John Noble

John Noble

Brainiac (voice)

Stana Katic

Stana Katic

Lois Lane (voice)

Molly C. Quinn

Molly C. Quinn

Kara Zor-El / Supergirl (voice)

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Steve Lombard (voice)

Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe

Terrorist Leader (voice)

Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy

Ma Kent (voice)

Melissa Disney

Melissa Disney

Thara (voice)

Alexander Gould

Alexander Gould

Jimmy Olsen (voice)

Sirena Irwin

Sirena Irwin

Alura (voice)

Themes & Keywords

saving the worldsuper powersuperhuman strength

About Superman: Unbound

Superman: Unbound is a animation, action, adventure film released in 2013 exploring themes of saving the world, super power, superhuman strength. Directed by James Tucker, it stars Matt Bomer, John Noble, Stana Katic. Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic being known as Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."

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