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Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film based on the fictional character and superhero Superman. The film is currently being directed by Bryan Singer and the role of Superman/Clark Kent will be portrayed by Brandon Routh. The roles of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor will be played by Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey, respectively. The screenplay has been written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Filming initiated in February 2005 and the movie is expected to be released in the United States on June 30, 2006. The continuity established in Superman: The Movie
and Superman II
will serve as its back-story, or as Singer puts it, a 'vague history'. Bryan Singer plans to incorporate unused vocal footage of Marlon Brando's performance as Jor-El from material directed by Richard Donner for Superman: The Movie and the original version of Superman II. In addition, pieces and motifs of John Williams' classic film score for Superman: The Movie will be adapted by composer John Ottman and incorporated into the film's new score. The film received a PG-13 rating as expected for "some intense action violence."

Plot summary

After an absence of several years, Kal-El returns to Earth after investigating the remains of his destroyed homeworld of Krypton to determine if he was indeed the sole survivor of the planet. After re-uniting with his widowed mother, Martha Kent, Superman returns to the Daily Planet as Clark Kent and is shocked to discover the woman he loves has moved on with her life. In their years apart, Lois Lane is now in a serious relationship with another man - Richard White - and has had a young child. His return challenges him to bridge the distance between himself and Lois while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him.

In the meantime his old nemesis recently released from prison, Lex Luthor, plots to render him powerless by the means of data crystals stolen from Superman's Fortress of Solitude, which itself is only one part of a wider and elaborate villainous plot. As he struggles to stop Luthor's plans to bring about cataclysmic destruction upon his beloved adopted world, Superman embarks on a journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

The film is to be a loose sequel to Superman: The Movie and Superman II, which is reflected through the use of subtle references, in-jokes, set design and particularly the use of footage featuring Marlon Brando as Jor-El.

Cast

Brandon Routh
as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
Kate Bosworth
as Lois Lane
Kevin Spacey
as Lex Luthor
Eva Marie Saint
as Martha Kent
James Marsden
as Richard White
Sam Huntington
as Jimmy Olsen
Frank Langella
as Perry White
Kal Penn
as Stanford
Parker Posey
as Kitty Koslowski
Marlon Brando
as Jor-El (Archive footage, previous films)
James Karen
as Ben Hubbard
Stephan Bender
as Young Clark Kent
Jack Larson
as Bibbo Bibowski
Noel Neill
as Formerly Wealthy Woman
Mike Massa as 777 Pilot
Peta Wilson
as Flight Attendant Bobbie Faye
Hugh Jackman
as Jonathan Kent

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Movies - Superman Returns

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