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  • Superman in film reached a strange milestone in 2023, when The Flash showed Superman played by Henry Cavill, Nicolas Cage, George Reeves and Christopher Reeve. Computer-generated versions stood in for several of them. The gag packs more than eight decades of screen history into a single cameo. It also hints at a pattern. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the character in June 1938, and cinemas first saw him in 1941. Since then he has been a cartoon, a serial hero, a record-setting blockbuster and the centerpiece of a new studio's plans. Along the way, many Superman movies were developed and then abandoned before they reached cinemas. This documentary asks why so many directors, writers and stars came close and walked away. It asks how a 1978 gamble set the template. And it asks what a character so durable on the page kept costing the studios that tried to film him.

  • On the 26th of September 1941, Paramount Pictures released a cartoon called Superman, the first of 17 theatrical shorts. Fleischer Studios made nine of them. Its successor, Famous Studios, made the remaining eight. Bud Collyer voiced the hero for the Fleischer shorts, and he also played Superman on The Adventures of Superman radio series. Lee Royce took over for the Famous entries. Early titles included The Mechanical Monsters and Billion Dollar Limited, and the run closed with Secret Agent in July 1943.

    Kirk Alyn became the first live-action Superman on film in 1948, in a 15-part serial from Columbia Pictures. His name did not appear in the credits. Noel Neill played Lois Lane, and Tommy Bond played Jimmy Olsen. A second 15-part serial, Atom Man vs. Superman, began releasing in 1950 with the same main cast. Lyle Talbot joined as Lex Luthor, who went by the name Atom Man.

    Lee Sholem directed Superman and the Mole Men in 1951 on a low budget. Lippert Pictures, an independent studio, released it as the first Superman feature film, with George Reeves in the lead. It worked as a trial run for the syndicated series Adventures of Superman, which aired from 1952 to 1958. The film later became a two-part pilot episode called The Unknown People. Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the film and the first season. Noel Neill, who had played the role opposite Alyn, returned in later seasons. The screenplay carried the pseudonym Richard Fielding, which covered Robert Maxwell and Whitney Ellsworth.

    Reeves and Neill reunited in 1954 for Stamp Day for Superman, a short film made for the U.S. Treasury to promote Stamp Day. The next major Superman feature would arrive in 1978.

  • In 1973, producer Ilya Salkind convinced his father Alexander to buy the film rights to Superman. Pierre Spengler was part of the purchase. They hired Mario Puzo to write a script covering two films. They also negotiated with Steven Spielberg to direct, though Alexander eventually landed on Richard Donner.

    Donner was not the first choice. Guy Hamilton was hired first, and Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman signed on as Jor-El and Lex Luthor. Pre-production in Rome stalled when Brando turned out to be unable to film in Italy. He faced an obscenity lawsuit over Last Tango in Paris, released in 1972. The production moved to England in late 1976. Then Hamilton could not work there either, because of a problem with his tax payments.

    Donner brought in Tom Mankiewicz to polish the script, and together they gave it a serious feel with Christ-like overtones. The search for a lead was long. Robert Redford and Burt Reynolds were among the famous figures who turned the role down. Christopher Reeve won it and followed an exercise regimen that added 24 pounds before filming. Margot Kidder was cast as Lois Lane.

    Superman, marketed as Superman: The Movie, carried a budget of US$55 million. That made it the most expensive film made up to that point. John Williams wrote the music. The film succeeded with critics and at the box office. Cameras had already been rolling on its sequel, because the two films were shot at the same time.

  • Richard Donner had shot 75 percent of Superman II when production on the sequel stopped. The film was going over budget, and Donner's relationship with the Salkinds was bad enough that Richard Lester served as a mediator. The filmmakers moved the sequel's planned climax into the first film. After Superman was released, the Salkinds fired Donner and asked Lester to finish the job. Lester gave the sequel a more tongue-in-cheek tone. It still succeeded with critics and at the box office, despite stiff competition that year from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

    On the 28th of November 2006, Donner and producer Michael Thau released their own version of Superman II after many requests from fans. The cut included roughly 80 percent new footage that Donner had shot, including material with Marlon Brando. Critics and the stars of the original film responded warmly. The studio called Donner "the first director in history to be able to complete a film he left during production".

