Superman Returns (2006)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers (WGA):

Michael Dougherty (screenplay) &
Dan Harris (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane.

Plot Keywords:

Perry White | Compassion | Inheritance Of Superpowers | Single Mother | Honor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Brandon Routh	...	Clark Kent / Superman
Kate Bosworth	...	Lois Lane
Kevin Spacey	...	Lex Luthor
James Marsden	...	Richard White
Parker Posey	...	Kitty Kowalski
Frank Langella	...	Perry White
Sam Huntington	...	Jimmy Olsen
Eva Marie Saint	...	Martha Kent
Marlon Brando	...	Jor-El (archive footage)
Kal Penn	...	Stanford
Tristan Lake Leabu	...	Jason White
David Fabrizio	...	Brutus
Ian Roberts	...	Riley
Vincent Stone	...	Grant
Jack Larson	...	Bo the Bartender

Also Known As:

Red Sun (USA) (fake working title)
Superman Reborn (USA) (working title)
Superman V (USA) (working title)
Povratak Supermana (Croatia) (DVD title) [hr]
Retour de Superman, Le (Canada: French title) [fr]
Superman - O Regresso (Portugal) [pt]
Superman - O Retorno (Brazil) [pt]
Superman Hozer (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Superman Regresa (Mexico) [es]
Superman Returns (Spain) [es]
Superman Returns (Germany) [de]
Superman Returns (Finland) [fi]
Superman dönüyor (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Superman regresa (Venezuela) [es]
Superman visszatér (Hungary) [hu]
Superman, i epistrofi (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence.

Runtime:

154 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

French | German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42582) | Philippines:G | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:All | Hungary:14 | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Brazil:10 | Sweden:11 | Iceland:10 | Portugal:M/12 | Chile:TE | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | South Africa:10V

Filming Locations:

Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

A break-in on the set of Superman Returns, in which the crew's walkie talkies were stolen, forced filming to be halted. Pranksters caused chaos during a stunt sequence, being filmed in Martin Place, by shouting "cut" and "action" over the airwaves. The thieves with the walkie talkies listened in to much of the night's filming to learn key phrases which they later yelled at key moments. The mischief almost caused serious injury, with the night's filming centering on a Mustang car jumping down steps and landing between extras. It stopped a number of times.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Luthor yells, "Wrong!" at Lois with Jason sitting in her lap, you can see where "Jason" squints his eyes and prepares himself for the yell just a fraction of a second BEFORE the yell is delivered.

Quotes:

Richard White: [referring to Superman] I love that he can see through anything. I'd have fun with that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: Golden Getaway: The Platinum List (#15.19)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Heart and Soul

You'll believe a movie really can flop.

I've read pages and pages of comments left by others. There's really little but I felt this movie was such an insult that I had to say something. The place to start is Brandon Routh, he may look the part, but he is so dull and makes Superman lifeless. Kate Bosworth comes across as a bitter ex-wife. Lois has good reason, but it doesn't make for good entertainment. Kevin Spacey DOES seem to be doing an imitation Gene Hackman playing the Luthor role. Note: not a Hackman imitation, but an imitation of him playing a role. Sad and decidedly unoriginal.

The Direction was weak, the FX were good enough, but it still looks like CGI, the original Superman movie actually gave an impression of a man flying. In other words they did a better job with less sophisticated FX.

This film is NOT a "near classic" or even a valiant attempt at one. It's a sign of the lack of creativity in the movie industry and greed motivated remakes.