Any news on SUPERMAN sequels special editions?
06-18-06 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
The first two Superman movies will be shown in HD on HBO this month. I'm assuming these are the same transfers that would be used for the new boxed set?
Also, isn't HBO notoroious for showing 2.35:1 movies cropped to fit 1.85:1?
Edit: Found thread: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=453924
Last edited by Numes; 06-18-06 at 09:43 AM.
06-19-06 | 01:14 PM
#228
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Originally Posted by Numes
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Also, isn't HBO notoroious for showing 2.35:1 movies cropped to fit 1.85:1?
Also, isn't HBO notoroious for showing 2.35:1 movies cropped to fit 1.85:1?
06-19-06 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cinephan
Has anyone heard any info on whether the 40's serials are going to be released on DVD to coincide with all this Superman hype?
06-19-06 | 01:48 PM
#230
Originally Posted by Giles
The recent "Ocean's 12" and "Star Wars Episode III" on HBO (HD) retained their full OAR of 2.35 - (fingers crossed for 'Superman I and II)
06-19-06 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Giles
The recent "Ocean's 12" and "Star Wars Episode III" on HBO (HD) retained their full OAR of 2.35 - (fingers crossed for 'Superman I and II)
06-19-06 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Numes
Right, I think Ocean's 12 was about the only movie they presented in its OAR. Good to hear about Star Wars Episode III. I wouldn't consider that a trend, though. I am considering it an anomaly until proven otherwise.
I thought it was by a director's choice, but then they blew up Batman Begins and I think if Nolan had the choice he would want it kept OA.
07-06-06 | 04:25 PM
#237
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So I'm confused reading this thread, when is this coming out and what will it contain for sure? Or does anybody really know the truth? How zen...
07-06-06 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sierra Disc
So I'm confused reading this thread, when is this coming out and what will it contain for sure? Or does anybody really know the truth? How zen...
http://www.supermancinema.co.uk/dail...06/specs.shtml
is going to be your best updated source until there is an official announcement.
07-21-06 | 10:16 AM
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Report by Home Media Retailing from the Comic Con:
Recap:
Superman: The Movie 4-disc Special Edition
Superman II 2-disc Special Edition (Richard Lester's Cut)
Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut
Superman III Deluxe Edition
Superman IV Deluxe Edition
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection - 10 disc Collection ( It seems that it would not include the Donner Cut)
Warner Polishing Off 'Superman' Originals
Author: THOMAS K. ARNOLD
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Posted: July 21, 2006
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SAN DIEGO — On the heels of the box office success of Superman Returns, Warner Home Video today at San Diego Comic-Con International is set to announce it is polishing up the four original “Superman” movies, starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, and giving them the DVD special treatment.
The highlight of the Nov. 28 DVD rollout: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98), a revised version of the controversial 1980 sequel as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed by director Richard Donner, who also helmed the 1978 original.
Donner was fired midway through the shoot and replaced by Richard Lester, who gave the film more of a comic bent. The version of the film being prepared for the DVD features Donner’s original footage, shot but never used, including a never-before-seen beginning, a different ending, and 15 minutes of Marlon Brandon as Jor-El in key scenes that probe deeper into Superman lore and further the relationship between father and son.
Donner had shot most of the Superman II footage while he was filming Superman: The Movie. But as production of the sequel continued, friction between the director and the film’s producers led to his dismissal. Lester was hired to finish the shoot and wound up making substantial changes.
Fan demand ultimately led Warner Bros. to bring Donner back to the studio to remake the movie the way he intended. The re-edit, produced this year, was supervised by Donner, Tom Mankiewicz and Michael Thau, an editor who worked with Donner on the 2001 director’s cut and restoration of Superman: The Movie.
According to a Warner statement, “with this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage in the can. Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.”
Warner Home Video also is releasing a four-disc special edition of Superman: The Movie ($39.92), “deluxe editions” of Superman III and Superman IV ($19.97 each), and a two-disc special edition of Richard Lester’s theatrical version of Superman II ($26.99). These four films also will be available in an eight-disc boxed set, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92).
Orders for all “Superman” movies are due Sept. 19.