    For Superman III in 1983, Ilya Salkind wrote a treatment that took the story to a cosmic scale. It brought in the villains Brainiac and Mister Mxyzptlk, plus Supergirl. Warner Bros. rejected it and retooled the script into its own film. Brainiac shrank into an evil ultimate computer. Comedian Richard Pryor co-starred as computer genius Gus Gorman, who is manipulated into making fake Kryptonite that corrupts Superman. The film succeeded, yet fans were disappointed. Many felt Pryor's performance diluted the serious tone of the earlier films, and the evil Superman drew controversy. Salkind's rejected proposal was released online in 2007.

    Alexander and Ilya Salkind had also bought the rights to Supergirl, Superman's cousin, and in 1984 they released the spin-off Supergirl. Helen Slater made her first motion picture appearance in the title role. Faye Dunaway received top billing as the villain Selena, and Marc McClure returned as Jimmy Olsen. Reeve was slated for a cameo but backed out, so only his likeness appears, in a photo. Reviews were mostly negative and the box office was poor. Slater still earned a Saturn Award nomination.

    Cannon Films picked up the option on a fourth film in 1987, directed by Sidney J. Furie. Reeve returned because he was interested in the story's topic of nuclear weapons. Kidder and Hackman came back as well. Cannon cut the budget, which led to poor special effects and heavy re-editing. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was a minor financial success but was poorly received. Warner Bros. decided to end the series.

    Before that film failed, Cannon had considered a fifth one with Albert Pyun as director. Cannon's bankruptcy sent the rights back to Alexander and Ilya Salkind. They developed a sequel first called Superman: The New Movie, later retitled Superman Reborn. Reeve and Kidder were expected to return. The story reportedly featured Brainiac and had Superman dying and being resurrected in Kandor, the bottled Kryptonian city. That premise predated the 1992 DC Comics storyline The Death of Superman.

    On the 12th of November 2024, a live reading of an early draft of Superman Reborn took place in Hollywood, California. Ilya Salkind and writers Mark Jones and Cary Bates had approved that draft before later revisions requested by Warner Bros. and DC Comics. In a question-and-answer session afterward, they said George P. Cosmatos had once been attached to direct. The event raised funds for spinal cord injury research, in partnership with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. A recording reached David Kocher's YouTube channel on the 13th of February 2025.

  • In 1993, Warner Bros. bought the Superman film rights from the Salkinds, riding the success of the comic storyline The Death of Superman. Producer Jon Peters was hired to develop a new film, and he hired Jonathan Lemkin to write it.

    Lemkin's script, delivered in March 1995, was also titled Superman Reborn. Lois Lane and Clark Kent had relationship troubles, and Superman fought Doomsday. As Superman died after professing his love, his life force jumped to Lois and gave her a virgin birth. Their child grew to adulthood in three weeks and became the resurrected Superman. Warner Bros. disliked the draft because its themes resembled those of Batman Forever (1995).

    Gregory Poirier's rewrite, dated December 1995, had Brainiac creating Doomsday. In it, Superman visits a psychiatrist before Doomsday kills him. An alien named Cadmus steals the corpse, and the two team up. A powerless Superman wears a robotic suit until his powers return, and at Peters' request he ends in an all-black suit. The script impressed Warner Bros., yet Kevin Smith was hired to rewrite it. Smith felt Poirier's version did not respect the Superman mythos.

    Smith pitched Peters his outline in late 1996 and was handed conditions. Peters did not want Superman to fly, arguing that he would "look like an overgrown Boy Scout". He also wanted a giant spider in the third act. Later demands included Brainiac fighting a polar bear at the Fortress of Solitude. After the Star Wars 20th anniversary re-release, Peters asked for a "space dog" that Brainiac could present to Luthor, purely for merchandising appeal. Smith accepted the terms, realizing he had been hired to carry out a preordained idea.

    Smith's script, titled Superman Lives, had Brainiac sending Doomsday to kill Superman and blocking out the sun to leave him powerless. Superman is resurrected by a Kryptonian robot, the Eradicator. Smith's dream casting included Ben Affleck as Superman. Affleck later played Superman actor George Reeves in the 2006 film Hollywoodland, and then Batman from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.

    Tim Burton signed on to direct with a pay-or-play contract worth $5 million. Smith was told that Burton immediately announced he would do his own version. Nicolas Cage, a comic book fan, signed as Superman with a $20 million pay-or-play contract, believing he could "reconceive the character". Burton argued that Cage could change his persona so completely that no one would recognize Clark Kent as Superman. Kevin Spacey was approached for Lex Luthor, and Christopher Walken was Burton's choice for Brainiac. Chris Rock was cast as Jimmy Olsen. Michael Keaton confirmed his involvement, but when asked about returning as Batman, he would only say "Not exactly". The studio planned a summer 1998 release, the 60th anniversary of Superman's debut in Action Comics.

