Superman vs. Prometheus

A description of the filming of the new film, Superman Returns, includes the following:

The scene ends with a sort of historical precis from Luthor: “Romans built the roads. Persians built the ships. Americans built the atom bombs.” He makes an allusion to Prometheus and cryptically promises to bring “fire to the people.” He closes by saying that “the gods are selfish beings who fly around in little red capes and don’t share their power with mankind.”