Superman Returns (2006)

“Look! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…. its Superman!”. Superman Returns marks the eventual return of the Man of Steel for a decade. The Man of Steel is back! Superman Returns is the latest Superman movie after the previous four Superman films that starred American actor Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman in the original. The original films are created by Richard Donner from the Superman comic books and TV shows.

Kal-El or Superman, as we often know him well, is a legendary hero who comes from the planet Krypton, the birthplace of his home world.  Superman is the last son of Krypton raised by his adopted parents Jonathan “Pa” Kent and Martha Kent on Earth. Superman’s real father is Jor-El who has deceased long ago after Superman was born and later transported to Earth by a Krytonian transport,

Superman Returns is the latest Superman movie that came out in theaters in the United States back in June 2006. Superman Returns is about when Superman (played by Brandon Routh) disappeared and there is not even news of him until now. The world moves on, including the beautiful newspaper journalist and Superman long love interest Lois Lane (played by Kate Bosworth)  who worked at the Daily Planet Metropolis and her husband and pilot Richard White, son of The Daily Planet’s Perry White.

Also, this time Superman faces a arch-enemy and cocky villain mastermind Lex Luthor (played by Kevin Spacey) who wants to destroy the Man of Steel by using his ultimate secret weapon, the legendary green crystal rock called Kryptonite which is dangerous to Superman and weaken his superhuman powers and abilities at will.

Superman Returns is a must-see Superman movie, with a lot of breathtaking flying, emotional scenes, spectacular and epic action sequences, humor, drama, romance and anything else you get for a Superman movie. Superman Returns has all of those elements in one. This is a Superman movie that you don’t want to miss. The movie has all the high-flying action, chronograph fight scenes, explosive action scenes, romantic scenes, jaw-dropping visuals and more.

The powers of Superman are unlimited. He has the ability to fire rays of laser beams from his eyes, see-through vision, superhuman strength, agility, flying and impervious to bullets, heat and so on.

Furthermore, I think Superman Returns is about redemption and sacrifice for someone Superman came into contact with personally. 

Superman Returns starred unknown American actor Brandon Routh as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, James Marsden as Richard White, Kevin Spacey as wig-in-disguise villain mastermind Lex Luthor, Sam Huntington as Jimmy Olsen, Tristan Lake Leabu as Jason, Frank Langella as Daily Planet editor Perry White, Eva Marie Saint as Martha Kent and Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Superman’s Kryptonian father. Superman Returns is directed by Bryan Singer who directed the first two X-Men films-X-Men (2000) and X2: X-Men United (2003). Singer also directed the Usual Suspects and 2008 movie Valkyrie. The story is written by Superman creator Richard Donner. 

There will be another Superman movie titled Man of Steel coming out in theaters next year on June 14, 2013 this time directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300, Sucker Punch, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga-Hoole). Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel will be darker, grittier and maybe epic than Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns. 

Man of Steel will be produced by Christopher Nolan (who directed Memento, The Dark Knight and the upcoming third and final Batman film The Dark Knight Rises which hits theaters on July 20^th, 2012), Jonathan Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer.

Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Kevin Costner as Jonathan “Pa” Kent, Diane Lane as Martha “Ma” Kent, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Harry Lennix as General Swanwick, Antje Traue as Faora and Christopher Meloni as General Hardy.