    In the summer of 1997, Superman Lives entered pre-production under production designer Rick Heinrichs. Burton hired Wesley Strick to rewrite Smith's script, which disappointed Smith. Strick's draft merged Brainiac and Lex Luthor into a villain called "Lexiac". Superman returned through the power of "K", a force representing the spirit of Krypton. Concept artist Sylvain Despretz said Peters brought in kids to rate drawings on the wall, calling the whole effort "basically a toy show". Burton chose Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the main location for Metropolis. A minor piece of the Krypton set was built and then destroyed, and Cage attended a costume fitting. Dan Gilroy was later hired to rewrite the script and lowered the budget from $190 million to $100 million.

    In April 1998, after the critical failure of Batman & Robin the previous year, Warner Bros. put the film on hold. The studio had spent $30 million on development. Burton left to direct Sleepy Hollow and said, "I basically wasted a year." Peters offered the director's job to Michael Bay, Shekhar Kapur and Martin Campbell, and all three declined. William Wisher Jr. was hired in June 1999 for a new script. Cage dropped out in June 2000, and Oliver Stone declined to direct Wisher's draft.

    A 2015 documentary, The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?, covered the backstory. In 2016, Smith said he was open to an animated version with Cage voicing Superman. Cage did voice the hero in the animated Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, released in July 2018. The 1990s test footage then resurfaced in The Flash, where Cage's Superman fights a robotic spider as an homage to the demand Peters made of Smith.

  • In February 2002, filmmaker J. J. Abrams was hired to write a stand-alone Superman screenplay titled Superman: Flyby. He turned in the script that July, designed as the first of a trilogy. Executive Lorenzo di Bonaventura liked it but planned to release Batman vs. Superman first. That project came from writer Andrew Kevin Walker, who pitched it with Wolfgang Petersen attached as director.

    Walker's draft struck the studio as too dark, so Akiva Goldsman rewrote it under the codename Asylum. Goldsman's draft, dated the 21st of June 2002, opened with Bruce Wayne trying to shake the demons of a five-year retirement from crime-fighting. Clark Kent is in despair after his divorce from Lois Lane. When the Joker kills Bruce's bride Elizabeth Miller on their honeymoon, Bruce blames Clark, and the two fight before teaming up against Lex Luthor. The studio wanted Johnny Depp as Batman and Josh Hartnett as Superman. Goldsman later slipped a Superman symbol inside a Batman symbol onto a Times Square banner in I Am Legend as an in-joke.

    Abrams' Flyby script told of a civil war on Krypton between Jor-El and his corrupt brother Kata-Zor. Kal-El is launched to Earth to fulfill a prophecy. In the story, Superman is killed, visits Jor-El in Kryptonian heaven, and returns to defeat four Kryptonians. Brett Ratner was hired to direct in September 2002. Christopher Reeve joined as a consultant and said that "the character is more important than the actor who plays him, because it is an enduring mythology".

    Casting proved brutal. Ratner approached Josh Hartnett, Jude Law, Paul Walker and Brendan Fraser. Hartnett was offered $100 million for a three-picture deal and turned it down. Walker tested and passed on a $10 million deal, later saying, "I don't need it." Law put on the costume and felt immediately that it was "a step too far". Ratner left in March 2003, blaming casting delays and feuds with producer Jon Peters.

    McG returned as director in 2003, with Robert Downey Jr. cast as Lex Luthor. He shot test footage with several candidates, including Henry Cavill. The budget exceeded $200 million, not counting money spent on earlier abandoned projects. McG left over a dispute about locations. He wanted New York City and Canada, while Warner Bros. wanted Sydney, Australia, which would have cost $25 million less. He admitted in 2012 that his fear of flying was the real reason for his objection. Bryan Singer replaced him in July 2004.

    Singer abandoned two films already in pre-production, X-Men: The Last Stand and a remake of Logan's Run, and brought his whole crew from X2. Brandon Routh got the lead partly because he resembled Christopher Reeve. Kevin Spacey played Lex Luthor, and archive footage of Marlon Brando, who had died in 2004, brought back Jor-El. The story followed a five-year search for survivors of Krypton and ignored Superman III, Superman IV and Supergirl. On his return, Superman learns that Lois Lane has had a son and become engaged. Superman Returns arrived in 2006, received positive reviews and grossed about US$391 million worldwide.

