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Release Date: 1978 - Warner Bros.

Cast: Marlon Brando - Jor-El, Gene Hackman - Lex Luthor, Christopher Reeve - Superman/Clark Kent, Ned Beatty - Otis, Jackie Cooper - Perry White, Glenn Ford - Jonathan Kent, Trevor Howard - 1st Elder, Margot Kidder - Lois Lane, Valerie Perrine - Eve Teschmacher, Phyllis Thaxter - Martha Kent, Susannah York - Lara, Jeff East - Young Clark Kent.

Summary: Unable to convince his peers of impending doom, Jor-El, scientist of the planet Krypton, sends his infant son Kal-El in a rocketship to Earth just as Krypton explodes. Crashing down in the midwest, the boy is adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. After realizing the boy is "special" and not of this Earth, the Kents name the boy Clark and raise him as their own--keeping his wonderous abilities under wraps. After his adoptive Dad dies of a heart attack, Clark journeys into the frozen arctic where he builds his fortress of solitude with the help of Kryptonian science--a crystal he finds in his spaceship. There he learns of his true identity and powers from an amazingly interactive holograph of Jor-El. He is educated in all things Kryptonian for an indetermined period of time. When he leaves the arctic, he is older and understands what what his "purpose in life" is supposed to be. He immediately flies to Metropolis and gets a job at the Daily Planet newspaper where he sets up his alias as the "mild mannered reporter". Not long after that, things occur that give Superman his chance on the scene--culminating in a showdown with arch-villan Lex Luther, who plans on remaking the California coastline to his own specifications using a couple nuclear missles.

Bryan Singer on Superman Sequel, "I’m going to take a brief pause."

Even when you ask Bryan Singer outright whether he will be returning to do the next Superman sequel, he STILL won't answer directly...

ComicBookMovie - 11/19/2008

Brandon Routh on Batman & "Dark" Superman

Superman 6

A revealing interview with Superman Returns actor Brandon Routh reveals his thoughts on the direction of the Superman movie franchise.

ComicBookMovie - 10/30/2008

Mark Millar Pitches his "Godfather-Like" Superman Movie Trilogy

Superman 6

Comics writer and recent movie-maker (Wanted and Kick-Ass) Mark Millar fills us in on what he wants to do for the Superman movie franchise--An epic 3-film, 8-hour story which follows the entire life of Kal-El from his birth on Krypton a thousand years ago, till he is the last being left on Earth.

ComicBookMovie - 10/29/2008

Rebooted Superman 6 May Still Star Brandon Routh

Superman: The Man of Steel

Even though Warner Bros. Pictures has decided on a "do-over" for the Superman franchise--dumping the vision and direction of Bryan Singer, Brandon Routh may still be kept as the famous man of steel in the reboot. DC Comics President Paul Levitz hinted this possibility in an interview with Latino Review.

ComicBookMovie - 10/13/2008

Sarah "Ursa" Douglas Disses Dead Reeve

English actress, Sarah Douglas, who played Kryptonian criminal "Ursa" in Superman II, feels free to defame Christopher Reeve now that he is dead--calling him "difficult" and "dull."

ComicBookMovie - 10/8/2008

Lex Luthor to be in 6th Superman Film... YET AGAIN!!!

You'd think after appearing as the villain in ALL 5 Superman films they would give Lex Luthor a rest--but no. According to actor Kevin Spacey, Warner Bros., "will be paying (Spacey) big bucks to reprise his role as Lex Luthor next year" in the 6th Superman movie.

ComicBookMovie - 10/3/2008

Kevin Anderson on Superman/Batman: "First Encounter" Part 2

In this exclusive interview conducted by Voices From Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson continues his preview of the followup to The Last Days of Krypton, First Encounter, which chronicles the first meeting between Superman and Batman

Leslie Moore - 9/23/2008

Cyclops Actor Explains Why "Superman Returns" Sucked

Ex-X-man James Marsden, who's mutant character, "Cyclops," was fried in X3, and who coincidentally played Lois Lane's non-super boyfriend in Superman Returns, tells us why the movie didn't fly with the fans.

Leslie Moore - 9/22/2008

VIDEO: Inflatable Superman Blows Himself Up

OK, so this may have NOTHING to do with comic book movies, but we can't NOT share this disturbing new trend with our loyal readers.

ComicBookMovie - 9/17/2008

Brendan Fraser Reflects on J.J. Abrams' Superman Script and Being Offered the Role of The Man of Steel

Our friends over at VoicesFromKrypton.com have snagged an awesome audio interview with Brendan Fraser where they probed his thoughts about the J.J. Abrams' Superman script, and learned how close he got to the part...

ComicBookMovie - 9/10/2008

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