It features a significant amount of lost footage shot by the original director, richard donner, in. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. The richard donner cut trailer kryptonian villain general zod terence stamp and his henchmen are accidentally freed from their outerspace imprisonment and threaten earth with destruction, just as superman christopher reeve decides to renounce his superpowers for his new love, lois lane margot kidder. I just watched superman 2 the richard donner cut and i must say it was pretty impressive. Superman the animated series s01e10 the main man, part ii, with bonus commentary. The richard donner cut is a reedited directors cut of the 1980 film superman ii. The richard donner cut commentary tweet share post bookmark subscribe any fan of the superman movie series knows of.
The richard donner cut video 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rotten tomatoes summary states that superman ii meets, if not exceeds, the standard set by its predecessor. The richard donner cut 2006 superman ii original title pg 1h 55min action, adventure, romance video 28 november 2006. The richard donner directors cut is a reedited rendering of the legendary superhero film that. Warner brothers have assembled most, if not all the scenes filmed by richard donner and released his version of the film. This episode we dive into the tumultuous production of superman ii, which saw director richard donner fired and replaced by richard lester, which. The richard donner cut was released on november 28, 2006, the same date as the dvd release of the summer film superman returns. It features a significant amount of lost footage shot by the. Arctic police scene from superman ii the richard donner cut redux fan edit. 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. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
The superman ii that subsequently opened in theaters, played on tv, got issued on video. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with lois lane, unaware that three kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering earth. Finally released as visionary director richard donner originally conceived and intended, superman ii. The richard donner cut of superman i i is extraordinary and out of this world. Donner was firedafter he finished superman, but before he finished superman ii. Superman 2 the richard donner cut, 1980 destino arrakis. I liked that ending better except that he spoiler used the spin the world trick again. With gene hackman, christopher reeve, marlon brando, ned beatty. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The richard donner cut is a 2006 reedited directors cut of the 1980 film superman ii. Donner continued to promote the view his contribution was superior to rest of the series.