    Four months before release, Warner Bros. had announced a summer 2009 sequel. Afterward, studio president Alan F. Horn said the film "should have done $500 million worldwide". Singer countered that it earned enough to justify a sequel. He favored Darkseid as the villain, while writer Michael Dougherty liked Brainiac. In August 2008, production chief Jeff Robinov admitted that Superman Returns "didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to".

    In February 2007, the studio had already hired Michele and Kieran Mulroney to write a Justice League film with a separate Superman, D. J. Cotrona. George Miller signed to direct, and Armie Hammer was cast as Batman. Justice League: Mortal nearly started shooting in Sydney, but the Writers Guild of America strike and a denied Australian tax rebate delayed it. Warner Bros. canceled it after the success of The Dark Knight. Routh did get one more turn in the cape, in the 2019 Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths.

  • In June 2008, Warner Bros. began taking pitches on how to restart Superman. David S. Goyer, during story talks for The Dark Knight Rises, told Christopher Nolan his idea for a modern Superman. Nolan pitched it to the studio in February 2010, and the studio hired him to produce and Goyer to write. Zack Snyder was hired to direct in October. Principal photography began in August 2011 in West Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Vancouver and Plano, Illinois.

    Man of Steel reached cinemas in June 2013 with Henry Cavill as Superman. Amy Adams played Lois Lane, Michael Shannon played General Zod, and Russell Crowe played Jor-El. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane played Jonathan and Martha Kent. It launched what became the DC Extended Universe. Warner Bros. said it fell short of financial expectations even though it turned a profit.

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice came out on the 25th of March 2016, after a delay from July 2015. Goyer wrote it and Snyder directed, with Nolan returning in a smaller producing role. Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons joined the cast over the following months. Goyer had said at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con that Batman and Superman would fight, and the titles considered included Superman Vs Batman.

    During post-production on Justice League, Snyder left the film because of the death of his daughter. Joss Whedon took over, wrote reshoots and directed them. Fans then compared the film to Superman II, since both had a director replaced before completion. An online campaign for a "Snyder Cut" began. In March 2019, Snyder confirmed that his original cut existed. That November, Variety reported that Warner Bros. was unlikely to release it, calling it a "pipe dream". In December, Snyder posted a photo of tape boxes with the caption "Is it real? Does it exist? Of course it does".

    In May 2020, Snyder announced his cut for HBO Max. Finishing the special effects, score, editing and additional shooting cost $70+ million. It was planned as a four-part miniseries and instead came out in 2021 as a four-hour film. Snyder called it non-canonical to the universe, existing in a slightly alternate version of it.

    Cavill's Superman then spent years in limbo. In 2019, Ryan Hadley, a body double for Zachary Levi, played Superman from the neck down in Shazam! because Cavill was unavailable. Cavill himself appeared in the mid-credits scene of Black Adam in 2022. Warner Bros. had considered Matthew Vaughn to direct a Man of Steel sequel, and by the end of 2017 it was not coming "anytime soon, if at all". In 2018, Christopher McQuarrie and Cavill pitched a new Superman film, and James Gunn was asked to write and direct one but chose The Suicide Squad. Michael B. Jordan pitched himself as a Black version of the character. In October 2022, Warner Bros. reopened development with Michael Bay in talks to direct. Steven Knight wrote a treatment that reportedly featured Brainiac, but executives were not thrilled and sent notes.

  • In October 2022, filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran became co-chairmen and co-CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios. That December, Gunn announced he was writing a Superman film about a younger version of the character, a cub reporter dealing with Lois Lane. Henry Cavill was not expected to return, though Gunn and Safran met him to discuss working together in the future. In January 2023, the title was revealed as Superman: Legacy, which Gunn described as the true start of the studio's overarching narrative.

    David Corenswet was cast as Superman in June 2023, and Rachel Brosnahan was cast as Lois Lane. In July, Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi and Nathan Fillion joined as Hawkgirl, Mister Terrific and Guy Gardner. Anthony Carrigan was cast as Metamorpho right after. In November, Nicholas Hoult was cast as Lex Luthor. By February 2024, the film was retitled Superman. A first look at the suit emblem referenced Superman's look in the DC Comics miniseries Kingdom Come. Gunn wrote and directed, and the film was scheduled for the 11th of July 2025.

