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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 10/6/06
WARNER HOME VIDEO ANNOUNCES
SUPERMAN ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Superpowered 14-Disc Collector's Edition Includes
Superman Returns Special Edition
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition
Superman II Two Disc Special Edition
Superman III & IV Deluxe Editions
Bonus Discs Featuring 20 Hours of Extra Content Includes:
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman,
Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
and Bryan Singer's Video Journal
Burbank, Calif. October 6, 2006 - Warner Home Video continues to celebrate
the year of Superman with the release of the Superman Ultimate Collector's
Edition (UCE) on November 28 -- day and date with the DVD debut of the
Superman Returns Special Edition as well as the previously announced Superman
DVDs Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut and The Christopher Reeve Superman
Collection.
The Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition includes all six films in the
Superman theatrical franchise -- Superman Returns Special Edition, Superman
II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition,
Superman II Two Disc Special Edition, Superman III & IV Deluxe Editions
-- and is loaded with more than 20 hours of bonus features. Three bonus
discs include Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman and exclusive
to the collection, You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman, a
feature length documentary, plus Bryan Singer's video journals chronicling
the making of Superman Returns. The Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition
will sell for $99.92 SRP.
The 14-disc set will be packaged in a collectible keepsake tin which
is shelf ready and holds the set inside lenticular packaging, along with
a reproduction of the comic book Superman issue #7, a Superman overview
booklet and a mail-in offer for five Superman theatrical movie posters.
This Collection is a "must have" for any fan.
Also being released the same day will be the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc
versions of Superman: The Movie and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.
The bonus materials for Superman: The Movie (2000 Expanded Edition) include
commentary by Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, two featurettes: Taking
Flight: The Development of Superman, Making Superman: Filming the Legend,
additional footage, music only track and trailers. All bonus materials
on the Standard Definition version of Superman II: The Richard Donner
Cut will be included on the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions. Both titles
will be available for $28.99 SRP.
Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition
Street Date: November 28, 2006
$99.92 SRP
Not Rated
Superman Returns Special Edition
Run Time: 157 minutes
$34.99 SRP
Rated PG-13 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Run Time: 122 minutes
$24.98 SRP
Rated PG
Superman: The Movie Four Disc Special Edition
Run Time: 151 minutes
$39.92 SRP
Rated PG Superman II Two Disc Special Edition
Run Time: 127 minutes
$26.99 SRP
Rated PG
Superman III Deluxe Edition
Run Time: 125 minutes
$19.97 SRP
Rated PG Superman IV The Quest For Peace
Run Time: 90 minutes
$19.97 SRP
Rated PG
Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Run Time: 110 minutes
$14.99 SRP
The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection
Street Date: November 28, 2006
Collection: $68.92 SRP
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Details of New Warner Superman Theatrical Releases
Superman Returns Special Edition
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
faces the heartbreaking realization that the woman he loves, Lois Lane,
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.
Disc 1
" 2006 Theatrical Version
Disc 2
" Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns
" Resurrecting Jor-El
" Deleted Scenes
" Trailers
" EA Game Trailer
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.
DVD Special Features:
" All new introduction by director Richard Donner
" Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom
Mankiewicz
" New featurette Superman II: Restoring the Vision
" Deleted scenes
" Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature
film only)
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
a cast and creative contingent as only a big movie can. At its heart (just
as in three sequels) is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate
portrayal of a most human Man of Steel. Watching Superman again isn't
just like being a kid again. It's better.
The movie's legacy soared even higher 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. Reeve, Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor) and
Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) give indelible performances that fuel the film's
aura of legend.
DVD Special Features:
Disc One
" Original 1978 theatrical version with its original Dolby Stereo
theatrical soundtrack, as well as remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1.
" Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya
Salkind
" Theatrical trailers
" TV spot
" Languages: English & Français
" Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature
film only)
Disc Two
" 2000 expanded edition movie with commentary by director Richard
Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
" Music-only audio track as well as Dolby Digital 5.1 English
" Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português
(feature film only)
Disc Three
" Three documentaries:
o Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
o Making Superman: Filming the Legend
o The Magic Behind the Cape
" Restored scenes
" Screen tests
" Audio-only bonus: additional music cues
Disc Four
" Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie
" 1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves
" Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior
vault elements:
o Oscar nominee Superman
o The Mechanical Monsters
o Billion Dollar Limited
o The Arctic Giant
o The Bulleteers
o The Magnetic Telescope
o Electric Earthquake
o Volcano
o Terror on the Midway
Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition (1980)
"I thought the original Superman was terrific entertainment,"
the Chicago Sun-Times' Roger Ebert wrote, "and so I was a little
startled to discover that I liked Superman II even more." 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 and with a top supporting cast, witty
Richard Lester direction and visuals that astound and delight, Superman
II saves the day any day you watch it.
DVD Special Features:
Disc One
" Movie with commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer
Pierre Spengler
" Soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
" Superman's Soufflé deleted scene
" Theatrical trailer
" Languages: English & Français
" Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature
film only)
Disc Two
" Vintage TV specials The Making of Superman II and Superman 50th
Anniversary
" New featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series
" Eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault
elements:
o Japoteurs
o Showdown
o Eleventh Hour
o Destruction, Inc.
o The Mummy Strikes
o Jungle Drums
o The Underground World
o Secret Agent
Superman III Deluxe Edition (1983)
After Superman: The Movie's epic storytelling and Superman II's awesome
battles, how could the first two hits be topped? In Superman III, meet
Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a half-witted computer programming natural.
For him a keyboard is a weapon - and Superman faces the microelectronic
menace of his life. Christopher Reeve reprises his most beloved 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. And when
Superman becomes his own worst enemy after Kryptonite exposure, Reeve
pulls off both roles with dazzling skill. Incredible visual effects abound
- but above all it has heart, heroism and high-flying humor. All in abundance.
DVD Special Features:
" Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre
Spengler
" Vintage TV special The Making of Superman III
" Deleted scenes
" Theatrical trailer
" Languages: English & Français
" Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature
film only)
Superman IV The Quest For Peace Deluxe Edition (1987)
Christopher Reeve not only dons the title hero's cape for the fourth time
but also helped develop the movie's provocative theme: nuclear disarmament.
"For me, it's the most personal of the entire series," Reeve
said. "It directly reflects what Superman should be, and should be
doing." Superman does a lot this time around. 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). The two foes clash in an explosive extravaganza that sees Superman
save the Statue of Liberty, plug a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna and
rebuild the demolished Great Wall of China.
DVD Special Features
" Commentary by screenwriter Mark Rosenthal
" Deleted scenes
" Theatrical trailer
" Languages: English & Français
" Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature
film only)
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