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Superman Returns

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Join as Eviliv3 reviews @WarnerBros’ Superman Returns. It was directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris, based on the DC Comics character Superman. You can learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_Returns

Show Notes

Intro

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Discussion

  • Directed by Bryan Singer
  • Screenplay by Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris
  • Cinematography Newton Thomas Sigel
  • Music by John Ottman
  • Release dates June 21, 2006
  • Budget $223 million
  • Box office $391.1 million
  • Log Line
    • Superman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.
  • Cast
    • Brandon Routh as Clark Kent / Superman: The Kryptonian superhero whose alter-ego is a mild-mannered farmer-turned-journalist.
    • Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane: A reporter who works with Clark Kent at the Daily Planet, and former lover of Superman.
    • James Marsden as Richard White: The nephew of the Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White and fiancé to Lois Lane. Marsden said Richard acts as an emotional challenge for Superman, since the hero comes back to find that “Lois Lane picks somebody who’s very Supermanesque”.[7]
    • Frank Langella as Perry White: The editor of the Daily Planet.
    • Eva Marie Saint as Martha Kent: Clark Kent’s adoptive mother.
    • Parker Posey as Kitty Kowalski: Lex Luthor’s henchwoman. She served as a prison nurse and would give Lex his examinations.[8] The character is based on Eve Teschmacher from the 1978 film, portrayed by Valerie Perrine.[9]
    • Kal Penn as Stanford: One of Luthor’s henchmen.
    • Sam Huntington as Jimmy Olsen: A photographer at the Daily Planet and a friend of Clark.
    • Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor: A sociopath scientist armed with vast resources and an extensive knowledge of science who is Superman’s nemesis. Spacey’s version of Luthor retains some campy attributes and a similar interest in real estate from the earlier Gene Hackman version, but is also more serious and threatening than Hackman’s portrayal. Spacey said that director Singer told him to play the character as “darker and more bitter” compared to Hackman and not to use the earlier portrayal as an inspiration.[10]
    • Tristan Lake Leabu as Jason White: The biological son of Lois Lane and Superman. The question of whether Superman or Richard is Jason’s father is initially unclear. He suffers from asthma and other ailments, but it is later revealed that he is the son of Superman, when he displays superhuman strength and discomfort around Kryptonite.
    • Marlon Brando appears posthumously as Jor-El, Superman’s late biological father.
  • Ratings
  • Notes:
    • It is revealed in the video game that Krypton’s discovery was a hoax devised by Lex Luthor to draw Superman away from Earth so Lex could be released from prison (for example, when Superman was called to testify, he was a no-show).
    • Superman’s line, “It’s still the safest way to travel”, is a reference to Christopher Reeve’s comment in Superman (1978) after rescuing Lois from the falling helicopter. “Well, I certainly hope this little incident hasn’t put you off flying, miss. Statistically speaking, of course, it’s still the safest way to travel.”

Outro

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