Superman Returns

Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film based on the character Superman. The film is being directed by Bryan Singer and the role of Superman/Clark Kent will be played by Brandon Routh. The roles of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor will be played by Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey respectively. The screenplay was written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Filming started in February 2005 and the movie is to be released on June 30, 2006. The continuity established in Christopher Reeve's first two films will serve as its back-story. While not technically a sequel, the film picks up five years after the events of Superman II. Bryan Singer plans to incorporate unused footage of Marlon Brando's performance as Jor-El from the first movie starring Reeve. In addition, pieces of John Williams' classic film score will be adapted by composer John Ottman.

Plot summary

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the possibility that Lois Lane has moved on with her life. His return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on a journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.

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