When producers alexander and ilya salkind decided to make a superman film, they adopted the same strategy they chose for the three musketeers and the four musketeers. Still, stick with the initial cut and not the richard donner cut, which was released on dvd in 2006 to get the full impact of general zod and his cronies laying waste to an america without superman. This film was meant to be, as it now is, the true successor to the classic superman the movie and it even surpasses it in terms of sheer quality. Ultimate supermans repowering scene from superman ii. Warner brotherscourtesy everett hbyb2d from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Aug 19, 2010 superman ii has had a somewhat rocky production history. Since the purpose of the donner cut was to try to show the movie donner originally had in mind, they chose to go with the original time travel ending even though it was very repetitive. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure. In the year of superman returns, superman ii starring christopher reeve also returns with a totally different beginning and resolution. Superman 2 theatrical vs richard donner cut the trek bbs. Although theres only so much editting can do, superman ii. With gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, ned beatty. The richard donner cut cimmel jelent meg 2006ban a superman ii cimu 1980as film richard donner elkepzeleseit tukrozo rendezoi valtozata. Marshall, marc mcclure, jack ohalloran, valerie perrine.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The amnesia kiss in the s2 theatrical was a decision superman makes perhaps poorly motivated up until that point that a full open relationship. In 2006, after years of fan petitions, a richard donner cut of superman ii was released that was meant to come near to donner s original vision for the movie. Superman ii the richard donner cut by giligilitelj on. I dont believe richard donners cut of superman ii recently released on dvd is necessarily better than the 1981 theatrical cut directed by richard lester, but it is still fascinating on its own terms. Superman stock photos download 11,889 royalty free photos. The richard donner cut is an excellent rendering of this expensivelooking filmic reconstruction job. Longtime superman fans have long tilted at this windmill and the donner cut doesnt disappoint even those whove waited more or less patiently over 25 years since the original theatrical release of superman ii. So with this edit i want to tell a single story of superman i and superman ii using the best from lesters and donner s cut. Bar a tortenet alapvonala azonos, bizonyos reszek megvaltoztatasa miatt helyenkent olyan, mintha kulon film lenne. Christopher reeve margot kidder gene hackman 2006 the man of steel. We can see the image improvement between the newly composited effects and the old ones from 1980.
The richard donner cut at the glasgow film festival, and the night before i watched the originally released richard lester version. Find highquality screening of superman ii the richard donner cut stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The richard donner cut is a 2006 reedited directors cut of the 1980 film superman ii. With jorel marlon brando in recently discovered footage in key scenes that amplify superman lore and deepen the profound relationship between father and son. At any rate, richard donner still has one helluva good superman movie under his belt. There are currently no images in this section, please consider adding some.
With the addition of some fresh tweaks, hd upgrading and a few other bits and pieces, here is the donnermankiewicz superman ii ending concept clip which mank very graciously watched back in 2007. I finally watched the richard donner cut of superman 2 and liked it infinitely more than the goofy richard lester version. So its effectively a longer version of the theatrical cut. The movie was an expensive and ambitious production for its era, with donner being. So essentially, it was the lester cut with all available abc cut additions pulled from the dvd supplements and the donner cut, combining together jorel and lara for the luthor fos and depowering scenes, and then cutting out all the slapstick and hokey humor from east. Jun 12, 2006 superman 2 the donner cut author rotten johnny date 12jun2006, 3. Ultimate supermans repowering scene from superman ii richard.
Download 11,889 superman stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Surely there are enough fanedits of superman ii to go around, especially after the introduction of the donner cut and all the new treasures it revealed. And its a must for every superman fan, an important addition to the legend of the man of steel. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next crookeddy rear admiral rear admiral. Director richard donner began shooting his vision of superman ii while concurrently filming superman the movie. And as a superman fan, id heard about this ric version and was very interested to know what was on it. Superman ii the richard donner cut stock pictures, royalty. Warner brothers have assembled most, if not all the scenes filmed by richard donner and released his version of the film. Unfortunately, what happened during the course of filming was that many differences began to manifest themselves between donner. The enhanced panavision image looks clean and colorful.
