Superman Returns
(2006)
science fiction
directed
by : Bryan Singer
featuring
: Brandon Routh - Kate Bosworth - James Marsden - Frank Langella - Eva
Marie Saint
running
time : 2 hours 34 minutes
The Man of Steel returns to the big screen
with this continuation of the icon's film legacy that picks up after the
events of the first two Christopher Reeve films. Some time has passed since
the events of Superman II and the world has gotten used to life without
Superman (Brandon Routh) ever since his puzzling disappearance years earlier.
Upon his return, he finds a Metropolis that doesn't need him anymore, while
Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has moved on with another young suitor Richard
White (James Marsden) in the meantime. As the hero begins to tackle the
fact that life on Earth has continued without him, he is forced to face
his old arch-nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) and restore the life that
was once his. Directed by Bryan Singer from a script by the writing team
of X-Men 2, Superman Returns marks a return to the screen for the man in
tights, whose production history has seen many failed attempts including
a famous near-miss from Tim Burton and Kevin Smith with Nicolas Cage in
the lead role, along with another from director McG and writer J.J.Abrams.
Singer eventually won the prestigious gig when he pitched the idea to not
tackle the origin story again, but continue with director Richard Donner's
original vision.