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They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all – their capacity for good – I have sent them you... my only son.” – Jor-El</I></div> <div> <I>Superman </I>– born on a planet which has long since died – has been raised by adoptive parents on the Kent farm in Kansas. The young boy <I>Kal-El </I>is renamed <I>Clark Kent</I>, and though he has grown up among humans, he is not one of them. Under Earth’s yellow sun, he can do things humans can only dream of, but to co-exist with them he must live a dual life as mild, unassuming Clark Kent, secretly transforming into the <I>Man of Steel </I>when the world cries out for him.</div> <div> But now, the world’s crises have gone unheeded for five long years since Superman’s mysterious disappearance. Without him, crime has risen in the city of Metropolis and beyond; that’s not even counting the future destructive acts of <I>Lex Luthor</I>, who has been sprung from prison with the specific intent of using Superman’s technological secrets for his own personal gain and glory.</div> <div> <I>Lois Lane</I>, star reporter for the <I>Daily Planet </I>and the love of Superman’s life, has moved on since Superman left without a word. She has even won a Pulitzer Prize for her essay, “Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman.” Lois has other issues to contend with – she is now engaged to the editor’s nephew and has a young son to look after.</div> <div> But for Superman, the long search for his place in the universe ends back at the Kent farm, among the only family he has ever known. His destiny lies in Metropolis, where one look in Lois’s eyes tells him that this place, among the flawed but ultimately good people of Earth, is his true home.</div> <div> And with Lex’s plan coming to fruition mere hours after his return, the world will never need Superman more than it does now.</div> <div> Warner Bros. Pictures presents <I>Superman Returns, </I>a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world’s most beloved Super Heroes, directed by Bryan Singer (<I>X2: X-Men United</I>, <I>X-Men</I>, <I>The Usual Suspects</I>). An extraordinary new vision that showcases groundbreaking visual effects technology, <I>Superman Returns </I>tells an intimate story of one man’s unattainable love and struggle to belong against a backdrop of vast scope and scale, set in a modern-day Metropolis.</div> <div> <I>Superman Returns </I>stars newcomer Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth (<I>Beyond the Sea</I>, <I>Blue Crush</I>), James Marsden (<I>X2: X-Men United</I>, <I>The Notebook</I>), Frank Langella (HBO’s <I>Unscripted</I>), Academy Award-winner Eva Marie Saint (<I>North By Northwest</I>), Parker Posey (<I>Best in Show</I>), Kal Penn (<I>Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle</I>), Sam Huntington (<I>Detroit Rock City</I>), and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey (<I>Beyond the Sea</I>, <I>American Beauty, The Usual Suspects</I>). Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Jon Peters production in association with Bad Hat Harry Productions, a Bryan Singer film, <I>Superman Returns</I><B>, </B>starring BRANDON ROUTH, KATE BOSWORTH, JAMES MARSDEN, FRANK LANGELLA, EVA MARIE SAINT, PARKER POSEY, KAL PENN, SAM HUNTINGTON and KEVIN SPACEY. Directed by BRYAN SINGER, the film is produced by JON PETERS, BRYAN SINGER and GILBERT ADLER. The executive producers are CHRIS LEE, THOMAS TULL and SCOTT MEDNICK. The screenplay is by MICHAEL DOUGHERTY & DAN HARRIS, story by BRYAN SINGER & MICHAEL DOUGHERTY & DAN HARRIS. The director of photography is NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL A.S.C.; the production designer is GUY HENDRIX DYAS; the film is edited by JOHN OTTMAN and ELLIOT GRAHAM; the music is by JOHN OTTMAN; and the costumes are designed by LOUISE MINGENBACH. The film is based upon Superman characters created by JERRY SIEGEL & JOE SHUSTER and published by DC Comics. This film is rated “PG-13” by the MPAA for “some intense action violence.”</div> <div> <I>Superman Returns </I>will be released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.supermanreturns.com</div> <div> SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> This website is created and designed by MovieGrande International, 2006</div> <div> This is an unofficial website with educational purpose. All pictures, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and may not be reproduced for any reason whatsoever. If proper notation of owned material is not given please notify us so we can make adjustments. 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