SUPERMAN

ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION

(DVD – 2006 Release)

Region 2 (UK) DVD Information

 

 

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The Complete Superman Collection (2001) DVD Official Site

Superman Returns (2006) Official Site

Warner Home Video Year of Superman – 2006 DVD Releases Official Site

 

 

A.   Region 2 (UK) DVD Release Overview (Latest 22 October 06)

 

o        Come 20 November 2006, there will be quite a number of release configurations for fans of the Superman feature films to choose from, namely:

 

  1. Standalone Releases for Individual Superman films:

a)      Superman: The Movie Four-Disc Special Edition

b)      Superman II: Three-Disc Special Edition (Includes Richard Donner’s Cut)

c)      Superman Returns: Two-Disc Special Edition – Available only from 4th December 2006.

 

  1. Box Set Releases:

                           i.      The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection (9 discs)

                         ii.      Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition (13 discs) – Available only from 4th December 2006.

 

A.   Full Details of the Superman I – IV Standalone (Region 2) DVD Releases

 

Title

Superman: The Movie (1978/2001)

Superman II (Theatrical)

Superman III

Superman IV: Quest for Peace

New DVD Editions

Four-Disc Special Edition

Three-Disc Special Edition

Deluxe Edition

Deluxe Edition

Disc Count

4 (Four)

3 (Three)

1 (One)

1 (One)

Main Feature Presentation

Disc 1 (Original 1978 Theatrical Movie):

·         Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

·         Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)

 

Disc 2 (2000 Expanded Edition Movie):

·         Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

·         Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)

Disc 1 (Original 1980 Theatrical Cut):

·         Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

·         Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)

 

Disc 3 (Richard Donner Cut):

·         Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1

·         Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)

·         Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

·         Dolby Digital 2.0 (English)

·         Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

·         Dolby Digital 2.0 (English)

Bonus Materials

Disc 1 (Original 1978 Theatrical Movie):

·         Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind

·         Theatrical trailers

·         TV spot

 

Disc 2 (2000 Expanded Edition Movie):

·         Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz

·         Music-only audio track

 

Disc 3:

·         Three documentaries:

  • 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:

·         Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie

·         1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves

·         Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements:

o        Oscar nominee Superman

o        The Mechanical Monsters

o        Billion Dollar Limited

o        The Arctic Giant

o        The Bulleteers

o        The Magnetic Telescope

o        Electric Earthquake

o        Volcano

o        Terror on the Midway

Disc 1 (Original 1980 Theatrical Cut):

·         Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler

·         Theatrical trailer

 

Disc 2 (Original 1980 Theatrical Cut):

·         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 mastered from superior vault elements:

o        Japoteurs

o        Showdown

o        Eleventh Hour

o        Destruction, Inc.

o        The Mummy Strikes

o        Jungle Drums

o        The Underground World

o        Secret Agent

 

Disc 3 (Richard Donner Cut):

·         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

·            Commentary by executive producer Ilya Salkind and producer Pierre Spengler

·            Vintage TV special The Making of Superman III

·            Additional scenes

·            Theatrical trailer

 

·            Commentary by screenwriter Mark Rosenthal

·            Additional scenes

·            Theatrical trailer

 

 

Superman Returns Two-Disc Special Edition DVD

 

Feature Film Presentation Specs

  • Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)

 

Bonus Materials (Only on Disc 2)

  • Making Superman Returns: From Script to Screen
  • Designing Superman: From Art and Costume Design to Set Construction
  • The Joy of Lex : Behind the Scenes with Kevin Spacey

·         How Filmmakers Recreated Jor-El, Superman’s Father, Played by Marlon Brando

·         11 Additional Scenes

 

B.        Full Details of the Superman DVD Box Sets for Region 2 (UK)

 

Box Set Type

Superman: The Movie

Superman II

Superman II: Richard Donner Cut

Superman III

Superman IV: Quest for Peace

Superman Returns SE

Total Disc Count

4 discs

2 discs

1 disc

1 disc

1 disc

2 discs

The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection

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9 discs

Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition

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13 discs**

 

** The Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition box set also contains other exclusive bonus discs/stuffs. They are as follows:

  • Look, Up in the Sky!: The Amazing Story of Superman DVD (1 disc)
  • You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman DVD (1 disc)

An all-new six-part documentary about the original theatrical franchise:

o        Forging the Man of Steel - Superman in the media, and the challenges the Salkinds faced

o        Creating the Vision - creating the right script, choosing the right director and casting the right actors

o        Believe - the production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film

o        Crisis - complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II

o        Downfall - criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV

o        Legacy - filmmakers, writers and artists reflect

  • A reproduction of the Superman #7 comic book
  • A Superman overview booklet
  • A mail-in offer for the theatrical movie posters of all five feature films released to date for the Superman franchise.
  • This 13-disc set will have specially designed packaging to contain all the discs such as the lenticular sleeve which will be used to secure all 14 discs which are being held by a multi-disc digi-pak. The collectible tin box is used to contain the packaged 13-disc set with the other bonus collectibles.

 

 

        

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