    Supergirl, announced in January 2023, drew on the miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by writer Tom King. Both films belong to Chapter 1 of the new universe, titled Gods and Monsters. Ana Nogueira was set to write the screenplay in November. In January 2024, Milly Alcock was cast as Supergirl, to debut in another project first. Craig Gillespie was confirmed as director that May. Filming ran from January to May 2025, and the release was scheduled for the 26th of June 2026.

    Cameos have already linked the new film world together. In the animated series Creature Commandos, Clark Kent and Kara Zor-El appear without speaking in a vision of a possible future, killed alongside Batman, Wonder Woman and others. In the Peacemaker episode The Ties That Grind, the two appear as silhouettes beside the Justice Gang. Amanda Waller summons them to help against the Butterfly invasion, and they arrive too late. That scene is a reshoot of a climax that originally featured the Justice League of the earlier universe.

    In June 2025, Gunn said he had begun writing a follow-up that would not be a direct sequel but would feature Superman in a major role. In August, Zaslav confirmed that Gunn was writing and directing the next film in the Super-Family, for which Gunn had finished a script treatment. In September, Gunn announced the title Man of Tomorrow. It was given a release date of the 9th of July 2027.

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Common questions

Who was the first actor to play Superman in a live-action film?

Kirk Alyn was the first live-action Superman on film, in the 15-part Columbia Pictures serial Superman in 1948, though he went uncredited. George Reeves then starred in Superman and the Mole Men in 1951, the first Superman feature film.

How much did the 1978 Superman film cost to make?

The 1978 Superman, marketed as Superman: The Movie, had a budget of US$55 million. That made it the most expensive film made up to that point, and it succeeded with critics and at the box office.

Why was the Tim Burton Superman Lives movie never made?

Warner Bros. put Superman Lives on hold in April 1998 after the critical failure of Batman & Robin. The studio had spent $30 million on development, and Burton left to direct Sleepy Hollow, saying he had basically wasted a year.

When was the Richard Donner Cut of Superman II released?

The Richard Donner Cut of Superman II was released on the 28th of November 2006. Donner and producer Michael Thau assembled it, using roughly 80 percent new footage that Donner had shot, including material with Marlon Brando.

How did Superman Returns perform at the box office?

Superman Returns grossed approximately US$391 million worldwide and received positive reviews. Warner Bros. was still disappointed, and a planned sequel for 2009 was canceled.

Who plays Superman in the 2025 Superman film?

David Corenswet plays Superman in the 2025 film Superman. James Gunn wrote and directed it, and it is the first film of the DC Universe.