This had the side effect of having superman 2 left without an ending, and they failed to come up with anything better than the mind wiping super kiss. Download the supermanthe movie and superman ii movie scripts by tom mankiewicz. Superman 2 theatrical vs richard donner cut page 2 the. The richard donner cut is quite literally a frankensteins monster. Superman 2 directors cut edition, widescreen, subtitled. Png image for the folder of movie superman ii the richard donner cut. I found out about the extended cut of superman ii on. Joe pesci, director richard donner, mel gibson, on set, 1989. Superman ii remains damaged goods, but with more selutronesque efforts out there in the geek pool, perhaps the picture just might one day reach a desired state of finality. Essentially conceived as the second half of the original superman film, it was all beautifully and carefully mapped out since before the original was released in fact, donner had done most of his work on the sequel before the original saw the light of day, and gene hackman didnt even officially work on the second film his. The richard donner cut is the christmas miracle of 2006. Now, for the first time, his neverbeforeseen vision is here.
However, donner would eventually get an opportunity to tell his version of the story or as close to it as possible. Mar 24, 2016 alternative versions of films rarely improve upon things. When donner helmed the first superman, he actually shot a good deal of footage for superman ii, much of it including. The richard donner cut makes almost as solid a case for its directors vision as superman iii and superman iv do for his successors lack of same. Selutrons superman ii capedwonder superman imagery. Richard donner was the original director of superman 2 but he was replaced by richard lester and it is this version that was released to cinemas and home entertainment until now. Apr 15, 2018 by taking the superman 2 richard donner cut that was deleted out of the theatrical cut i edited my final cut that compliments the film best in my opinion in a way superman didnt save humanity jor. Screening of superman ii the richard donner cut stock. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Warmest greetings to capedwonder and superman fans. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with lois lane, unaware that three kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering earth. Originally richard donner was hired to film both superman and superman ii simultaneously, after which the footage would be edited into two separate movies. It has been pieced together using previouly unseen twentysix yearold footage that has collecting dust in a vault ever since, plus the more familiar material previously used theatrically and then restored for the superman ii reissue on standarddef dvd a few years back. Superman ii the richard donner cut by giligilitelj on deviantart.
Richard donners superman ii the man of steels second liveaction adventure of 2006 has been nearly 30 years in the making. The movie director richard donner is not happy the films extended cut is making its way to bluray. Png image for the folder of movie superman ii the richard donner cut image size. The richard donner cut should continue to have its own article, as the planned reedit will feature 70% neverbefore seen donner footage.
The two versions of the film are as different as possible, and of course, there is a better version out of the two. In this episode, james and eric discuss the richard donner cut of superman 2 erics favorite film in the franchise. Weird that its lester stuff added in, but more in line with the ric than the theatr. Superman 2 the donner cut author rotten johnny date 12jun2006, 3. By taking the superman 2 richard donner cut that was deleted out of the theatrical cut i edited my final cut that compliments the film best in my opinion in a way superman didnt save humanity jor. With gene hackman, christopher reeve, marlon brando, ned beatty. This is the superman sequel that should have been, vastly superior to the ridiculous theatrical release.
Whether its a directors cut filled with extra scenes that were probably cut for a reason, an extended television version that puts in deleted scenes for the sake of cutting out censorable material or a version that the producers nearly put out to make things more commercial, read more. He does an excellent job of matching the look of the donner cut to the first superman movie and this version probably fits a bit better with that film than the original version ever did. Superman ii the richard donner cut warner dvd 2006 color 2. Whether its a directors cut filled with extra scenes that were probably cut for a reason, an extended television version that puts in deleted scenes for the sake of cutting out censorable material or a version that the producers nearly put out to make things more commercial, read more superman ii. In 2006, after years of fan petitions, a richard donner cut of superman ii was released that was meant to come near to donners original vision for the movie. So with this edit i want to tell a single story of superman i and superman ii using the best from lesters and donners cut. Primarily of curiosity value, donners superman 2 2006 fails to overshadow what has come before it, in my opinion. Disc 6 in the superman ultimate collectors edition 14disc box set, and. It features a significant amount of lost footage shot by the original director, richard donner, in 1977 before he was taken off the project and replaced by richard lester, who not only completed the remainder of the film for its theatrical release, but also rewrote and reshot a substantial. When donner helmed the first superman, he actually shot a good deal of footage for superman ii, much of it including all of the lex luthor scenes contained within the theatrical version. Perhaps when the official donner cut dvd is released they could be merged. The richard donner cut is the definitive superman film. Alternative versions of films rarely improve upon things. Weird that its lester stuff added in, but more in line with the ric than the theatrical.
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