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Deleted 10 Million Dollar Opening Scene from Superman Returns
Those of you who follow Superman lore closely will already know that the opening of Bryan Singer‘s Superman Returns was originally intended to be different than what played in theaters. The opening that was shot and ultimately discarded sees Superman (Brandon Routh) making his return to Krypton where he finds a barren rock laced with kryptonite.
The scene laid the groundwork for a few moments in the film we did eventually see, but was evidently deemed unfit to open the movie. The sequence showed up as a bonus feature on the recent Superman Anthology blu-ray set, and now it is online. Check it out below. I’m not sure where the $10m figure comes from that is being bandied around with respect to this sequence, as I haven’t seen the original presentation of this footage. The number was originally reported by CHUD, it seems. And, given the use of effects, I am willing to believe this ran a couple million bucks a minute. While some more of this way-out sci-fi spirit would have been welcome in Superman Returns as a whole, but I can’t say I like this sequence much. It’s too empty for me; while I tend to like slower, more contemplative sequences like this, I don’t think this one communicates enough, especially as an opening. This clip has been floating around for a little while, first on the recent Superman Anthology Blu-ray set as mentioned, then via a low-res cam capture and now in this HD YouTube presentation that hit the internet during Comic Con. Here you go: Crystal technology. Last edited by Tectrus Moa; 07-27-2011 at 10:50 AM. |
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07-27-2011, 11:06 AM
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I know that this scene wouldn't have made the film any better but I think Bryan Singer was a fool not to include it.
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08-01-2011, 08:50 AM
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agreed
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08-01-2011, 08:52 AM
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and im still pissed that tim burtons version of superman never saw the light of day..smh..that woulda been epicness
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08-01-2011, 09:08 AM
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i think it would've improved the film slightly...seems stupid to have spent all that time/money and not included, even if it was a truncated version used as a flashback later in the movie.
what the movie really needed was superman not getting shivved with kryptonite, dragged through mud and beaten up by kumar. oh and superman punching something wouldn't have hurt either. i hate that movie lol |
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08-01-2011, 09:32 AM
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08-01-2011, 09:54 AM
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Thank you for being self-righteous and condescending...clearly, because I didn't like this movie, I just want to see violence and explosions. Sure, we know Superman and his abilities, but it's been over 20 years since we saw him "cut loose" in live action, so it would be nice to see a superpowered throwdown between Supes and Mongul or Darkseid or something with today's effects. It's sad when the best Superman fight on film is still Neo vs Agent Smith, when their punches caused craters and building to ripple and shatter.
No, a Superman that actually had some action is definitely inferior to watching him stare morosely at Lois Lane, while hovering in front of her apartment window like a solar powered peeping tom , in a movie that's so obsessed with worshipping the 1978 Richard Donner movie that it forgets to tell a compelling story. And whaddya mean, "you people"? 
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08-01-2011, 09:58 AM
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what pandemic said
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By the way, both Darkseid and Doomsday would probably be some skinny guy in a suit with good acting skills, like Tom Hardy (Bane). They can't get it right. 
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