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HDDVD Movie : Superman Returns

After almost 20 years since the release of the last Superman movie - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) starring Christopher Reeves, the franchise relaunch the famous superhero after nearly two decades of absence in Superman Returns in 2006. The latest installment of the Superman movie is the continuation of the first two films that starred Reeves. Superman Returns was directed by Bryan Singer; starring Brandon Routh (as Clark Kent/Superman) , Kate Bosworth (as Louis Lane) and Kevin Spacey (as Lex Luthor).

Genre:
Action | Adventure

Movie Trivia:

Several Actresses were considered to play the role of Louis Lane including Claire Danes, Elisha Cuthbert, Keri Russell, Keira Knightley and Mischa Barton.

While actors like Josh Hartnett, Hayden Christensen, Ralph Fiennes, David Duchovny, Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser, Ashton Kutcher, Matthew Bomer, David Boreanaz, Ian Somerhalder, Henry Cavill and Jerry O'Connell were also considered to play as Superman/Clark Kent.

James Caviezel was interested to play the role of Superman, but director Bryan Singer refuse to cast him because he thought that he was "too famous" after his break in The Passion of The Christ.

Johnny Depp was also considered to play as Lex Luthor.

Meanwhile...

The sequel of this film with a working title of Superman: The Man of Steel is expected to be released in 2009.

Movie Synopsis:

After several years of mysterious absence on Earth, people has gotten used to live the way it is without Superman. On his return, he discovered that the world doesn't need him anymore and they had lost hope in him as their hero and savior - one of them was Louis Lane. Louis Lane has already moved on with another man and has a son. Concurrently, Lex Luthor is on his way in doing his evil plans on Earth using crystals from the Fortress of Solitude, that could submerge the entire USA to be replaced by a new land. As Superman begins to restore the faith and relationship between him and humanity -as well as his connection to Louis Lane, he's also forced to deal with his long-time arch-nemesis Lex Luthor and stop him from his dangerous plan that could kill billions of people on Earth.

Can Superman stop Luthor on his evil idea?

Find out on Superman Returns on HDDVD..