Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006 film directed by Bryan Singer
more_vert
Superman Returns
pencil

Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the sixth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a homage sequel to Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), while ignoring the events of Superman III (1983), Supergirl (1984), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). The film stars Brandon Routh as Clark Kent/Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, with James Marsden, Frank Langella, and Parker Posey. The film tells the story of the title character returning to Earth after a five-year absence. He finds that his love interest Lois Lane has moved on with her life, and that his archenemy Lex Luthor is plotting a scheme to kill Superman and reshape North America.

View details Hide details
expand_more
Directed by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Produced by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Written by add_black written by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Screenplay by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Story by
  • Bryan Singer
  • Michael Dougherty
  • Dan Harris
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Based on
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Starring
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Narrated by add_black narrated by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Music by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Cinematography
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Edited by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Animation by add_black animation by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Layouts by add_black layouts by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Backgrounds by add_black backgrounds by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Color process add_black color process
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production company
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Distributed by
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Release date
  • June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) (Los Angeles)
  • June 28, 2006 (2006-06-28) (United States)
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Running time
154 minutes
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country
United States
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Language
English
this text will appear in brackets
e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Budget
  • $223 million (gross)
  • $204 million (net)
Box office
$391.1 million

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Type
pencil
Class
add_black pencil
Theme
add_black pencil
Tone
add_black pencil
Mood
add_black pencil
Lex Luthor: [angrily throws coconut into the ocean] Kitty Kowalski: Lex! We only have six of those! Lex Luthor: Six? [laughs maniacally] Lex Luthor: [screaming] I would trade three hundred THOUSAND coconuts and every ounce of your blood for a QUART OF GASOLINE! Kitty Kowalski: But what will we have to eat? Lex Luthor: [eyes the dog in Kitty's arms maliciously]
  • When Clark is walking around the office with the TVs displaying news reports (after Luthor steals the kryptonite) the news reports can be heard mentioning the city of Gotham, home of the Batman.
  • DC Comics' character Aquaman is on Jason's pajamas.
  • A break-in on the set of Superman Returns (2006), 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.
  • There are numerous references to specific Superman comic books. Superman recreates the cover of Action #1 in one scene where he holds a car above his head, and the entire "Space Plane" sequence was from John Byrne's Man of Steel miniseries in 1986, explaining how he first met Lois Lane.
  • Brandon Routh, who plays Superman, is two years younger than Tom Welling, who plays the teenage version of the same character on the TV series Smallville (2001).

This page is the FamousFix profile for Superman Returns. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.

On the Superman Returns page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.

Terms of Use · Copyright · Privacy
Copyright 2006-2023, FamousFix · 0.34s