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Batman/Superman movies 17 – Superman Returns
The year after Batman Begins released, the first major attempt to restart the Superman film franchise since Superman IV finally released, after decades of cancelled projects. The road to even getting to Superman Returns is a long and complicated one, … Continue reading
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Tagged alex ford, alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, brandon routh, brian singer, clark kent, dc comics, ilya salkind, j.j. abrams, james marsden, kate bosworth, kevin smith, kevin spacey, krypton, lex luthor, lois lane, nicolas cage, parker posey, perry white, roger ebert, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, superman returns, tim burton, warner bros, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman Movies 9 – Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
After Superman III ended up being a commercial disappointment, followed by the Supergirl movie straight up bombing, the Salkinds sold the Superman film rights to the Cannon Group. The Cannon Group has a complicated history, but in short, it’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon films, christohper reeve, clark kent, florio fiorini, gene hackman, giancarlo parretti, jackie cooper, jimmy olsen, john williams, jon cryer, lara jur-l, lawrence konner, lenny luthor, lex luthor, lois lane, marc mcclure, margot kidder, mark rosenthal, movie review, movies, nuclear man, perry white, sidney j. furie, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, susannah york, the cannon group
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Batman/Superman movies 6 – Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
When I talked about Superman II last week, I focused mainly on the troubled production the movie faced. From the conflict between Richard Donner and the producers, to the problems with the cast when he was replaced with Richard Lester. … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, batman/superman movies, christopher reeve, clark kent, dc comics, gene hackman, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, john williams, jor-el, kal-el, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, marlon brando, movie review, movies, non, richard donner, richard lester, sarah douglass, superhero movies, superman, superman II, superman II the richard donner cut, superman movies, terrence howard, tom mankiewicz, ursa, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman movies 5 – Superman II theatrical cut
In the previous post, I touched on the production difficulties behind Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. I probably spent more time talking about them than the actual movie, yet I didn’t even scratch the surface of what happened. The production problems … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander salkind, christopher reeve, clark kent, gene hackman, gene siskel, general zod, ilya salkind, jack o'halloran, ken thorne, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, movies, peter spengler, richard donner, richard lester, roger ebert, sarah douglass, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman 2, superman II, terence stamp, tom mankiewicz, ursa, zod
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Batman/Superman movies 4 – Superman 1978
This is it, the big one. The main reason I wanted to start this blog series. Superman, directed by Richard Donner, is a very significant movie. It featured what was then groundbreaking visual effects, its massive success proved that superhero … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, alexander salkind, bafta, christopher reeve, comics, david newman, dc comics, gene hackman, guy hamilton, ilya salkind, john williams, jonathan kent, jor-el, krypton, leslie newman, lex luthor, lois lane, margot kidder, mario puzo, marlon brando, pierre spengler, richard donner, robert benton, saturn awards, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, superhero movies, superman, superman movie, tom mankiewicz, warner brothers
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Batman/Superman movies 2 – Superman and the Mole Men
When people think of the old Superman movies, the Christopher Reeves quadrilogy usually comes to mind. Yet as influential and historically important as those movies are, they weren’t the first theatrically released Superman movies. Like with Batman, there were serials … Continue reading
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Tagged batman/superman movies, clark kent, eddie mannix, george reeves, lois lane, mole men, movie review, movies, phyllis coates, RKO Radio Pictures, robert maxwell, science fiction, superhero movie, superman, superman and the mole men, superman movie, toni mannix, whitney ellsworth
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Action Comics 1000 review
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is quite possibly the most well-known superhero in the business. He is meant to be someone you look up to. He’s meant to be someone people can aspire to be like. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged action comics, action comics 1000, alejandro sanchez, alex sinclair, brad meltzer, brian michael bendis, cindy goff, clark kent, clay mann, comic review, comics, curt swan, dan jurgens, dave mccaig, dc comics, dc rebirth, dc universe, earth, geoff johns, hi-fi, jerry ordway, jerry siegel, jim lee, joe shuster, john cassaday, john romita jr, jon kent, jorge jimenez, jose luis garcia-lopez, krypton, laura martin, lex luthor, lois lane, louise simonson, marv wolfman, MXYZPTLK, Patrick Gleason, paul dini, peter j tomasi, peter steigerwald, rafael albuquerque, richard donner, scott snyder, superboy, superman, tom king, trish mulvihill, walter simonson
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