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May 20, 2023 · Learn how Warner Bros. and director Bryan Singer planned to make a "Superman Returns" sequel that would have been different from the first film in tone and action. Discover the challenges and changes that delayed and eventually canceled the project.
It is the sixth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a homage sequel to Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), while ignoring the events of Superman III (1983), Supergirl (1984), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).
Superman Returns 2: The Man of Steel was Bryan Singer's planned sequel to Superman Returns (2006), which was ultimately cancelled in favor of a full franchise reboot in the form of Man of Steel (2013).
If Superman Returns' planned sequel, Superman: The Man of Steel, had gone forward, it would have essentially been the new Superman IV. Disappointingly, Brandon Routh didn't get to reprise his role in a sequel - until fate took a turn 13 years later.
Apr 30, 2020 · superman returns (2006) A sequel was planned for 2006's Superman Returns, but it never happened. Here's what it would have involved and why it was ultimately scrapped.
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Jul 5, 2023 · In fact, "Returns" was supposed to be an indirect sequel to "Superman II" (1980) with Routh's version of the titular hero resurfacing after a five-year absence. Back when Routh was...
Nov 9, 2020 · Brandon Routh, who portrayed Superman in 2006's Superman Returns, has explained why a sequel to the blockbuster film never came to fruition.
