Superman: The Movie [DVD] [1978]

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In February 2002, filmmaker J. J. Abrams was hired to write a new screenplay for a stand-alone Superman film, [117] going under the title of Superman: Flyby, [84] [118] again approaching Petersen to direct. [119] In July, Abrams turned in his script, designed to be the first of a trilogy. Lorenzo di Bonaventura—Warner Bros' executive vice president for worldwide motion pictures—though liking Abrams' script, nonetheless planned to release Batman vs Superman first. Abrams' script was thereby put on hold in favor of Walker's Batman vs. Superman idea. [120] [119] When it was next decided to cast an unknown actor, casting director Lynn Stalmaster first suggested Christopher Reeve, but Donner and the producers felt he was too young and skinny. [17] Over 200 unknown actors auditioned for Superman. [33]

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In any good Superman movie, the fate of the whole planet should be at stake. You've got to have villains whose powers and abilities demand that Superman (and only Superman) can be the one who stops them. That's the only way to make the movie exciting and a dramatic challenge". For landings and take-offs, wire flying riggings were devised and used. On location, these were suspended from tower cranes, whereas in the studio elaborate rigs were suspended from the studio ceilings. Some of the wire-flying work was quite audacious—the penultimate shot where Superman flies out of the prison yard, for example. Although stuntmen were used, Reeve did much of the work himself, and was suspended as high as 50 feet (15m) in the air. Counterweights and pulleys were typically used to achieve flying movement, rather than electronic or motorized devices. The thin wires used to suspend Reeve were typically removed from the film in post-production using rotoscope techniques, although this wasn't necessary in all shots (in certain lighting conditions or when Superman is very distant in the frame, the wires were more or less imperceptible). Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang (June 12, 2013). "Why 'Man of Steel' Holds the Key to Warner Bros.' Future Franchises". Thewrap.com . Retrieved February 28, 2016.Gonzalez, Umberto (August 8, 2016). "Warner Bros. Puts 'Man of Steel' Sequel Into Active Development (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016 . Retrieved January 7, 2020.

Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons – direct-to-video film in which Superman is voiced by Travis Willingham. Couto, Anthony (October 18, 2017). "Warner Bros. Considered An Animated Version of Tim Burton's Superman". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved October 24, 2017. Comic interplay … Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and Christopher Reeve as Superman, in Superman II. Photograph: Warner Bros./Allstar a b Julius Schwartz; Brian M. Thomsen (2000). "B.O.". Man of Two Worlds: My Life In Science Fiction and Comics. New York City: HarperCollins. pp. 135–142. ISBN 0-380-81051-4. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

Phyllis Thaxter as Martha Kent (née Clark): Clark Kent's faithful adoptive mother. A kindly woman who dotes on her adoptive son and is fiercely devoted to her husband, Jonathan. She is her son's emotional support after Clark is devastated by Jonathan's death. Thaxter was producer Ilya Salkind's mother-in-law. [19] Jeff East as the teenage Clark Kent: As a teenager, he is forced to hide his superhuman abilities, making him unpopular among his classmates and frustrating his efforts to gain the attention of classmate Lana Lang (Diane Sherry). Following the death of his adoptive father, he travels to the Arctic to discover his Kryptonian heritage. East's dialogue in the film is redubbed by Christopher Reeve for the final cut. [14]