Compilation of animated short films based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance. Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world. Depends on what you want to count as a movie and what you want to count as a superhero. Jan 09, 2016 superman saves lois superman the movie 1978 stop youtube censorship of independent creators. Faye dunaway who received top billing played the primary villain, selena. The movie was a spinoff from the popular superman film series which lasted from 1978 to 1987 starring christopher reeve. The film stars jack nicholson as the joker and michael keaton as bruce wayne batman, alongside kim basinger, robert wuhl, pat hingle, billy dee williams. Superman the movie 1978 cast and crew cast photos and.
For the video release the film was edited to 2 hr 23 min and condensed at high speed to fit a 2 hr cassette. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media. May 18, 2018 the next dc animate film adapts one of the bestselling comic book stories of all time, the death of superman. Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits superman in two. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure. An independent studio, lippert pictures, released the first superman feature film, superman and the mole men, starring george reeves, in 1951. Clark kentsuperman margot kidder lois lane ned beatty otis jackie cooper perry white glenn ford jonathan kent trevor howard first elder jack ohalloran non valerie perrine eve teschmacher maria schell vondah terence stamp gen. Red son animated movie s been in the works for quite a while now, and warner bros. An international coproduction between the united kingdom, switzerland, panama and the united states, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, jeff east, margot kidder, glenn. I would advise anyone who loves the movies to purchase the soundtrack. The movie stars christopher reeve, gene hackman, marlon brando, margot kidder the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a score of 80 out of 100 on.
The music was fantastic, i grew up watching all the superman movies and have every movie made. Superman ii is a 1980 superhero film directed by richard lester and written by mario puzo and david and leslie newman, based on the dc comics character superman. And to celebrate the release of man of steel this friday cant believe its already here, fall of 2011. It is a sequel to the 1978 film superman and stars gene hackman, christopher reeve, terence stamp, ned beatty, sarah douglas, margot kidder, and jack ohalloran. Dawn of justice is the first liveaction film to feature batman and superman together, as well as the first liveaction cinematic portrayal of wonder woman. As superman, he battles the villainous lex luthor gene. The first bigbudget movie was superman in 1978, starring christopher reeve and produced by alexander and ilya salkind. Immediately after completing it, reeves and the crew began production of the first seasons episodes, all shot over weeks in the summer of 1951.
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with lois lane, unaware that three kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering earth. Just before the destruction of the planet krypton, scientist jorel marlon brando sends his infant son kalel on a spaceship to earth. It was followed by three sequels superman ii 1980, superman iii 1983 and superman iv. In the postnolan rush to develop dcs superhero properties, eventually, the superman series was rebooted once more with henry cavill as superman. Marlon brando, margot kidder, gene hackman, ned beatty, valerie perrine, jackie cooper, susannah york, glenn. It stars helen slater in her first motion picture role in the title role of the dc comics superheroine supergirl. Superman returns among the more underappreciated superhero films, it admittedly is a sort of reimagining of the first superman movie in a lot of. The next dc animate film adapts one of the bestselling comic book stories of all time, the death of superman. The movie in some listings and reference sources is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner. Requiem is a highvalue fanfilm that depicts the life of superman several years after the events of superman returns, and takes into account the events of superman 1978, superman ii.
This was the first of four epic, superhero films featuring comicbook hero superman derived from the 1938 action comics character not counting the latest film remakes. Feb 02, 2018 compilation of animated short films based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance. The golden child is an ambitious short superman fan film, written, directed, and produced by andrew list. Superman best compilation full cartoon movie in hd youtube. A large amount of the additions are due to longer shots showing superman walking to the fortress of solitude for the first time and other similar establishing shots. Christopher reeve as the man of steel in a bigbudget epic with oscarwinning effects. I like henry cavil, but christopher reeve was the best superman. Richard lester was brought on to finish superman ii, but in the end that was a donner movie with some lester touches. The music is great to listen to on long trips also.
Raised by kindly farmers jonathan glenn ford and martha kent phyllis thaxter, young clark christopher reeve discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to metropolis to fight evil. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Most additions of note were included in the 2001 cut. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know. Superman ii teeters on the edge of slapstick staple, but manages to avoid tumbling over into the realm of ridiculousness like the first or third entry or just plain stupidity like the fourth and. Zorro is technically considered a superhero, hell he inspired the creation of batman both in the fictional universe of batman and in the real life world o. In the film, criminal mastermind lex luthor manipulates batman into a preemptive battle with. Red son animated movies been in the works for quite a while now, and warner bros.
First look at the death of superman animated movie trailer. The new film is part of the universe that was created in 2014 in justice league. Click on the news category headings below for a full list of news items available under that category. Batman is a 1989 american superhero film directed by tim burton and produced by jon peters and peter guber, based on the dc comics character of the same name. The first of these movies was 20s man of steel, a movie that had exciting action sequences and a great deal of modernera style superman action but an odd emotional coldness that lingered over it. Includes early superman cartoons around the wwii era. Man of steel jonathan kents death full scene by oracolumosh. What was the first superhero movie to be made, and when. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows. Reevess career as superman had begun with superman and the mole men, a film intended both as a bpicture and as the pilot for the tv series. Columbia pictures hired him because he looked like supermans mildmannered, comic book alter ego, clark kent, and had dance training that helped.
This is a great superman collection to have, christopher reeve is the best superman, great directors cut of the first movie and love the richard donner version of superman 2 even more than theatrical version, hours of extras to watch and deleted scenes, wish they had of kept the deleted scenes of superman 4 is the movie as the movie would have. Ilya, alexander salkind, and pierre spengler purchased the superman film rights in 1974. But superman is truly blessed to have been handed off to many filmmakers that just dont get him. Zod susannah york lara jeff east young clark kent marc mcclure jimmy olsen sarah douglas ursa harry andrews second. The film was conceived in 2011 by producer gene fallaize who decided to he was going to make an independent superman fanfilm, and wrote the first draft of the script in less than a week. The movie threehour extended cut is finally coming. The movie ran 2 hr 43 min in its original theatrical version. It is unclear whether superman will appear in this but if the rumors are true that warner bros and dc entertainment are looking to create a new template for future superman movies, this. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster.
Alyn portrayed the man of steel in two 15part movie serials in 1948 and 1950. The first occurred on may 1, 2001, when the complete superman collection was released both on dvd and vhs, containing that years dvdhome video releases of superman, superman ii, superman iii, and superman iv. All 7 superman movies ranked from worst to best taste of. The first actor to play the role of superman on film was kirk alyn who passed away march 14, 1999 at the age of 88. Jul 19, 2017 but superman is truly blessed to have been handed off to many filmmakers that just dont get him. The movie the extended cut made its debut on television, it looks like warner bros. And this is the first time we really got to see what fresh hell could be unleashed when material and filmmaker just dont mesh. This week, fans were treated to their first official look at captain america 3 in the civil war teaser and now, one week later, warner bros. Superman 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Superman best compilation full cartoon movie in hd. In the film, criminal mastermind lex luthor manipulates batman into a preemptive battle with superman, whom luthor is obsessed with. With christopher reeve, margot kidder, gene hackman, marlon brando. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero.
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