The four-disc Superman: The Movie includes two versions of the movie: the 1978 theatrical original and the 2001 director’s cut. The former includes commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind; the latter, commentary by Donner and Mankiewicz.
The set also includes three documentaries and a TV special on the making of the film and the Superman legend, restored scenes, screen tests, nine vintage Max Fleischer Superman cartoons, and the 1951 movies Superman and the Mole-Men, starring TV Superman George Reeves.
Superman II comes with commentary by Spengler and Salkind, vintage TV specials on the making of the film and the 50th anniversary of Superman, a new featurette on the Fleischer cartoon series and eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons.
Today at Comic-Con, Warner’s “Superman” DVDs will be formally announced at 1 p.m. in Room 20 in a session called “Superman Through the Ages.” The studio promises special guests from the Man of Steel’s various film and TV incarnations and a reunion of the key creative talent behind the newly reconstructed Super Man II — The Richard Donner Cut, including Mankiewicz and Thau.
Author: THOMAS K. ARNOLD
[email protected]
Posted: July 21, 2006
Email this Story to Friend
SAN DIEGO — On the heels of the box office success of Superman Returns, Warner Home Video today at San Diego Comic-Con International is set to announce it is polishing up the four original “Superman” movies, starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, and giving them the DVD special treatment.
The highlight of the Nov. 28 DVD rollout: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98), a revised version of the controversial 1980 sequel as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed by director Richard Donner, who also helmed the 1978 original.
Donner was fired midway through the shoot and replaced by Richard Lester, who gave the film more of a comic bent. The version of the film being prepared for the DVD features Donner’s original footage, shot but never used, including a never-before-seen beginning, a different ending, and 15 minutes of Marlon Brandon as Jor-El in key scenes that probe deeper into Superman lore and further the relationship between father and son.
Donner had shot most of the Superman II footage while he was filming Superman: The Movie. But as production of the sequel continued, friction between the director and the film’s producers led to his dismissal. Lester was hired to finish the shoot and wound up making substantial changes.
Fan demand ultimately led Warner Bros. to bring Donner back to the studio to remake the movie the way he intended. The re-edit, produced this year, was supervised by Donner, Tom Mankiewicz and Michael Thau, an editor who worked with Donner on the 2001 director’s cut and restoration of Superman: The Movie.
According to a Warner statement, “with this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage in the can. Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.”
Warner Home Video also is releasing a four-disc special edition of Superman: The Movie ($39.92), “deluxe editions” of Superman III and Superman IV ($19.97 each), and a two-disc special edition of Richard Lester’s theatrical version of Superman II ($26.99). These four films also will be available in an eight-disc boxed set, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92).
Orders for all “Superman” movies are due Sept. 19.
The four-disc Superman: The Movie includes two versions of the movie: the 1978 theatrical original and the 2001 director’s cut. The former includes commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind; the latter, commentary by Donner and Mankiewicz.
The set also includes three documentaries and a TV special on the making of the film and the Superman legend, restored scenes, screen tests, nine vintage Max Fleischer Superman cartoons, and the 1951 movies Superman and the Mole-Men, starring TV Superman George Reeves.
Superman II comes with commentary by Spengler and Salkind, vintage TV specials on the making of the film and the 50th anniversary of Superman, a new featurette on the Fleischer cartoon series and eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons.
Today at Comic-Con, Warner’s “Superman” DVDs will be formally announced at 1 p.m. in Room 20 in a session called “Superman Through the Ages.” The studio promises special guests from the Man of Steel’s various film and TV incarnations and a reunion of the key creative talent behind the newly reconstructed Super Man II — The Richard Donner Cut, including Mankiewicz and Thau.
Superman: The Movie 4-disc Special Edition
Superman II 2-disc Special Edition (Richard Lester's Cut)
Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut
Superman III Deluxe Edition
Superman IV Deluxe Edition
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection - 10 disc Collection ( It seems that it would not include the Donner Cut)
Last edited by dx23; 07-21-06 at 10:37 AM.
07-21-06 | 10:36 AM
#242
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I hope the ComicCon presentation clarifies (in detail) what will be offered. This seems a little confusing to me...