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  103. 104J.J. Abrams' First Superman Reboot and All the Other DC Movies That Failed to LaunchFebruary 26, 2021
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  114. 115TITLE OF KEVIN SMITH'S "SUPERGIRL" EPISODE NEARLY BRINGS HIM TO TEARSKevin Melrose — August 13, 2016
  115. 116Kevin Smith Open to an Animated Adaptation of Superman LivesSean Fischer — November 25, 2016
  116. 117Warner Bros. Considered An Animated Version of Tim Burton's SupermanAnthony Couto — October 18, 2017
  117. 118Warner Bros. Nearly Made Tim Burton's 'Superman' Movie An Animated FilmMatthew Mueller — October 22, 2017
  118. 119Exclusive: Nicolas Cage plays Superman, Halsey is Wonder Woman in 'Teen Titans GO!'March 12, 2018
  119. 120'Crisis on Infinite Earths': Showrunner Marc Guggenheim on Plotting The CW's Six-Show Crossover EventLaToya Ferguson — December 6, 2019
  120. 123MagazineHow The Flash brought to life a Superman that could have beenNick Romano — June 16, 2023
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  128. 131Exclusive Book Excerpt: How Batman vs. Superman's Development Hell Gave Way to Batman BeginsS. T. VanAirsdale — February 28, 2012
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  133. 136Johnny Depp casi protagoniza una película de Batman vs SupermanDavid Larrad — 16 August 2021
  134. 137NewsThe Original American PsychoSmith, Adam — July 2005
  135. 138NewsEXCLUSIVE: Christian Bale Met For Superman Role In Wolfgang Petersen's 'Batman Vs. Superman'Brian Jacks — March 15, 2010
  136. 139News'Batman Vs. Superman' Coming in 2009, But Will We Live To See It?Larry Carroll — MTV Movies Blog — December 3, 2007
  137. 140Ratner Talks 'Superman'Stax — September 17, 2002
  138. 141NewsLara Lane?Stax — February 3, 2003
  139. 142Ratner, Bay Deny 'Superman' RumorsStax — January 31, 2003
  140. 143NewsSupe's on with 'X' manMichael Fleming et al. — July 18, 2004
  141. 144'I didn't want to be swallowed up': Actor Josh Hartnett on swapping Hollywood for HampshireJuly 28, 2024
  142. 145Paul Walker Doc Reveals Why He Turned Down Superman Role & $10 Million DealJanuary 15, 2024
  143. 146NewsPaul Walker in 2003: Why I turned down playing SupermanDarel Jevens — December 1, 2013
  144. 147Jude Law Says He Turned Down Playing Superman After Trying on Costume: "Felt Like a Step Too Far"Carly Thomas — June 13, 2024
  145. 148Boreanaz, Webster Talk SupermanStax — March 4, 2003
  146. 149NewsAshton Kutcher Describes His 'Superman' Audition, Makes A Pitch For He-Man?!Rick Marshall — MTV Splash Page — September 8, 2014
  147. 150Kutcher Talks SupermanStax — March 13, 2003
  148. 151NewsMarsden Talks Superman Returns!Kelvin Chavez — Latino Review — May 12, 2006
  149. 152News'White Collar' Actor Recalls Brief Time As Brett Ratner's SupermanRick Marshall — MTV Splash Page — January 26, 2010
  150. 153Matt Bomer claims he missed out on Superman role because of his sexualityCatherine Shoard — June 12, 2024
  151. 154News'Man of Steel' star Amy Adams' super thrill: Getting dream role of Lois Lane she'd imagined since childhoodEthan Sacks — June 11, 2013
  152. 155Lex Lecter? Perry Walken? Jor-Ralph?Stax — March 19, 2003
  153. 156NewsRatner off SupermanStax — March 20, 2003
  154. 157Fraser Talks 'Superman'Stax — November 3, 2003
  155. 158Superman HiringsStax — March 24, 2004
  156. 159News'I, Robot' Has Superstar InputWilliam Keck — July 8, 2004
  157. 160NewsMcG Says Robert Downey Jr. Would've Been Lex Luthor in His 'Superman'; Describes His Original, Darker Ending For 'Terminator: Salvation'Gabe Toro — February 20, 2012
  158. 161NewsExclusive Interview: Michael Cassidy, from Hidden Palms InputOscar Dahl — June 20, 2007
  159. 162That's Just Super, ManWillow Green — December 7, 2004
  160. 163NewsPar girding up for 'War'Michael Fleming et al. — August 11, 2004
  161. 164Superman Director Up, Up, and Away!Stax — July 11, 2004
  162. 165Could Warner Bros. Turn Unproduced Screenplays into DC Animated Films? Geoff Johns Says it's a PossibilityAdam Chatwood — Collider.com — May 6, 2013
  163. 166NewsStudio Sets Super SequelsFebruary 23, 2006
  164. 167NewsExclusive: DC Comics President Gives Superman UpdateKellvin Chavez — October 9, 2008
  165. 168MagazineSpacey set for 'Superman' sequelAnne Thompson — July 10, 2007
  166. 169NewsSuperman Returns' Lois Lane, Kate BosworthHeather Newgen — Superhero Hype! — June 16, 2006
