In 2011, film director Zach Snyder transformed Plano, Illinois into Smallville, Kansas, hometown of Superman’s adopted parents Jonathan and Martha Kent. The location plays a significant backdrop in several key sequences in the new film, "Man of Steel."
Small Illinois Town Gets Boost from New Superman Movie
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A Main Street building with an American flag painted on its side, Plano, Illinois. (K. Farabaugh/VOA)
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A restaurant welcomes cast and crew of the new Superman movie, Plano, Illinois. (K. Farabaugh/VOA)
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A shop window painted for the movie, Plano, Illinois. (K. Farabaugh/VOA)
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Movie trucks are seen in Plano, Illinois. (K. Farabaugh/VOA)