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CLEVELAND -- Superman is fighting for his reputation and life. Lex Luthor has manipulated the public to sway opinion against the Man of Steel, and dispatched Ultraman and The Engineer to defeat him.

A battle breaks out in Metropolis. Superman crashes through a massive light fixture and onto a grass field. Amid a skirmish, The Engineer knocks him to the ground, leaving a divot behind a dirt mound. As hope begins to wane, with Superman seemingly overmatched, he bursts into the sky as his foes give pursuit.

This is a climactic scene in this summer’s biggest blockbuster film, and it all begins at … Progres

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