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May 30, 2024 · Superman is currently set for release on July 11, 2025. At that point, we will know if Gunn’s latest gamble works out. For longtime Superman fans, he is saying all the right things, and the inclusion of other heroes will offset some of Clark’s boyishness. Superman is not as surefire a character as Batman, but Gunn plans for anyone cast in ...
- The Tone of The Donner Cut Is Less Comedic
- Zod and His Minions Escape in Different Ways
- Lois Lane Suspects Clark Kent Is Superman from The Beginning of Donner's Film
- Marlon Brando's Jor-El Returns in The Donner Cut
- Donner's Cut Better Explains Why Superman Gives Up His Powers
- There's More Lex Luthor in The Donner Cut
- Lester's Cut Has A Final Showdown in The Fortress of Solitude
- Superman's Magic Kiss Is Gone in Donner's Version
- Lester's Cut Is More Polished
Richard Donner viewed Superman as modern mythology, so both Superman: The Movie and Superman II: The Donner Cut reflect that by taking a serious approach to the subject matter. While there is some humor in Donner's version — particularly from Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor — Donner mostly cuts out the funny business Lester had added in. For example, Non...
In Donner's version, the movie begins with a recap of the previous film, which ended with Superman hurling a nuclear missile into space. A shockwave from that missile hit the Phantom Zone prison, freeing the evil Kryptonians. In Lester's version, Superman thwarts a terrorist attack in Paris by chucking a hydrogen bomb into space, freeing the Krypto...
At the end of Superman: The Movie, Lois Lanebriefly notices the resemblance between Clark Kent and Superman, but dismisses it as a crazy idea. This thread is immediately continued in the Donner version when, at the beginning of the movie, Lois scribbles some glasses on a picture of Superman. Lois Lane then jumps out a window of The Daily Planet bui...
In the Donner Cut, Marlon Brando returns as Jor-El and he plays a similar role to what he did in Superman: The Movie by offering guidance to Kal-El from beyond the grave. In Lester's version of Superman II, Jor-El was replaced by Superman's mother, Lara, played by Susannah York. The reason for the change was that when Superman: The Movie proved to ...
In both versions of the movie, Superman gives up his powers to be with Lois. In Donner's version, Superman admits to himself and Jor-El that he's being selfish and that he should be allowed to be happy, while Jor-El argues that he can't favor one human over the rest. Ultimately, Superman decides to give up his powersbecause he can no longer serve h...
Gene Hackman refused to do any reshoots without Donner, so Lester could only use what Donner already did with Lex Luthor. Because of this, Lester used just enough of Lex to tell the story and no more. In the Donner Cut, however, more of the funny business surrounding Luthor is included. The end result is that, in the Donner Cut, each of Luthor's sc...
Both movies have the big fight in Metropolis between Zod, his minions, and Supermanthat ends with Superman running away and luring them to the Fortress of Solitude. From there, Superman tricks them into depowering themselves by reversing the effects of the crystal chamber. Donner's version cuts right to this, but in Lester's version, there is an ad...
Lester's version famously ends with a magic kiss that erases Lois' memory of Superman being Clark Kent. While the magic kiss has gotten a lot of guff from fans, Donner's version is arguably worse. Just like at the end of Superman: The Movie, Superman flies around the world at the end of Superman II to rewind back before Lois figured out he was Clar...
Superman II: The Donner Cut is an interesting look at Superman II, but it doesn't come off as a finished product. Had Richard Donner completed the Supermansequel back in 1979, it very likely would have been a better film than what Lester ultimately made — but 2006's The Donner Cut is simply the best one could do 26 years later. Much of Lester's foo...
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Jul 6, 2021 · With Donner's passing Newsarama is looking back at the beloved director's lesser-known impact on the superhero genre. "When Geoff walked in the door he knew more about Superman than I did ...
Mar 16, 2021 · Hot off the success of horror drama The Omen (1976), Donner was hired to direct Superman: The Movie (1978) from a script by Robert Benton, David and Leslie Newman, and The Godfather author Mario Puzo.
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Jul 13, 2021 · When Richard Donner took the helm of Superman, he was determined to change all that. He wanted to inject all of the protagonist’s mental and physical struggles he saw in the funny pages into his ...
Oct 15, 2024 · Superman is the latest feature film to star Clark Kent, and represents the true start of DC's new generation and the first part of what Gunn has titled the "Gods and Monsters" phase. With the film ...
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Jul 7, 2021 · Richard Donner’s ‘Superman’ did more than just make you believe a man could fly. “You will believe a man can fly.”. Director Richard Donner, who died on July 5 at 91 years old, made sure to make good on the promise of Superman: The Movie ’s famous tagline. To accomplish such a landmark feat of filmmaking, Donner reinforced one ...
