Steel
Heroes don't come any bigger.
When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.
Why it matters in DC
John Henry Irons builds his heroic response to dangerous weapons through technology of his own. The need to make that equipment work gives the film a practical, invention-led origin, separate from stories where power arrives through alien heritage or magic.
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Steel is title 5 of 24 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Steel gives John Henry Irons a separate live-action origin centred on the equipment he builds. It is not a sequel to one of the Superman films, despite the character's wider DC associations. Treat its own introduction as the foundation rather than assuming the catalogue's Superman events have already taken place in this setting.
Cast
Shaquille O'NealJohn Henry Irons / Steel
Annabeth GishSparky
Richard RoundtreeUncle Joe
Judd NelsonNathaniel Burke
Irma P. HallGrandma Odessa
Harvey SilverLamont
Ray JMartin
Charles NapierCol. David
Kerrie KeaneSen. Nolan
Eric PierpointMajor
Tembi LockeNorma
Thom BarrySgt. MarcusTrack your DC progress
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