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Superman Returns Website Is Up

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mrwoogieman

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Here's the Story synopsis:

 

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved superheroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman's bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

 

Directed by Bryan Singer (X2: X-Men United, X-Men, The Usual Suspects), SUPERMAN RETURNS stars newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth (Beyond the Sea, Blue Crush), James Marsden (X2: X-Men United, The Notebook), Frank Langella (HBO's Unscripted), Academy Award-winner Eva Marie Saint (North By Northwest), Parker Posey (Best in Show), Sam Huntington (Detroit Rock City), Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey (Beyond the Sea, American Beauty, The Usual Suspects).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Jon Peters production in association with Bad Hat Harry Productions, a Bryan Singer film, Superman Returns, starring BRANDON ROUTH, KATE BOSWORTH, JAMES MARSDEN, FRANK LANGELLA, EVA MARIE SAINT, PARKER POSEY, SAM HUNTINGTON, KAL PENN and KEVIN SPACEY. Directed by BRYAN SINGER, the film is produced by JON PETERS, BRYAN SINGER and GILBERT ADLER. The executive producer is CHRIS LEE. The co-producer is STEPHEN JONES. The screenplay is by MICHAEL DOUGHERTY & DAN HARRIS, and the story is by BRYAN SINGER and MICHAEL DOUGHERTY & DAN HARRIS. The director of photography is NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL A.S.C.; the production designer is GUY DYAS; the film is edited by JOHN OTTMAN and ELLIOT GRAHAM; the costume designer is LOUISE MINGENBACH; and the music is by JOHN OTTMAN. The film is based upon Superman characters created by JERRY SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER and published by DC Comics.

 

Superman Returns will be released on June 30, 2006 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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shrunkenhead

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So....this isn't a reboot a la Batman Begins? Am I reading that right? These movies are supposed to fit into the same continuity as the Reeves films...?

 

If that's the case, I'm surprised at the decision. Seems to me like they'd want to market to a fresh new audience, like Batman did.

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So....this isn't a reboot a la Batman Begins? Am I reading that right? These movies are supposed to fit into the same continuity as the Reeves films...?

 

That's my understanding...looks like the Fortress of Solitude hasn't changed much from the earlier series... cloud9.gif

 

Jim

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nearmint

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So....this isn't a reboot a la Batman Begins? Am I reading that right? These movies are supposed to fit into the same continuity as the Reeves films...?

 

If that's the case, I'm surprised at the decision. Seems to me like they'd want to market to a fresh new audience, like Batman did.

 

Someone asked Singer in SD if this film ignores the 3rd and 4th films from the original series. His response was something like "yes, and perhaps the 2nd as well."

 

The old theme is incorporated into the soundtrack, and Marlon Brando appears again as Jor-El(culled from old footage). My understanding is that it will have less of the goofy humor generated by Otis and Miss Tessmacher in the original series, and the story has a real emotional arc.

 

I think it's going to be pretty darn good. thumbsup2.gif

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uclapeterg

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So....this isn't a reboot a la Batman Begins? Am I reading that right? These movies are supposed to fit into the same continuity as the Reeves films...?

 

That's my understanding...looks like the Fortress of Solitude hasn't changed much from the earlier series... cloud9.gif

 

Jim

 

This is supposed to be Superman 3 in terms of continuity. The first two Superman films were pure classics so I don't mind them starting off from there.

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uclapeterg

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This is supposed to be Superman 3 in terms of continuity. The first two Superman films were pure classics so I don't mind them starting off from there.

 

WTF? The Quest for Peace ROCKED man!!! insane.gif

 

insane.gif Oh yea, didn't you just love the "special" effects? yeahok.gif

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joe_collector

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Why do you say that? I was very interested, good or bad, in the development of Sin City, Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four, but this new Superman movie rates a negative on the "Interest Meter".

 

Get it? I am not saying this movie is going to be good or bad, only that I'm amazed I really don't care either way.

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Illiterati-migration

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Why do you say that? I was very interested, good or bad, in the development of Sin City, Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four, but this new Superman movie rates a negative on the "Interest Meter".

 

Get it? I am not saying this movie is going to be good or bad, only that I'm amazed I really don't care either way.

 

Come on, you're among friends. Let the sun shine in.

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sterlingcomics

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gay suit aside, I like the spin they are placing on this movie where it is about the hero living in a hero who doesn't want one, and how someone tries to fit in a world that he has forsaken. It sure as hecks beats the ancient "good vs bad" simplistic story themes upon which the character was based. In general, I've never been "moved" by a Supes story (I've read most of the late 70s and early 80s titles), and I appreciate the effort to make the hero more relevant to these modern times.

 

This is of course something Spider-man tackles rather well, both in its original form and the latest movies.

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