  167. 170NewsHuntington Signed for Two 'Superman' SequelsHeather Newgen — Superhero Hype! — June 9, 2006
  168. 171NewsFrank Langella on the Return of Perry WhiteEdward Douglas — Superhero Hype! — November 8, 2007
  169. 172Brandon Routh and Bryan Singer Tease 'Superman Returns' SequelFred Topel — November 17, 2006
  170. 173NewsHorn Planning Superman Sequel for 2009Superhero Hype! — August 18, 2006
  171. 174NewsSinger Talks Superman Returns SequelOlly Richards — March 12, 2008
  172. 175News'Superman' Sequel Eyeing March '08 StartSuperhero Hype! — March 19, 2007
  173. 176NewsBryan Singer Says 'Superman Returns' Was Made For "More of a Female Audience", Sequel Would've Featured DarkseidBen Brock — February 4, 2014
  174. 177NewsWhat Might Have Been: 'Superman Returns' Co-Writer Talks Loosely Planned SequelChristopher Bell — November 6, 2010
  175. 178News'Justice' prevails for Warner Bros.Pamela McClintock et al. — February 22, 2007
  176. 179News'Justice League' film gets scriptPamela McClintock — June 15, 2007
  177. 180NewsGeorge Miller to lead 'Justice League'Diane Garrett — September 20, 2007
  178. 181NewsBrandon Routh Exclusive Video Interview – 'Lie To Me'Frosty — April 23, 2008
  179. 182NewsA Film's Superheroes Face Threat of StrikeMichael Cieply — March 1, 2008
  180. 183NewsGale is lassoed for filmAndrew Hornery — February 9, 2008
  181. 184NewsThe Social Network's Armie Hammer Talks Special Effects, Misogyny, and the Downside of Being Tall and HandsomeKyle Buchanan — October 20, 2010
  182. 185NewsAustralia denies killing Justice LeagueMichaela Boland — January 17, 2008
  183. 186NewsBrandon Routh Says His 'Superman' Contract Has ExpiredJosh Wigler — MTV Splash Page — July 6, 2009
  184. 187NewsThe Vine: Young actors seek JusticeBorys Kit — October 15, 2007
  185. 188NewsHoly Double Take, Batman! Here Comes a New Caped CrusaderMarc Malkin — September 25, 2008
  186. 189NewsMega movie refused rebateGarry Maddox — March 19, 2008
  187. 190NewsWarner Bros. to serve 'Justice' in '09Diane Garrett — February 26, 2008
  188. 191NewsFilm greenlights in limboMichael Fleming et al. — February 27, 2008
  189. 192NewsJustice League' Movie Still A Possibility, Says Director... Just Not Anytime SoonCasey Seijas — MTV Splash Page — March 9, 2009
  190. 193James Gunn Reveals 'Superman: Legacy' Title Change on First Day of FilmingZack Sharf — 2024-02-29
  191. 194Saving a Studio? This Looks Like a Job for Superman!Ben Fritz — July 11, 2025
  192. 195Black Superman Movie Was Reportedly Canceled For Being "Too Woke"Felipe Rangel — 2025-07-11
  193. 196DC Studios Co-Head James Gunn Says J.J. Abrams' Superman Film Is Still In Development & Shares The Difficulties Of An Open Casting CallArmando Tinoco — January 22, 2024
  194. 197NewsExclusive Jeff East InterviewSteve Younis — November 17, 2004
  195. 198Henry Cavill to Play Superman!!Superhero Hype! — January 30, 2011
  196. 199Meet the Young 'Man of Steel' Dylan SprayberryJune 10, 2013
  197. 200Richmond boy plays young Clark Kent in 'Man of Steel'Tony Farrell — June 9, 2013
  198. 201'Superman: Legacy': James Gunn Taps David Corenswet And Rachel Brosnahan For Clark Kent And Lois Lane In DC Studios FilmJustin Kroll — June 27, 2023
  199. 202MagazineAmy Adams to play Lois Lane in 'Superman'Sara Vilkomerson — March 27, 2011
  200. 203'Man Of Steel' Taps Laurence Fishburne As News Chief Perry WhiteEric Ditzian — MTV — March 8, 2011
  201. 204MagazineBatman v Superman: Jimmy Olsen appearance revealedAnthony Breznican — March 25, 2016
  202. 205Kevin Costner Joins Zack Snyder's Superman RebootBo Moore — March 18, 2011
  203. 206Diane Lane Will Play Martha Kent in SupermanBrendan Bettinger — March 2, 2011
  204. 207Russell Crowe Eyes 'Superman' MovieBorys Kit — June 15, 2011
  205. 208Julia Ormond Out As Man of Steel's Biological Mom!!September 25, 2011
  206. 209Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor in Superman/Batman, Jeremy Irons Set as AlfredDave McNary — January 31, 2014
  207. 210'Man of Steel' Adds Jadin Gould as Young Lana LangRuss Fischer — January 24, 2012
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  209. 212'The Flash' Movie Enlists Sasha Calle as SupergirlAaron Coach — February 19, 2021
  210. 213'Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow' Adds David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham (Exclusive)Borys Kit — January 17, 2025
