Help! I need a Superman 101 course on all of the forthcoming DVD releases. (1 Viewer)

[William Miller]

Remember in Forbidden Planet when Robby's brain went on overload and started spinning around and smoking?

That's the way I feel now about all of these forthcoming Superman releases.

Can someone please give me a concise recap of what is coming out with the basic details?

 

[AlexCosmo]

-All the movies separately, including a new version of Superman 2, and the new movie.
-The 4 original Christopher Reeve movies in one box.
-All that plus the new movie and the new version of 2 in a mega-box, that also has extra documentaries

 

[TheBat]

the boxset 13/14 is the only way that you will get the new interview with cast and crew. They talk about all 4 movies.

Jacob

 

[oscar_merkx]

that's great news indeed

 

[Patrick McCart]

Separate releases:

- Superman: The Movie - Four-Disc Special Edition (both cuts, Fleischer cartoons, George Reeves "Mole Men" movie)
- Superman II: Special Edition (1980 cut, Famous Studios cartoons)
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Superman III: Deluxe Edition
- Superman IV: Deluxe Edition
- Superman Returns: Widescreen Edition (single disc)
- Superman Returns: Fullscreen Edition (single disc)
- Superman Returns: Two-Disc Special Edition
- Superman Theatrical Serials 4-disc set
- Supergirl

Box sets:

The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection:
- Superman: The Movie (4-disc SE)
- Superman II (2-disc SE)
- Superman III (deluxe)
- Superman IV (deluxe)

The Ultimate Collector's Set tin
- Superman: The Movie - Four-Disc Special Edition (both cuts, Fleischer cartoons, George Reeves "Mole Men" movie)
- Superman II: Special Edition (1980 cut, Famous Studios cartoons)
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Superman III: Deluxe Edition
- Superman IV: Deluxe Edition
- Superman Returns: Two-Disc Special Edition
- Look Up in the Sky!
- Superman Returns production diaries
- Another Superman documentary
- The tin, booklets, comic, and five mail-in posters

 

[TonyD]

that doesnt include the hd dvd or BR discs

 

[Kris Z.]

The Ultimate Collector's Edition seems like a total steal. Six movies, one of them a new release, most (if not all) probably from new masters and a whole barrage of extra discs and content for just $100 SRP (which probably means some $70 online.) I just wish I was a Superman fan.

 

[Seppo]

Same here. I did enjoy "Superman Returns" to a certain degree, so I will be getting the 2-disc SE of that film.

 

[Harold Wazzu]

Do we know if the 14-disc set is getting released on 11/28 or at a later date?

 

[oscar_merkx]

Same day

 

[Tory]

I don't understand this. Why aren't they releasing Superman The Musical? With all of this other Superman mania material coming out, it should be included in the hoopla.

 

[Charles H]

SUPERGIRL AND the serials: Are they the only ones being released that are not on the Mega-Superman 14-disc set?

 

[Daryl L]

Thats the way it looks. I'm also getting them when I get the mega superman set.

 

[PaulP]

Disc 1: Superman: The Movie (1978/2001): Four-Disc Special Edition (Disc One)

Original 1978 theatrical version
Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind
Theatrical trailers
TV spot

Disc 2: Superman: The Movie (1978/2001) Four-Disc Special Edition (Disc Two)

2000 expanded edition movie with commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
Music-only audio track

Disc 3: Superman: The Movie (1978/2001): Four-Disc Special Edition (Disc Three)

Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
Making Superman: Filming the Legend
The Magic Behind the Cape
Restored scenes
Screen tests
Audio-only bonus: additional music cues

Disc 4: Superman: The Movie (1978/2001): Four-Disc Special Edition (Disc Four)

Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie
1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves
Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons

Disc 5: Superman II: Two-Disc Special Edition (1980) (Disc One)

Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
Theatrical trailer

Disc 6: Superman II: Two-Disc Special Edition (1980) (Disc Two)

Vintage TV specials The Making of Superman II and Superman 50th Anniversary
New featurette First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series
Eight Famous Studios Superman cartoons

Disc 7: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

All new introduction by director Richard Donner
Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
New featurette Superman II: Restoring the Vision
Additional scenes

Disc 8: Superman III: Deluxe Edition (1983)

Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler
Vintage TV special The Making of Superman III
Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer

Disc 9: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace: Deluxe Edition (1987)

Commentary by screenwriter Mark Rosenthal
Additional scenes
Theatrical trailer

Disc 10: Superman Returns: Two-Disc Special Edition (Disc One)

Disc 11: Superman Returns: Two-Disc Special Edition (Disc Two)

Disc 12: Look, Up in the Sky!: The Amazing Story of Superman

Disc 13: You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

Disc 14: Bryan Singer's Journals: Extended Edition