Pursuits
As Superman Battles in 'Man of Steel,' IHOP Emerges the Winner
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The new Zach Snyder-directed and Christopher Nolan-produced Man of Steel arrives in theaters this weekend, and moviegoers will notice a surprising corporate co-star: IHOP. That’s right, the International House of Pancakes.
In the film (light spoilers to follow), the restaurant is mentioned by name during a key sequence and a fierce battle unfolds between Superman and Faora, General Zod’s deadly sidekick, in the chain’s Smallville outpost. More intriguingly, Clark Kent’s boyhood bully eventually becomes an IHOP manager.