The Man of Steel in Hollywood
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!!
Starting his crime-fighting career in comic book pages in 1938, Superman has gone beyond the bounds of printed pages and into virtually any media you can name. After success in a pre to post production stages including creating storyboard, his movie exploits have given us some of the most memorable moments (good and bad) in cinema history. With the new film coming up, let’s look back at his previous outings at the silver screen. Up, up and away!!
Superman (1978)
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- Actor: Christopher Reeve
- Director: Richard Donner
- Box Office
USA: $134,218,018(31 December 1978)
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- Did you Know:
Sylvester Stallone was the initial suggestion for Clark Kent/Superman’s role, but he was turned down by Marlon Brando, who had the casting approval.
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- Movie Critics:
Metacritic: 88 out of 100
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Superman II (1980)
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- Actor: Christopher Reeve
- Director: Richard Lester
- Box Office
USA: $108,185,706 (7 September 1981)
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- Did you Know:
Richard Donner was the director before he left the production and was then replaced by Richard Lester due to a clash with the producers over the material.
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- Movie Critics:
Metacritic: 99 out of 100
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Superman III (1983)
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- Actor: Christopher Reeve
- Director: Richard Lester
- Box Office
USA: $59,950,623(31 July 1983)
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- Did you Know:
The Pisa Tower Scene was initially meant to be for Superman II.
Richard Pryor was cast after saying he enjoyed watching Superman II on the Tonight Show.
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- Movie Critics:
Metacritic: 42 out of 100
Rotten Tomatoes: 24%
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
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- Actor: Christopher Reeve
- Director: Sidney J. Furie
- Box Office
USA: $15,681,020
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- Did you Know:
The production company (Cannon Group Inc.) canceled their production plan for Spiderman due to the failure of this movie.
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- Movie Critics:
Metacritic: 22 out of 100
Rotten Tomatoes: 10%
Superman Returns (2006)
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- Actor: Brandon Routh
- Director: Bryan Singer
- Box Office
USA: $200,081,192 (29 October 2006)
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- Did you Know:
The initial suggestion for Lex Luthor Joe-El characters was Johny Depp.
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- Movie Critics:
Metacritic: 72 out of 100
Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
Man of Steel (2013)
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- Actor: Henry Cavill
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Did you Know:
Russel Crowe will be the second Oscar winner to play Jor-El’s character after the legendary Marlon Brando. Interestingly, Russel Crowe (Jor-El) and Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), who are father figures for Superman, have played the same role as Robin Hood.
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https://www.dccomics.com/characters/superman
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