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- In a 2004 interview, Margot Kidder claimed that Richard Donner shot enough scenes to make his own cut of the film, and that the unused footage was "somewhere in a vault." A website started a petition for Warner Bros. to allow and sponsor Donner's cut of this movie. The footage was re-edited into Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980).
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Trivia. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut. Edit. Richard Donner had been approached about a possible Director's Cut of this film as early as 2001, however complex legal issues involving the cut footage, as well as reluctance on the part of Donner prevented any official restoration from taking place.
Trivia. Superman II. In a 2004 interview, Margot Kidder claimed that Richard Donner shot enough scenes to make his own cut of the film, and that the unused footage was "somewhere in a vault." A website started a petition for Warner Bros. to allow and sponsor Donner's cut of this movie.
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 re-edited director's cut of the 1980 superhero film Superman II. It is a sequel to Richard Donner 's 1978 film Superman, based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name, and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, and Marlon Brando.
- Much of Superman II was shot alongside Superman: The Movie. Making the first major motion picture to star Superman was ambitious in itself in the late 1970s, but producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind were thinking bigger even before Superman: The Movie flew into theaters in 1978.
- Richard Lester was brought in very early to replace Richard Donner. As production on Superman and Superman II wore on, director Richard Donner clashed frequently with the Salkinds and their on-set producer, Pierre Spengler, over various aspects of the production, including his supposedly outlandish expenditures on the movie.
- In improvised backstory convinced Terence Stamp to sign on to play General Zod in Superman II. Though Superman villain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) was still around for the sequel, Superman II was an adventure that required a bit more super-powered might from its villain, and therefore introduced the Kryptonian criminal General Zod and his two loyal lieutenants, Ursa and Non.
- Richard Donner was fired from Superman II via telegram. Superman was released over the holiday season of 1978 and quickly became both a commercial and critical success.
Jun 7, 2021 · Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut changes elements of the 1980 sequel, showing where new director Richard Lester went wrong with the franchise.
- Brian Vanhooker
Trivia about Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut According to editor Michael Thau, the films contains about 200 new special effects. Most of the new scenes in this cut were shot during the production of the original Superman. They had to be re-written and re-shot by Richard Lester because, under...
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 superhero film that is a re-edit of the 1980 film Superman II. It has been officially sanctioned by Warner Bros. and director Richard Donner, and stars Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp and Marlon Brando.