For example, I don't see any specific mention of the new Look Up in the Sky documentary (although I see some stuff that *might* be it), which was supposed to be included in the uber-set. Do I need to go to Best Buy and pick that up now?
For example, I don't see any specific mention of the new Look Up in the Sky documentary (although I see some stuff that *might* be it), which was supposed to be included in the uber-set. Do I need to go to Best Buy and pick that up now?
07-21-06 | 12:33 PM
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WHV Releases Superman DVDs Details
Source: Warner Home Video July 21, 2006
Warner Home Video has made the following announcement about the upcoming "Superman" DVDs:
On November 28, in celebration of the year of Superman, Warner Home Video will release a host of DVDs, all starring the late Christopher Reeve in his landmark portrayal of the Man of Steel. Leading the way will be the long-awaited Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98 SRP), directed by Donner and representing Superman II as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed. An overwhelmingly requested title, the movie features Donner's original footage, shot but never used before, including a never-before-seen beginning, a never-before-seen resolution, with 15 minutes of restored footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El and much more.
Other titles to be released include Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition ($39.92 SRP) which features both the DVD debut of the 1978 theatrical version as well as the 2001 extended edition with commentary from director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, archival footage of additional scenes and screen tests.
Richard Lester's ever-popular Superman II will be available in a new Two Disc Special Edition ($26.99 SRP) including a new featurette, vintage television specials and additional vault elements; and Superman III and IV Deluxe Editions ($19.97 SRP). Finally, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92 SRP) will be offered in an 8-disc boxed set including all the above (except Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut).
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II will delight fans who, for years, have been imploring Warner Home Video via voluminous numbers of petitions, letters, phone calls and e-mails to release the Donner cut.
In fact, Donner had already shot most of the Superman II footage during Superman: The Movie. But as production on the sequel continued, creative differences between the director and the film's producers became irreconcilable and Donner left the project. Although Richard Lester was hired to finish production, he chose to make major changes to the film, leaving only vestiges of Donner's original vision and concepts in the version of Superman II that was ultimately released to theaters.
Now, nearly thirty years later, Warner Home Video is honored to grant the wishes of countless Superman fans. With this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage "in the can." Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.
Most notably, the "Donner cut" restores the Marlon Brando role, filmed for, but not included in the final theatrical release version of Superman II. The legendary Brando's performance as Jor-El has finally been restored in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son.
With so many other changes, large and small, including a variety of Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman, this Superman II will prove to be an eye-opening experience and an important addition to film history.
Superman: The Movie (1978/2001) Four-Disc Special Edition
A box-office smash, an Academy Award® winner and a fan favorite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles an "A List" cast and creative contingent. At its heart is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel.
The movie's legacy was amplified when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom.
Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)
Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight.
Superman III Deluxe Edition (1983)
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming wiz. Reeve reprises his role, deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with old flame Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. When Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve plays both roles with dazzling skill.
Superman IV The Quest For Peace (1987)
Christopher Reeve not only stars as the title hero again but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow).
Supergirl
Creative forces behind Superman: The Movie bring another DC Comics hero to life with this fun- and effects-packed adventure about the Girl of Steel. Helen Slater plays the title role, battling a sorceress (Faye Dunaway) for control of an alien power orb. Peter O'Toole and Mia Farrow add more starpower.
SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
WHV Releases Superman DVDs Details
Source: Warner Home Video July 21, 2006
Warner Home Video has made the following announcement about the upcoming "Superman" DVDs:
On November 28, in celebration of the year of Superman, Warner Home Video will release a host of DVDs, all starring the late Christopher Reeve in his landmark portrayal of the Man of Steel. Leading the way will be the long-awaited Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut ($24.98 SRP), directed by Donner and representing Superman II as it was originally conceived and intended to be filmed. An overwhelmingly requested title, the movie features Donner's original footage, shot but never used before, including a never-before-seen beginning, a never-before-seen resolution, with 15 minutes of restored footage of Marlon Brando as Jor-El and much more.
Other titles to be released include Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition ($39.92 SRP) which features both the DVD debut of the 1978 theatrical version as well as the 2001 extended edition with commentary from director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, archival footage of additional scenes and screen tests.
