Posted on: November 13th, 2009 [TRAILER] ‘Superman Returns’ Director’s Cut?
Superman Returns was released in 2006 to pretty mixed reviews; many dug it, many hated it, and a fair amount didn’t really care (I for one liked the film’s direction and cinematography). There’s never been any controversy surrounding the release of the film – the cut that made it to theaters was entirely approved by director Bryan Singer. Try telling that to a new group of Superman Returns fans that have emerged online, for they want your support in bringing a director’s cut to the masses.
Supermanreturnsthebryansingercut.com has a petition going to demand that this extended cut be released. The strange thing here is that this cut doesn’t exist. They’ve even gone as far as using deleted scenes from the DVD release, doctored images and concept art to create a rather interesting trailer. To be honest, I kind of want to see this different cut of the film. Take a look for yourself:
Again, don’t get your hopes up, as this is all just a bunch of fan stuff. Passionate, well-made fan stuff, I’ll give them that. But, if you feel so inclined, head on over and sign their petition.
If anything, this trailer has made me look back at Superman Returns with less judging eyes. The film was beautifully shot and edited, and really fit into the universe crafted in Superman and Superman II. Sadly, the addition of Superman’s kid, and a redundant scheme from villain Lex Luthor brought the film down. Had the script featured a more modern approach, while maintaining its aesthetic sincerity, we would’ve had a spectacular man of steel movie. I still have no doubt of Singer’s ability with the character and his mythos.
So what do you think of this trailer, and Superman Returns itself?
The wait is almost over for Zach Snyder’s incredible film adaptation of Watchmen to hit DVD and Blu-Ray. The film will be released to retailers this July 21st and this one is a must-own for fans, Blu-Ray-philes and Watchmen fiends alike. As with most comic-book-super-fan-summer films, this movie will no doubt see an endless amount of releases and re-releases each with the most superficial of differences. But to us mega-fans, does it really even matter.
– a theatrical version is available on DVD only – with a third, coaster-worthy digital copy disc. This Director’s Cut has a run-time of over 3 hours; that’s approximately 30 mins of more footage than was shown in the theatrical version. Full details on what these scenes will include are still pretty unknown with the exception being the well-known-filmed on-screen death of the original Nite Owl, Hollis Mason.
which features the three Director’s Cut discs hidden inside a pretty cool looking statuette of Nite Owl’s ship, Archie. Apparently this beaut has lights and sounds. Again, it’s only exclusive to those shopping online at Amazon.com, and has a fairly hefty price tag of $79.99.
