Superman Returns (Movie)
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Plot
After astronomers report on having found a possible location of Krypton's remains, Superman travels to it, and is out of Earth for five years. During that, Lois Lane married Perry White's nephew Richard, had a son and won a Pulitzer for the article "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman.", and Lex Luthor went out of jail and tricked a rich widow into a sham wedding to get his hands on her money.
After crashing on his adoptive mother's crop field in a craft like the one that delivered the baby Kal-El, Superman awakens the next morning reminiscing about his childhood. Later he returns to the Daily Planet and his life as Clark Kent. In the meantime, Lex Luthor goes to the Fortress of Solitude and gets Kryptionian crystals, while his minions steal a Kryptonite meteor from the Metropolis museum. He plans on using the crystals to create a new continent in the North Atlantic, that in the process will destroy much of Earth's existing continents and kill billions of people, leaving him as the world's sole landowner.
Cast
Primary Cast
- Brandon Routh as Superman
- Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane
- Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor
Supporting Cast
- Marlon Brando as Jor-El
- Frank Langella as Perry White
- Sam Huntington as Jimmy Olsen
- Eva Marie Saint as Martha Kent
- Parker Posey as Kitty Kowalski
- James Marsden as Richard White
- Tristan Lake Leabu as Jason White
Notes
- Director Bryan Singer has said that the continuity is "branching off from" elements of "the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve," which serve as, as he puts it, a "vague history." Thus, the film disconsiders the plot of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
- The fifth Superman film was in development hell for years, with four different projects emerging after the release of Superman IV. The first project was Superman V, produced by Cannon Pictures just like Superman IV, aborted after producer Ilya Salkind sold the film and TV rights of Superman back to Warner Bros. The second was Superman Reborn, to which Kevin Smith wrote a script. Reborn was retitled Superman Lives, and would be directed by Tim Burton with Nicolas Cage in the title role, but ultimately aborted. The third was Batman vs. Superman, cancelled after director Wolfgang Petersen left to make Troy. The fourth project was ultimately made, with the involvement of McG and Brett Ratner before Bryan Singer was called in (coincidentally, Ratner would replace Singer to direct the third X-Men film).
Trivia
- Noel Neill plays Gertrude Vanderworth, the wealthy dying widow that Lex Luthor marries. She played Lois Lane in the 1950's TV series and the 1940's movie serial, and Lois Lane's mother in Superman (1978).
- Jack Larson, who plays Bo the Bartender, played Jimmy Olsen in the "Adventures of Superman" (1952) TV series.
- Josh Hartnett, Paul Walker, Matthew Bomer, Brendan Fraser, Ashton Kutcher, David Boreanaz, Ian Somerhalder, Henry Cavill, Jerry O'Connell and Hayden Christensen were considered for the part of Superman.
- Hugh Laurie was going to play Perry White, but dropped before shooting begun.
See Also
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