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Superman Returns
Release Date: June 28, 2006
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey, Sam Huntington, Kal Penn, Kevin Spacey
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some intense action violence)

How Brando was placed in Superman Returns


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Bryan Singer on how the late Marlon Brando reprised his role as Superman's father, Jor-El
"What we did is we went back to footage from the original Superman and re-created Jor-El using computer technology based on references to the Richard Donner film. ... The challenge is that, when you have an actor, you can scan them using a cyberscan and a lumispheric scan to re-create them all the way down to the pores on their tongue or the hair on their ears. But since we didn't have Brando, we didn't have the actor. All we had was reference photography and film footage, so we had to reconstruct him in a computer. It was very challenging."

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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. — More here

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Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Superman. It was directed by Bryan Singer and stars Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey. The screenplay was written by Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris, based on a story by Bryan Singer, Dan Harris, and Michael Dougherty.

Filming began in February 2005, and the movie was released in the United States on June 28, 2006 after sixteen months of filming and production. It was the first theatrical Superman film in nineteen years, since 1987's Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. The film received mostly positive critical reviews and has grossed over US$390 million worldwide as of October 22, 2006.

The film revolves around Superman's return to Earth after a five-year absence. He re-assumes his secret identity of Clark Kent, and discovers that Lois Lane—now in a "long engagement"—has a five-year-old son. Superman's nemesis, arch-villain Lex Luthor has devised a new plan to defeat Superman. Director Bryan Singer has said that the continuity is "taking off from the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve",[3] which serve as its back-story, or as he put it, a "vague history". The late Marlon Brando's role as Superman's biological father Jor-El is reprised with the help of computer-generated imagery and earlier footage.
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'Superman Returns: The Videogame' falls flat
CNN - Dec 15, 2006
... While Electronic Arts' latest -- "Superman Returns: The Videogame" -- certainly grabs your attention right from the get-go, the excitement of flying and ...

The Spiritual Side of Superman Returns
Superherohype.com - Dec 4, 2006
Stephen Skelton, author of "The Gospel According to the World's Greatest Superhero," recently talked to Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and you can read ...

Superman Returns reinvents the superhero movie.
New Republic, DC - Dec 4, 2006
... Rather than fight this stereotype, Singer embraces it in Superman Returns. As a result, a comparison between most recent super-fare ...

Superman Returns Hits $200 Million Mark
Superherohype.com -Oct 23, 2006
Pictures president and COO Alan Horn was previously reported to have said that if Superman Returns hits the $200 million mark domestically, the studio would ...

DVD Releases Include `Superman Returns'
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 27, 2006
... "Superman Returns" follows in the ... (Warner Bros.). For super fans, "Superman Returns" also comes in two boxed sets with all four of the Christopher Reeve films. ...

Superman Returns: The Video Game - Hands On
XBOX365, CO - Oct 19, 2006
by Coola. EA Invited XBOX365 down to check out the new Superman Returns game they’ve been slaving over. Superman Returns should ...

Official Superman Returns DVD Announcement
Superherohype.com - Oct 6, 2006
The fight for truth and justice continues when Superman Returns soars onto DVD November 28th from Warner Home Video. Superman Returns ...

Superman Returns Grosses $30M in IMAX
Superherohype.com - Sep 27, 2006
Pictures today announced that Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, which has grossed more than $388 million worldwide to date, continues to show strong legs in IMAX ...

Singer Discusses Superman Returns Sequel
CanMag, CA - Sep 25, 2006
A while back director Bryan Singer promised fans that he would have the sequel to Superman Returns do for the Superman franchise what Wrath of Kahn did for ...

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