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Last updated: 07/12/2006 - 09:59
Bryan Singers action-packed heroic epic starring Brandon Routh comes to DVD.
The fight for truth and justice continues when Superman Returns soars onto DVD and UMD for December from Warner Home Video. Superman Returns delivers an epic story, spectacular special effects, and exhilarating action that will leave you breathless.
"Superman doesn't fly - he soars." - Empire magazine.
"Kevin Spacey romps home as baddie Lex Luthor - but it's hard to get that excited about his unsuspenseful 'Dr Evil' plot involving crystals, which gets totally tangeled up in its own cape." - Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (Metro).
Directed by Brian Singer (X-Men I & II, Usual Suspects), Superman Returns features powerful performances from newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, Beyond the Sea) and two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, Usual Suspects).
The Two-Disc Special Edition is filled with over three hours of bonus features, including more than ten revealing additional scenes with characters and plotlines never before seen and a "Resurrecting Jor-El" featurette.
A multi-part, nearly 3-hour documentary Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns takes you on an in-depth, behind the scenes journey of the making of this momentous film with visionary director Singer and crew.
New Krypton
Viewers will experience what it was actually like to be part of the production on location in Australia. The documentary uncovers the secrets behind some of the most astonishing, effects-laden scenes in the film, including the shuttle accident, the Metropolis disaster and the formation of New Krypton.
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in the epic action-adventure Superman Returns, a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world’s most beloved Super Heroes. While an old enemy plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman (Brandon Routh) faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth), has moved on with her life. Or has she? Superman’s bittersweet return challenges him to bridge the distance between them while finding a place in a society that has learned to survive without him. In an attempt to protect the world he loves from cataclysmic destruction, Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.
Special Features for the 'Special Edition' contains the theatrical version of the film on Disc 1 and over three hours of special features on Disc 2, including:
Available in a single disc version and stunning 2-disc 'Special Edition' with over three hours of special features Superman Returns soars onto DVD and UMD on 4 December, on Warner Home Video.
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