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  255. 259Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology (Blu-ray)June 7, 2011
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  257. 261James Gunn Calls Superman "Huge Priority", Debunks Speculation About His Feelings Toward Henry CavillRyan Gajewski — December 10, 2022
  258. 262James Gunn Writing Superman MovieAaron Couch et al. — December 14, 2022
  259. 263New 'Superman' Pic In The Works With James Gunn Penning, Henry Cavill Not To Star; Ben Affleck In Talks To Helm A Future DC PicAnthony D'Alessandro — December 14, 2022
  260. 264James Gunn Writing New 'Superman' Film; Henry Cavill Will Not Return, but Eyed to Play Different DC CharacterMatt Donnelly — December 14, 2022
  261. 265Exclusive: Ta-Nehisi Coates To Write Upcoming Superman Film From DC And Warner Bros.Trey Mangum — February 26, 2021
  262. 266Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write New Superman Movie for Warner Bros.Borys Kit et al. — February 26, 2021
  263. 267Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Future of SupermanRichard Newby — February 26, 2021
  264. 268Behind Warner Bros.' Search for a Black SupermanTatiana Siegel et al. — May 5, 2021
  265. 269When Racebending Goes Too Far: Erasing Existing Black CharactersJamie Broadnax — July 22, 2021
  266. 270Exclusive: Michael B. Jordan Developing His Own Black Superman Project for HBO MaxJeff Sneider — July 23, 2021
  267. 271DC at a Turning Point: James Gunn Pitches Secret Movie, Dwayne Johnson Flexes His Superman Power (Exclusive)Borys Kit — October 17, 2022
  268. 272'Devotion' Filmmaker J.D. Dillard No Longer Developing 'Star Wars' Movie for Lucasfilm (Exclusive)Drew Taylor — November 8, 2022
  269. 273MagazineWarner Bros. announces 10 DC movies, including 'Wonder Woman'Darren Franich — October 15, 2014
  270. 274Warner Bros. Puts 'Man of Steel' Sequel Into Active Development (Exclusive)Umberto Gonzalez — August 8, 2016
  271. 275Dwayne Johnson's Rock: Meet Dany Garcia, the Woman Behind Hollywood's Highest EarnerTufayel Ahmed — September 15, 2016
  272. 276Amy Adams Confirms Man of Steel 2 Script is 'in the Works'Kevin Melrose — November 6, 2016
  273. 277Exclusive: Warner Bros. Eyeing Matthew Vaughn to Direct 'Man of Steel 2'Adam Chitwood — March 13, 2017
  274. 278Rocketman producer Matthew Vaughn explains what his Man of Steel 2 may have looked likeKaren Han — May 30, 2019
  275. 279Looks Like Christopher McQuarrie Pitched Both Superman And Green Lantern Movies To DCSarah El-Mahmoud — July 5, 2019
  276. 280In 'Justice League', DC looks beyond Batman and SupermanJake Coyle — November 14, 2017
  277. 281DC Shake-Up in the Works After 'Justice League' Stumbles (Exclusive)Brent Lang — December 7, 2017
  278. 282DC Films Plots Future With Superman, Green Lantern and R-Rated MoviesLang Brent et al. — November 26, 2019
  279. 283Report: Before The Suicide Squad, James Gunn was offered SupermanDon Kaye — February 4, 2019
  280. 284The Suicide Squad: James Gunn Talks the Creative Freedom of That R-RatingDavid Crow — April 27, 2021
  281. 285We Haven't Seen the Last of Henry Cavill's Man of SteelAnthony D'Alessandro — May 27, 2020
  282. 286Henry Cavill in Talks to Return as Superman in Upcoming DC MovieMay 27, 2020
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  284. 288Henry Cavill Won't Back DownBrian Raftery — November 19, 2019
  285. 289Zack Snyder Reveals Who Would Have Fought Superman in 'Man of Steel 2'Brandon Katz — May 10, 2021
  286. 290Heat Vision NewsletterAaron Couch et al. — October 21, 2022
  287. 291Henry Cavill Confirms He Is "Back as Superman" for Future DC MoviesAaron Couch et al. — October 24, 2022
  288. 292Henry Cavill Says Superman Will Be 'Enormously Joyful' When He Returns: 'I Never Gave Up Hope' and 'There's a Bright Future Ahead'Zack Sharf — October 26, 2022
  289. 293Henry Cavill Interview: Enola Holmes 2Madeline Lapreziosa — November 1, 2022
  290. 294Henry Cavill on James Gunn's DC Studios Move: 'I Cannot Wait to Have Long Conversations With Him'Kat Bailey — November 1, 2022
  291. 295Henry Cavill's Superman Encounters Setbacks to Possible DC Return (Exclusive)Umberto Gonzalez — November 18, 2022
  292. 296Patty Jenkins' 'Wonder Woman 3' Not Moving Forward as DC Movies Hit Turning Point (Exclusive)Borys Kit — December 7, 2022
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