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SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    HE'S BACK. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiance and a Pulitzer for "Why The World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luther has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives.
    Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around.," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is.

STARRING:

Brandon Routh: Superman/Clark Kent
Kate Bosworth: Lois Lane
James Marsden: Richard White
Frank Langella: Perry White
Eva Marie Saint: Martha Kent
Parker Posey: Kitty Kowalski
Kal Penn: Stanford
Sam Huntington: Jimmy Olsen
Kevin Spacey: Lex Luthor

SCREENWRITER: Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris

DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer

RUNNING TIME: 154 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Visual Effects - Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Special Effects Movie
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GLOBES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• While not billed as a direct sequel but as a continuation, this film takes place after the Richard Donner films Superman and Superman II. The film either does not acknowledge or takes place before the following two films in the series Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. However most people assume it just doesn't acknowledge the latter films as the time lines would not match up with the other films and since director Bryan Singer has stated in interviews he was a huge fan of the first two films but did not consider the 3rd and 4th films to be in the same series.
• In the late 1990's Kevin Smith was asked to write a new Superman movie. He completed a full script based on the famous "Death Of Superman" comics of 1993 in which Superman is killed off by Doomsday. Tim Burton even signed on to direct the film, but after several years in early development the project was ultimately canceled.
• Warner Brothers commissioned several other people to write scripts for a new Superman film after Kevin Smith's script was not used. Another completed full script was written by J.J. Abrams. First McG signed on to direct but then left the project, then Brett Ratner signed on to the project but could not agree with studio execs on who to cast as Superman and left the project and ultimately ended up directing X-Men: The Last Stand after getting replaced as the director for Mission: Impossible 3. Bryan Singer was originally slated to film X-Men: The Last Stand, but left to helm Superman Returns. Meanwhile J.J. Abrams who was briefly rumored to be in the running for the directors chair after Singer left ending up directing Mission: Impossible 3.
• With a whopping budget of $270,000,000 this movie is the most expensive movie ever made beating out the recent King Kong remake and Titanic. However, if adjusted for inflation Cleopatra would still technically be the most expensive film in history.
• In the original script for this film Zod from Superman Returns wa scheduled to have a role. Singer was insistent that only Jude Law could play the role, after Law declined, he had the writers eliminate the role.
• The role of Perry White was originally given to Hugh Laurie, but he had to give up the role to scheduling conflicts with the surprise success of his TV show House M.D., as a result the role was given to Frank Langella.
• Bryan Singer wanted to have Christopher Reeve have a cameo role in the film, but Reeve died before filming began so he instead dedicated the film to his memory.
• Marlon Brando footage from the original 1978 Superman film  in which Brando played the role of Jor-El, was reused in this film after the actor died. Before deciding to use the archived footage it was rumored that Anthony Hopkins would be playing the role.
• Before Brandon Routh was cast as Superman numerous people were rumored to be considered for the role including: Jerry O'Connell, Paul Walker, Brenden Frasier, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett, David Boreanaz, Henry Cavill, Jason Behr, Jared Padalecki, Ian Somerhalder, and Jim Caviezel.
• The Kent home was recreated in Australia, the crew literally grew several acres of corn, paved several miles of road, and built the house from the ground up.

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