Richard Lester's ever-popular Superman II will be available in a new Two Disc Special Edition ($26.99 SRP) including a new featurette, vintage television specials and additional vault elements; and Superman III and IV Deluxe Editions ($19.97 SRP). Finally, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92 SRP) will be offered in an 8-disc boxed set including all the above (except Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut).
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II will delight fans who, for years, have been imploring Warner Home Video via voluminous numbers of petitions, letters, phone calls and e-mails to release the Donner cut.
In fact, Donner had already shot most of the Superman II footage during Superman: The Movie. But as production on the sequel continued, creative differences between the director and the film's producers became irreconcilable and Donner left the project. Although Richard Lester was hired to finish production, he chose to make major changes to the film, leaving only vestiges of Donner's original vision and concepts in the version of Superman II that was ultimately released to theaters.
Now, nearly thirty years later, Warner Home Video is honored to grant the wishes of countless Superman fans. With this DVD release, Richard Donner has become the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production with nearly all his footage "in the can." Adding back a substantial amount of that unused footage, the director has seen his original vision restored and brought to fruition.
Most notably, the "Donner cut" restores the Marlon Brando role, filmed for, but not included in the final theatrical release version of Superman II. The legendary Brando's performance as Jor-El has finally been restored in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son.
With so many other changes, large and small, including a variety of Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman, this Superman II will prove to be an eye-opening experience and an important addition to film history.
Superman: The Movie (1978/2001) Four-Disc Special Edition
A box-office smash, an Academy Award® winner and a fan favorite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles an "A List" cast and creative contingent. At its heart is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel.
The movie's legacy was amplified when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom.
Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)
Unwittingly released from Phantom Zone imprisonment, three super-powered Kryptonian criminals (Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas and Jack O'Halloran) plan to enslave Earth - just when Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides to show a more romantic side to Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Gene Hackman (as Lex Luthor) also returns from the first film with a top supporting cast, witty Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight.
Superman III Deluxe Edition (1983)
Meet Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming wiz. Reeve reprises his role, deepening his character's human side as Clark Kent reunites with old flame Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole) at a Smallville High class reunion. When Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve plays both roles with dazzling skill.
Superman IV The Quest For Peace (1987)
Christopher Reeve not only stars as the title hero again but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament. To make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow).
Supergirl
Creative forces behind Superman: The Movie bring another DC Comics hero to life with this fun- and effects-packed adventure about the Girl of Steel. Helen Slater plays the title role, battling a sorceress (Faye Dunaway) for control of an alien power orb. Peter O'Toole and Mia Farrow add more starpower.
SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
07-21-06 | 12:40 PM
#246
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That's strange. The last thing I read in regards to this boxset was that Supergirl would not be included.
07-21-06 | 12:51 PM
#248
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Originally Posted by Cameron
from what I understand its not in the box, but will be released same day as the box. we'll know at 1 pm western
07-21-06 | 01:35 PM
#249
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Originally Posted by LorenzoL
Thanks Cameron. At least I'm glad that they are thinking of releasing Supergirl along with the rest of the Superman movies.
07-21-06 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dx23
Report by Home Media Retailing from the Comic Con:
Recap:
Superman: The Movie 4-disc Special Edition
Superman II 2-disc Special Edition (Richard Lester's Cut)
Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut
Superman III Deluxe Edition
Superman IV Deluxe Edition
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection - 10 disc Collection ( It seems that it would not include the Donner Cut)
Recap:
Superman: The Movie 4-disc Special Edition
Superman II 2-disc Special Edition (Richard Lester's Cut)
Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut
Superman III Deluxe Edition
Superman IV Deluxe Edition
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection - 10 disc Collection ( It seems that it would not include the Donner Cut)
EIGHT Discs:
Warner Home Video also is releasing a four-disc special edition of Superman: The Movie ($39.92), “deluxe editions” of Superman III and Superman IV ($19.97 each), and a two-disc special edition of Richard Lester’s theatrical version of Superman II ($26.99). These four films also will be available in an eight-disc boxed set, The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection ($79.92).
Looks like Superman III & IV are only one disc each.
Think the Superman Returns box office hurt the release of the promised 14-Disc set?
Last edited by The Valeyard; 07-21-06 at 01:53 PM.