uperman II: The Richard Donner Cut is a 2006 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. The cut was supervised by Donner, creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz who penned the screenplay for Superman: The Movie and the 1977 shooting script for Superman II[1] on which the Donner cut is based, and Michael Thau, an editor who worked with Donner on the 2001 director's cut and restoration of Superman: The Movie.Unlike many "special edition" and “director’s cut” movies released over the years, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut will essentially be a completely new film. As much as half of the film contains never-before seen material filmed by Donner, including 15 minutes of restored Marlon Brando scenes as Superman's father Jor-El as well as numerous new Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder scenes. There will also be several newly-filmed shots with CGI enhancements. Richard Donner is credited as director of the film instead of Richard Lester—the original credited director of Superman II. More than half of Lester's footage filmed for Superman II has been removed from the film and replaced with Donner footage shot during the original principal photography from 1977-1978. Certain footage filmed by Richard Lester remains in sequences that were not shot by Donner due to the halt in production for this film.According to Warner Home Video, the film will be released on DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray Disc on November 28, 2006 in the US. In the UK, it was released on November 20 and will also be included with the Christopher Reeve Superman Collection 8-disc box set. It will not be included with the Christopher Reeve Superman Collection in the US. However, Warner Home Video announced it will be included in the Ultimate Superman Collection 14-disc box set to be released on November 28, 2006 in the US.
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