Rather than create a visually distinct look like Richard Donner's Krypton, Snyder's reportedly going to crib the city-planet look of Star Wars' Coruscant (below). We recently learned that we'll be hearing Kal-El's damn origin story again which means we'll be going back to Krypton. During one of her first appearances, Faora could manifest some sort of "mental lightning" to physically attack other Kryptonians, but did not exhibit this additional power during later appearances. This made her an extremely dangerous foe for Superman to face in hand-to-hand combat-he was forced to flee from their first encounter. Company: DC Direct : Theme: Superman: Product Type: Statues: Character: Faora. If youre a guy, you might want to think twice before taking this one home Ages 14 and up. It measures 13 1/4-inches tall x 8 1/2-inches wide x 5 3/4-inches long.
Her hatred of men was not limited to Kryptonians, as demonstrated by her pointless murder of a young Frenchman who was attracted by her beauty.Faora was an expert at the Kryptonian martial art of Horo-Kanu, which utilized the pressure points on the Kryptonian body. The Superman Man of Steel Faora 1:6 Scale Iconic Statue features actress Antje Traues portrayal of General Zods man-hating sidekick, Faora Hu-Ul. Goyer, and directed by Zack Snyder, comes Jor-El, the greatest scientist of the doomed planet Krypton, and Faora-Ul, the lieutenant to the Kryptonian General Zod. While imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, she was often depicted plotting against Superman with General Zod and Jax-Ur. From the long-awaited film Man of Steel, produced by Christopher Nolan, written by David S. In the film, she is Zod's lieutenant, and is sentenced to 300 cycles in the Phantom Zone along with Zod and his forces. In the 2013 feature film Man of Steel, Sub-Commander Faora-Ul is portrayed by German actress Antje Traue. Ironically this allowed her to survive her homeworld's destruction, along with the other Phantom Zone prisoners, albeit in an invisible ghostlike form. Faora, as played by German actress Antje Traue in Man of Steel. For this, she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone to complete a sentence of 300 Kryptonian years, the second longest term after Jax-Ur. She was a beautiful Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 men at a secret concentration camp in her home. The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in Action Comics #471. Here's a bit of background on Faora (via Wikipedia): The film is set to open in December 2012. Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane, and Kevin Costner. Hit the jump for more on Faora and to learn about the redesigned Krypton.
According to LR, Faora is "bad ass in the script and that she is Zod's 'right hand bitch'" (Classy.) The movie will also feature appearances by Superman's parents Jor-El and Lana. Now Latino Review is reporting that the female villain in Man of Steel is not Ursa but Faora, who was the inspiration for the character of Ursa. Then the rumor became that the role was for General Zod's henchwoman, Ursa. Shes able to give Superman a run for his money in Man of Steel, and now shes ready for trick-or-treat This officially licensed Faora costume set includes. It also has a combat knife on the left side of the belt.As you may recall, back in February we reported that a number of actresses were auditioning to join Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot but not for the role of Lois Lane. It designed for ultra-flexibility in her advanced fighting-style. The armour consists of a grey undersuit chain mail like material with heavy duty armour over the torso and arms with spikes down the right side. Faora scavenged the armor from one of the many abandoned Kryptonian colonies scattered across the universe, taking it off of a dead corpse.įaora wore the armor until she was sent back to the Phantom Zone on the planet Earth where under General Zod, they attempted to recreate Krypton's civilization by wiping out the Humans but were defeated by Kal-El.