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Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month, rent, or buy. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Jor-El of Krypton sends his baby to Earth, where he grows up as Clark Kent and works at the Daily Planet.
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Purchase Superman: The Movie on digital and stream instantly or download offline. RESTORED WITH ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE! Follow the Man of Steel's story from Krypton to Smallville to his life in Metropolis and his alter-ego, mild-mannered Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Both Superman and Clark Kent must contend with the brilliant villain Lex Luthor and the tenacious, often-in-danger reporter Lois Lane.
A new film starring the character, titled simply Superman, is scheduled for release in July 2025. Written and directed by James Gunn, and co-produced by Gunn and Peter Safran, it is intended to be the first live-action film of the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise and shared universe. David Corenswet has been cast as Superman for the film.
Nov 8, 2020 · The 1978 original theatrical cut of Superman, from my own 1979 VHS copy from WCI Home Video.
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The film's opening scenes combine great intergalactic special effects with ponderous acting and dialogue -- most of it from Marlon Brando, who, as Superman's father, sends the kid to Earth in a spaceship that barely survives the destruction of the planet Krypton. Brando was allegedly paid $3 million for his role, or, judging by his dialogue, $500,000 a cliché.
The film starts on Krypton, with brilliant scientist Jor-El ( Marlon Brando) sentencing a trio of treasonous villains to spend eternity in The Phantom Zone. Following this scene, the film follows Superman's origins — Krypton's explosion, baby Kal-El's trip through space, getting his adoptive name of Clark Kent, and the first appearance of ...
The Man of Steel's story from the history of his home planet, Krypton, to his childhood in rural Smallville to his life in Metropolis and his alter-ego, the mild-mannered Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Adventure 1978 2 hr 23 min. 94%. 8+. Starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder.
