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A sequel, Superman III, was released in June 1983, for which Lester returned as director. A director's cut of the film, restoring the original vision for the film under Donner's supervision, titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, was released on November 28, 2006, in various home media formats.
Superman II: Directed by Richard Lester. With Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Richard Lester
- 1981-06-19
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Like the first installment, the film begins with a prologue in which General Zod and his co-conspirators, Ursa and Non, are banished to the Phantom Zone by the Kryptonian elders as punishment for their crimes. The story then moves forward in time. Clark learns from Perry White that Lois is in France, where terrorists who have seized the Eiffel Towe...
Off-screen problems hampered production of this movie: like other Salkind productions such as The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), this was filmed at the same time as the first Superman movie to be a direct sequel. However, Marlon Brando filed suit over his percentage of the first film's profits, so as a response, the Salkind...
Superman IIwas released in Europe and Australia (December 4, 1980) before being released in the United States (June 19, 1981).
December 4, 1980. Superman II is a 1980 superhero film, and the sequel to Superman: The Movie. Showing Superman 's battle with General Zod, it was initially directed by Richard Donner, who was fired during production and replaced by Richard Lester.
After attacking human astronauts on the moon and the small town of East Houston, Idaho, the three travel to the White House and force the President of the United States to surrender to Zod (on behalf of the entire planet) during an international television broadcast.
January 1, 1981. 3 min read. “Superman II” begins in midstream, and never looks back (aside from a brief recap of the first movie). In many ways, it’s a repeat of the last ninety minutes of the first film. It has the same key characters, including archvillain Lex Luthor.
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Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world.
