Superman Returns
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Warner Bros.  (2006) 154 mins PG-13

6.7 (86,859 votes)
He's back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiancé and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives.

Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is....

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Cast and Crew
Kevin Spacey  ......  Lex Luthor
Brandon Routh  ......  Clark Kent / Superman
Parker Posey  ......  Kitty Kowalski
Kate Bosworth  ......  Lois Lane
James Marsden  ......  Richard White
Kal Penn  ......  Stanford
Director  .....  Bryan Singer
Producer  .....  Bryan Singer; Jon Peters; Gilbert Adler; William Fay; Lorne Orleans
Writer  .....  Dan Harris; Michael Dougherty
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: Jimmy tells Clark that Luthor was freed from jail because the Court of Appeals called Superman as a witness and he didn't appear. The Court of Appeals NEVER calls witnesses. They take the facts in evidence from the previous trial, including all testimony and make their ruling based on that and that alone. No new evidence or testimony is allowed. (more)

Trivia:
A break-in on the set of Superman Returns, in which the crew's walkie talkies were stolen, forced filming to be halted. Pranksters caused chaos during a stunt sequence, being filmed in Martin Place, by shouting "cut" and "action" over the airwaves. The thieves with the walkie talkies listened in to much of the night's filming to learn key phrases which they later yelled at key moments. The mischief almost caused serious injury, with the night's filming centering on a Mustang car jumping down steps and landing between extras. It stopped a number of times. (more)

Filming Locations:
Australia (more)

Quotes:
Superman: Listen; what do you hear?
Lois Lane: Nothing.
Superman: I hear everything. You wrote that the world doesn't need a savior, but every day I hear people crying for one.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations (more)