Man of Steel (film) that swings "between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies." Kofi Outlaw, Editor-in-Chief at Screenrant.com, gave "Man of Steel" a 4 out of 5 star review, stating that ""Man of Steel" has more than earned its keep, and deserves to be THE iconic Superman movie for a whole new generation". He would go on to name "Man of Steel" the best Superhero movie of 2013. Jim Vejvoda of IGN gave "Man of Steel" a 9 out of 10 while praising the action sequences and the performances of Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" gave it a
Superhero film film in the "X-Men" series, and effectively rebooted the franchise. In 2014, Italian filmmaker Gabriele Salvatores directed a superhero-fantasy film titled "Il ragazzo invisibile", or "The Invisible Boy", which won the Young Audience Award at the 2015 European Film Awards. An "Avengers" sequel, titled "" was released in May 2015. Following the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rival DC Comics also planned to make and produce their own shared film universe called the DC Extended Universe which began with the release of "Man of Steel"; a sequel titled "" was schedule for release in May 2016, though it was