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Superman II is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. [8][9][10] It is the second installment in the Superman film series and a sequel to Superman (1978).
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Like the first installment, the film begins with a prologue in which General Zod and his co-conspirators, Ursa and Non, are banished to the Phantom Zone by the Kryptonian elders as punishment for their crimes. The story then moves forward in time. Clark learns from Perry White that Lois is in France, where terrorists who have seized the Eiffel Towe...
Off-screen problems hampered production of this movie: like other Salkind productions such as The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), this was filmed at the same time as the first Superman movie to be a direct sequel. However, Marlon Brando filed suit over his percentage of the first film's profits, so as a response, the Salkind...
Superman IIwas released in Europe and Australia (December 4, 1980) before being released in the United States (June 19, 1981).
Superman II: Directed by Richard Lester. With Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Richard Lester
- 1981-06-19
- 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.
Released in 1981, the soundtrack album to Superman II was composed and conducted by Ken Thorne, based on original themes composed by John Williams. The disc itself was a very interesting item. The surface of the record itself had been laser-etched with 5 Superman logos circling each side, which...
Superman II is a 1980 superhero film, and the sequel to Superman: The Movie. Showing Superman 's battle with General Zod , it was initially directed by Richard Donner , who was fired during production and replaced by Richard Lester .
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